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Clinical Nurse I - 9th Floor Ambulatory Surgery - Operating Room

You'll give primary nursing care in the operating room. Hospital for Special Surgery is a specialty hospital.

Posted Sep 14 · New grads welcomed

Shift and hours
7:30 am to 5:45 pm, four shifts 7:30 am - 5:45 pm x4
Unit and setting
9th Floor Ambulatory Surgery
License
RN license NYS RN license and registration requiredNYS RN license and registration
Term
Permanent Regular Full timeFull time, regular

Do you qualify?

New grads
Welcomed, residency program
License
NYS RN license and registration NYS RN license and registration required
Certification
AHA BLS certification AHA BLS certification required
Education
BSN from an accredited school of nursing BSN from an accredited school of nursing required
Experience
1.5+ years of operating room experience 1.5 + years of operating room experience, preferably in orthopedics

Preferred

Experience
Orthopedic operating room experience
Your six-month RN application plan

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  2. 4–6 months before

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  3. 2–3 months before

    Meet the unit manager

    Ask about overtime, a shadow shift, preceptor continuity and the schedule after orientation.

    Prepare your questions
  4. Around graduation

    Confirm your start

    Coordinate NCLEX, the required license and your start date. Get relocation and repayment terms in writing.

    Plan your license
Why start this early?

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What it pays

Pay reviews
Pay depends on role scope, experience, education, accomplishments and budget.

The role and schedule

Day to day
Circulating Serve as a Circulator
Day to day
Scrub role: passing instruments and supplies Understanding Scrub Role including passing instruments and supplies to surgeons and surgical assistants.
Day to day
Anticipating surgical team needs during the case Anticipate the needs of the surgical team during the procedure.
Day to day
Intraoperative patient assessment and monitoring Assess and monitor the patients during their surgical procedure

Support on this unit

The posting does not state the assignment size, and nothing published names it for this unit.

Orientation
Residency program

The workplace

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Hospital for Special Surgery
Specialty Hospital

You would step into Hospital for Special Surgery in New York, a hospital founded in 1863 and known for orthopedics, rheumatology, and rehabilitation. Our one posting here sits at $83 an hour, which lands above several nearby systems in our…

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  • Can you walk me through the pay period for the posted pay range and differentials?
  • What should I expect for weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
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  • What preceptor time and ongoing unit support are included?
  • How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
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Your fit

On your path

Operating Room has an opening for new graduates. This employer welcomes new graduates for this role. See the posting’s qualifications and orientation details.

Original listing

Posted on Hospital for Special Surgery’s careers page.

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How you move is why we’re here. ® Now more than ever. Get back to what you need and love to do. The possibilities are endless...

Now more than ever, our guiding principles are helping us in our search for exceptional talent - candidates who align with our unique workplace culture and who want to maximize the abundant opportunities for growth and success. If this describes you then let’s talk! HSS is consistently among the top-ranked hospitals for orthopedics and rheumatology by U. S. News & World Report.

As a recipient of the Magnet Award for Nursing Excellence, HSS was the first hospital in New York City to receive the distinguished designation. Whether you are early in your career or an expert in your field, you will find HSS an innovative, supportive and inclusive environment. Working with colleagues who love what they do and are deeply committed to our Mission, you too can be part of our transformation across the enterprise.

Emp Status Regular Full time Work Shift Compensation Range The base pay scale for this position is $73.00 - $81.07. In addition, this position will be eligible for additional benefits consistent with the role. The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be determined based on various factors, including but not limited to: scope of role, level of experience, education, accomplishments, internal equity, budget, and subject to Fair Market Value evaluation. The hiring range listed is a good faith determination of potential compensation at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future.

What you will be doing 9th Floor Ambulatory Surgery 7:30 am - 5:45 pm x4 As an integral member of our Magnet Nursing team, the successful RN candidate will be focused on – patient advocacy and delivering the highest quality of care to our patients ! Working in an evidence-based nursing environment that commands excellence every day; you will have a strong patient centered approach with emphasis on providing exemplary and world-class customer service. As a member of our nursing team, you will demonstrate the ability to assess and interpret age specific and population-specific data and provide appropriate communication levels, treatment and care.

Your capacity to collaborate with the interdisciplinary team and promote the highest standards of care and safety is critical to the mission of Nursing in HSS. You will work collaboratively with multidisciplinary health care teams to maintain the standards of professional nursing practices in the clinical setting. You will integrate patient care standards in all clinical activities; participate in performance improvement activities to improve patient safety, quality of care and patient outcomes.

The RN will maintain sensitivity and awareness of cultural and religious diversity when addressing patients, visitors, co-workers and other customers.

Responsibilities

Provide primary nursing care in the Operating Room Serve as a Circulator Understanding Scrub Role including passing instruments and supplies to surgeons and surgical assistants. Maintain a sterile environment to prevent infections. Ensure that the surgical team adheres to aseptic techniques. Anticipate the needs of the surgical team during the procedure. Assess and monitor the patients during their surgical procedure Serve as patient’s advocate, ensuring safety throughout the procedure. Accurately completes the Intraoperative record during surgical procedure to include patient's condition; supplies used and any occurrences during surgery.

Experience required

  • 1.5 + years of operating room experience, preferably in orthopedics
  • New Graduate RNs are hired into the Residency Program
  • RNS with 1+ years of RN experience outside of the OR are hired into the Fellowship

Education required

BSN from an accredited school of nursing required

Certifications required

NYS RN license and registration required AHA BLS certification required Non-Discrimination Policy Hospital for Special Surgery is committed to providing high quality care and skilled, compassionate, reliable service to our community in a safe and healing environment. Consistent with this commitment, Hospital for Special Surgery provides care, admits, and treats patients and provides all services without regard to age, race, color, creed, ethnicity, religion, national origin, culture, language, physical or mental disability, socioeconomic status, veteran or military status, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state, or local law or by accreditation standards.

What's around it?

In New York, NY

New York, NYFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 13% above the US average

Median rent
$1,821/mo
Household income
$80,483/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

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