Experienced Registered Nurse, Operating Room

St. Luke's University Health Network

Operating room registered nurse delivering perioperative patient care across St. Luke’s Pennsylvania and New Jersey hospital campuses.

Posted 8/4/2026full-timeAllentown • New Jersey, Pennsylvania • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in operating room nursing with a focus on surgical asepsis, patient care planning, and collaboration with healthcare teams. Holds a current Registered Nurse license and BLS certification, with preferred AORN certification for specialized roles.

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Operating Room Nursing ExperienceSurgical AsepsisBLS CertificationAORN Certification (CNOR)Cardiac OR Experience

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Hard Skills

Patient AssessmentCare Plan FormulationScrub Role DutiesInstrument PreparationSuture PreparationSafety PrecautionsPatient TransportPhysical Requirements Compliance

Soft Skills

CollaborationProfessional Role ModelingCustomer Service Excellence

Tools & Technologies

RoboticsIntegrated Hybrid SystemsStealth NavigationImaging Capabilities

Certifications & Qualifications

Registered Nurse LicenseBLS CertificationAORN Certification (CNOR)

Industry Keywords

Surgical CarePatient OutcomesOperative SettingsConfidentialityAttendance PoliciesDress-Code Policies

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Perform in-depth, systematic assessments of all assigned patients
Formulate collaborative and individualized plans of care and identify expected patient outcomes using the nursing process
Prioritize patient care and work cooperatively with ancillary, nursing, and other patient-team personnel
Function successfully in the scrub role, including scrubbing, gowning, gloving, preparing instruments and suture, surgical asepsis, safety precautions, counts, and cost-effective safe care
Serve as a professional role model and resource person, providing guidance to co-workers
Demonstrate the Network’s Service Excellence Standards in interactions with internal and external customers
Maintain confidentiality and ensure proper release of information
Comply with Network and departmental attendance and dress-code policies
Work in operative settings using robotics, integrated hybrid systems, stealth navigation, and imaging capabilities
Collaborate with vendor groups to support surgical implants and supplies

Requirements

What you’ll need

Minimum of one year of operating room nursing experience required
Registered Nurse with current license to practice in Pennsylvania or New Jersey for Warren Campus
Maintain current BLS certification
Successful completion of Basic Cardiac Life Support course
AORN certification (CNOR) preferred
Cardiac OR experience required for the Specialized Cardiovascular Operating Room Nurse opportunity at Bethlehem Campus
Ability to perform scrub-role duties, including surgical asepsis, instrument and suture preparation, safety precautions, and counts
Ability to meet physical requirements, including standing up to 10 hours, walking up to 6 hours, lifting/carrying/pushing objects up to 75 lbs occasionally, and transporting patients weighing up to 500 lbs
Ability to hear normal conversation and high/low frequencies
Ability to see general, near, far, color, and peripheral vision
Ability to perceive object attributes through touch

Benefits

Comp & perks

Individualized orientation program for all areas
Evenings, nights and weekend program options available at select campuses
Full time options of 36 or 40 hours per week
Part time options of less than 36 hours per week
Per diem option, if available, with a minimum of 2 shifts/month
Professional nursing practice in a fast-paced environment with continuous learning
Equal Opportunity Employer