Operating Room - Massachusetts General Hospital
Massachusetts General Hospital is a founding member of the Mass General Brigham Health Care System. As part of the Harvard Teaching program, we pride ourselves on delivering world class care to our patients that is rooted in well-being and kindness.
We incorporate collaboration, evidence-based practice, and research in our everyday practice; and we strive to provide excellence every day to our patients.
About the MGH Main OR
Mass General Hospital's Operating Room department is comprised of an extraordinary team of OR nurses, Surgical Technologists, Equipment Techs, OR Assistants, and OR Coordinators providing care for patients undergoing complex surgical procedures.
We offer a Supportive and Engaged Leadership Team, competitive salary, and great benefits!
- We look for people who are positive, flexible, and excited to support patients, families, and members of the healthcare team.
- Our environment is fast-paced, energetic, collaborative, and innovative.
- Our patient population spans the range from neonates to seniors, with 16 services and 58 operating rooms including an intraoperative MRI surgical suite, Intraoperative CT scan Suite, robotic technology and much, much more.
- Opportunities exist to advance your practice from novice to expert in a multitude of surgical specialties. Staff are engaged in precepting new staff (both experienced and new to the environment) and students from various education programs.
- Staff also participate in staff development projects, collaborative governance committees, and process improvements projects on the unit.
- Positions available across many specialties.
- All shifts available - days, evenings, nights, 8-, 10- and 12-hour shifts.
Reasons to Choose MGH
- The State's First Magnet Hospital
- Opportunities for growth and development
- Medical, Dental and Vision insurance
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Generous paid time off
- Subsidized MBTA pass (50% discount)
- Free parking for nights and weekends
- Resources for childcare and emergency backup care
- Hospital paid retirement plan and tax-sheltered annuity plan.
- Employee "Perks" - enjoy discounts on tickets and passes for everything from ski resorts to museums to sporting events.
If this sounds like the ideal environment for your skills, we invite you to join us.
Nurses at MGH are registered nurses who are responsible for assuring competent, compassionate, individualized, nursing care for specific patients and families, including delegation to and supervision of non-professional clinical and support staff. The operating room nurse is responsible and accountable for the overall nursing care management of patients undergoing surgical procedures. They collaborate with perioperative nursing leadership, surgical and anesthesia colleagues, and other members of the patient care team to achieve optimal patient outcomes; ensure the smooth and efficient function of the operating room; and meet the cultural, spiritual, and ethnic needs of each patient and family.
The Operating room nurse:
- Must have a strong understanding of sterile technique and be able to work quickly and accurately in a fast-paced environment.
- Creates a care plan for surgical patients based on patient, procedure, and surgeon needs.
- Participates in and monitors activities conducive to the safety of patients and team members.
- Actively drives participation by all team members in the Universal Protocol process.
- Responsible, along with scrub personnel and surgical team members, for prevention of retained surgical items.
- Responsible, in conjunction with scrub personnel and surgical team members, for the care and handling of specimens.
- Monitors and supports use of aseptic technique.
- Anticipates changes and adjusts case preparation according to the variation in the surgical procedure.
- Selects and organizes supplies and equipment specific to the proposed surgical procedure.
- Cares for instruments and supplies according to established procedures.
Qualifications for an RN
- Minimum of one-year Operating Room RN experience required.
- RN licensure in Massachusetts required.
- BSN preferred.
- Full and part-time positions available.
- Days with rotation to evenings, nights, weekends, holidays, and on-call required.