Registered Nurse - Surgery
You'll care for patients having surgery or other invasive procedures in the operative setting.
Posted Oct 9 · New grads welcomed
- Shift and hours
- Rotating shifts · Day shifts starting at 6am, 6:15am or 10am, ending by 6:30pm Rotating Shift (United States of America) 6:15am-2:45pm, 10am-6:30pm, 6am-6:30pm32 scheduled hours a week
- Unit and setting
- Surgery department Delivers professional nursing care in the operative setting to patients undergoing surgical or other invasive procedures.
- License
- RN license Registered Nurse (RN) - Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional ServicesWisconsin RN license from the Department of Safety and Professional Services
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed No experience required
- License
- Wisconsin RN license from the Department of Safety and Professional Services Registered Nurse (RN) - Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services Check your license
- License
- RN license issued by a Compact State (an alternative to the Wisconsin RN license) Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State Check your license
- Certification
- BLS HealthCare Provider (AHA) Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
- Education
- Graduate of an accredited nursing school, or education equivalency for licensing Graduate of accredited school of nursing or education equivalency for licensing
Your six-month RN application plan
Start about six months before graduation. Some programs open earlier; use each employer’s application dates. See program calendars.
6 months before
Shortlist units
Check application windows. Gather clinical experience, references and your expected graduation date.
Find residencies →4–6 months before
Apply as windows open
Apply before graduation when the program allows it. Keep the cohort date and license deadline with each application.
Explore new grad jobs →2–3 months before
Meet the unit manager
Ask about overtime, a shadow shift, preceptor continuity and the schedule after orientation.
Prepare your questions →Around graduation
Confirm your start
Coordinate NCLEX, the required license and your start date. Get relocation and repayment terms in writing.
Plan your license →
The role and schedule
- Patients
- Delivers professional nursing care in the operative setting to patients undergoing surgical or other invasive procedures. Delivers professional nursing care in the operative setting to patients undergoing surgical or other invasive procedures.
- Day to day
- scrub role: selecting and handling instruments and supplies Performs scrub functions including the selection and handling of instruments and supplies used during procedure.
- Day to day
- circulating: monitoring and recording patient condition before, during and after procedures Performs circulating functions including monitoring, recording and communicating patient condition and managing overall nursing care of patient before, during and after procedure.
- Day to day
- assisting the operating physician with hemostasis, suturing, wound exposure and patient positioning Directly assists operating physician with surgical tasks including hemostasis, suturing and wound exposure as well as patient positioning.
- Day to day
- preparing operating rooms, instruments and equipment for use Prepares operating rooms and surgical instruments and equipment for use.
- On call
- One call shift a week; weekend call varies with staffing, Saturday 6:30am to Monday 6:15am
- Details
- On your feet and walking constantly Constant standing and walking.
- Details
- Occasional lifting and moving of patients Occasional lifting/moving of patients.
- Details
- Occasional driving Occasional driving.
The workplace
Your fit
Questions to ask
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for weekend, holiday, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
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 SSM Health’s careers page.
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It's more than a career, it's a calling WI-SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Madison Worker Type: Regular Job Highlights: Join a team where your work matters—every moment, every patient, every community. At SSM Health, you'll be empowered to grow, supported to thrive, and inspired to make a lasting impact. In this role, you will provide hands-on support in a fast-paced care environment where every shift makes a direct impact on patients and families.
Your attention to detail, compassion, and ability to work closely with clinical teams will help create a safer, smoother care experience. If you enjoy interacting with patients and want to grow in a collaborative care setting, this role is perfect for you. Department: Surgery
Schedule
6:15am-2:45pm, 10am-6:30pm, 6am-6:30pm Call
Schedule
1 shift per week. Weekend call varies based on staffing (Saturday morning 6:30am-Monday morning at 6:15am) Apply today. SSM Health – We bring out the incredible in you, everyday . Job
Summary
Delivers professional nursing care in the operative setting to patients undergoing surgical or other invasive procedures. Job Responsibilities and
Requirements
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES Performs scrub functions including the selection and handling of instruments and supplies used during procedure. Performs circulating functions including monitoring, recording and communicating patient condition and managing overall nursing care of patient before, during and after procedure. Directly assists operating physician with surgical tasks including hemostasis, suturing and wound exposure as well as patient positioning.
Prepares operating rooms and surgical instruments and equipment for use. Applies the existing body of evidence-based practice and scientific knowledge in health care to nursing practice, ensuring that nursing care is delivered based on patient’s age-specific needs and clinical needs as described in the department's Scope of Service. As an SSM Health nurse, I will demonstrate the professional nursing standards defined in the professional practice model.
Uses the ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses to guide his/her response to the current and evolving health and nursing needs of our patients and our patient populations. Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner. Performs other duties as assigned.
EDUCATION Graduate of accredited school of nursing or education equivalency for licensing EXPERIENCE No experience required PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS Constant use of speech to share information through oral communication. Constant standing and walking. Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
Frequent sitting, reaching and keyboard use/data entry. Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors. Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc. Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs. Occasional lifting/moving of patients. Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
Occasional driving. Rare crawling and running. REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS State of Work Location: Illinois Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA) And Registered Professional Nurse (RN) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) State of Work Location: Missouri Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA) And Registered Nurse (RN) - Missouri Division of Professional Registration Or Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State State of Work Location: Oklahoma Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA) And Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State Or Registered Nurse (RN) - Oklahoma Board of Nursing (OBN) State of Work Location: Wisconsin Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA) And Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State Or Registered Nurse (RN) - Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services Work Shift: Rotating Shift (United States of America) Job Type: Employee Department: 4413000007 CV Surgical Ser Scheduled Weekly Hours: 32 SSM Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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What's around it?
Madison, WIFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 3% below the US average
- Median rent
- $1,413/mo
- Household income
- $78,050/yr, all local households, not nurse pay