RN Pre-Op

St. Peters's Surgery & Endoscopy Center

Albany, New York

St. Peters's Surgery & Endoscopy Center runs at clinic pace, on scheduled patients.

Eligibility: General

Posted Jun 18

Shift and hours: Days
Unit and setting: Med-Surg
License: RN license
Term: Permanent

What it pays

Against similar roles: In range for New York staff rolesNew York staff postings that state pay run $29/hr to $65/hr, the middle half $38/hr to $55/hr, across 1,807 postings.

Benefits

Dental
Vision

The role and schedule

Weekends: No weekends
On call: No call

The workplace

St. Peters's Surgery & Endoscopy Center

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St. Peter's Surgery & Endoscopy Center, formally known as St. Peter's Ambulatory Surgery Center, LLC, is a freestanding ambulatory surgery center located in Albany, NY. The facility specializes in gastroenterology procedures and multispecialty surgeries, operating on a Monday through Friday…

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About us

St. Peter's Surgery & Endoscopy Center is a freestanding ambulatory surgery specializing in gastroenterology procedures and multispecialty surgeries, Monday - Friday. No nights, weekends, holidays or on-call.

Responsibilites

Prepares patients for endoscopy and surgical procedures by conducting pre-operative patient assessments according to facility policy

Questions patient on allergies and how manifested, last intake of food or drink, and charts responses

Verifies operative consent for correct procedure/surgery, physician's name, patient's signature, and date and time

Verifies chart has completed history and physical and all labs/EKG as ordered per the physician

Takes vital signs (blood pressure, temperature, pulse, O2 saturation and respirations) and documents in the patient's record

Gives appropriate medications per physician's orders

Prepares area as designated by procedure and chart

Job Type: Full-time Pay: $35.00 - $42.50 per hour

Benefits

401(k)
401(k) matching
Dental insurance
Flexible spending account
Health insurance
Life insurance
Paid time off
Vision insurance

Medical Specialty

Gastroenterology
Medical-Surgical

Physical Setting

Ambulatory surgery center

Ability to Commute

Albany, NY 12206 (Required)

Ability to Relocate

Albany, NY 12206: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

What's around it?

In Albany, NY

Albany, NYFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about the same as the US average

Median rent: $1,216/mo
Household income: $61,986/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Albany, NY

NeighborhoodsYoung professionals cluster in Center Square for historic row houses, shops, restaurants, and nightlife (median purchase about $234,267; median rent $888). Pine Hills sits near campuses and mixes students with families (about $155,846 / $923). North Albany-Shaker Park is the in-city pick called out for hospital access and lower prices (about $130,350 / $853). Families and quieter commuters look to Buckingham Lake-Crestwood and Helderberg in the city, or to Bethlehem, Niskayuna, Loudonville/North Colonie, East Greenbush, Delmar, Glenmont, Colonie, Burnt Hills, and Saratoga outside it.

Young professionals cluster in Center Square for historic row houses, shops, restaurants, and nightlife (median purchase about $234,267; median rent $888). Pine Hills sits near campuses and mixes students with families (about $155,846 / $923).

North Albany-Shaker Park is the in-city pick called out for hospital access and lower prices (about $130,350 / $853). Families and quieter commuters look to Buckingham Lake-Crestwood and Helderberg in the city, or to Bethlehem, Niskayuna, Loudonville/North Colonie, East Greenbush, Delmar, Glenmont, Colonie, Burnt Hills, and Saratoga outside it.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: reddit.com Source 2: facebook.com Source 3: apartments.com Source 4: extraspace.com Source 5: facebook.com

Getting aroundTypical commute times are cited around 17-19 minutes. The city is exceptionally drivable (90/100) but only fairly walkable and bikeable (50/100 each), with limited public transit (40/100): buses, a readily reached train station for New York City trips, and airport connections. Downtown parking is often off-street and scarce. North Albany-Shaker Park is called out for hospital access, and the area has two well-established hospitals including a teaching hospital that draws regional patients.

Typical commute times are cited around 17-19 minutes. The city is exceptionally drivable (90/100) but only fairly walkable and bikeable (50/100 each), with limited public transit (40/100): buses, a readily reached train station for New York City trips, and airport connections.

Downtown parking is often off-street and scarce. North Albany-Shaker Park is called out for hospital access, and the area has two well-established hospitals including a teaching hospital that draws regional patients.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: realestate.usnews.com Source 2: apartments.com Source 3: extraspace.com Source 4: extraspace.com Source 5: youtube.com

OutdoorsWashington Park is an 81-acre 1876 greensward with summer concerts and winter ice skating. Buckingham Lake Park offers a gravel loop around Buckingham Pond and wooded paths; Sunset Park has a playground and picnic lawn; Capital Hills at Albany is an 18-hole public golf course. Beyond the city, Thacher State Park and the Helderberg Hilltowns supply scenic views and treetop adventure courses, the Hudson River frames the waterfront, and fall means apple and pumpkin picking. Weekends commonly run to the Catskills, Lake George, and the Adirondacks.

Washington Park is an 81-acre 1876 greensward with summer concerts and winter ice skating. Buckingham Lake Park offers a gravel loop around Buckingham Pond and wooded paths; Sunset Park has a playground and picnic lawn; Capital Hills at Albany is an 18-hole public golf course.

Beyond the city, Thacher State Park and the Helderberg Hilltowns supply scenic views and treetop adventure courses, the Hudson River frames the waterfront, and fall means apple and pumpkin picking. Weekends commonly run to the Catskills, Lake George, and the Adirondacks.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: apartments.com Source 2: extraspace.com Source 3: albany.org Source 4: albany.com Source 5: youtube.com

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Living in Albany

Albany is New York's compact capital on the Hudson: government offices, a teaching-hospital draw, and a walkable historic core rather than a big-city sprawl. For a nurse, the practical hook is short commutes (often under 20 minutes), North Albany-Shaker Park's hospital-adjacent affordability, and a healthcare-and-state-job market that locals call resilient. Center Square and Lark Street give young professionals row houses, nightlife, and the Palace Theatre or The Egg within walking distance; families more often choose Buckingham Lake-Crestwood or hop to Bethlehem, Niskayuna, Delmar, or North Colonie for schools. Rents cluster around $1,250-$1,900 depending on bedrooms; in-city purchase medians in the cited neighborhoods run roughly $130k-$235k, though metro averages and property taxes run higher than those stickers suggest. Washington Park, Buckingham Pond, Thacher Park, and easy weekends to the Catskills, Lake George, or Vermont are the outdoor payoff. Tradeoffs are real: snowy winters, spotty transit, downtown parking, a college-town pulse, and no major-league sports. Food is a genuine plus—Ocean Palace, Ralph's Tavern, craft beverage downtown—and spring's Tulip Festival is the civic signature.

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What's around it?

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Albany, NYFrom Census ACS 2024.