Operating Room Registered Nurse
Petoskey, MI
Access Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Days

Registered Nurse (RN) - Operating Room (OR) (Days)

Location: Petoskey, Michigan
Employment Type: Temporary
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Description

• Work in a 202-bed regional hospital providing full-service surgical care including general elective surgeries and critical/life-saving procedures.
• Surgical services cover a broad range of specialties with a focus on enhancing patient care and outcomes.
• Shift: 10-hour day shifts, 6:45am–5:15pm, non-consecutive working days with random weekdays off (Monday–Friday).
• Additional on-call requirements if contract extends past initial end date:

  • One weeknight call per week, 7pm–11pm
  • One weekend on-call per month, rotating between Friday, Saturday, Sunday (7pm–7am) and Saturday/Sunday (7am–7pm)

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 2+ years of RN experience.
• Michigan RN license verification required (LARA and Nursys). If any license issues exist, a written explanation is recommended for manager review.
• Skills checklist for RN specialties completed within the last year is required.
• Full-time employees of the hospital system are not eligible for contract hire within six months of employment.

Preferred Experience

• Experience in Orthopedics, General Surgery, Endo-Vascular, Urgent Care, or Obstetrics is preferred.

Additional Information

• Strict 3-strike attendance policy: termination after 3 absences or being more than 20 minutes late for scheduled shifts, with exceptions for documented communicable disease or hospitalization. Policy effective starting 6/1/2024.
• Hospital provides scrubs as part of the dress code.
• The hospital serves a large regional area with emphasis on cardiology, cancer, orthopedics, and neurosciences.

Shift Details

• Dayshift, 10 hours per day.
• Initial assignment through Friday, 11/14/2025, with potential extension and shift adjustments as noted above.