Operating Room RN
Independence, MO
Malone Healthcare - Nursing
3x12 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Job Summary Breakdown – Surgery RN 

Discipline: Surgery (Operating Room)
Monthly Case Volume: ~500 cases/month
EMR System: Meditech
Patient Ratio: 1:1

🏢 Unit Overview

• Beds: 10 OR beds/rooms
• Total Staff: ~50
• High-acuity OR setting with trauma designation
• Complex multi-specialty surgical environment

👩‍⚕️ Staffing Model

Day Shift:

• 10 RNs (Circulating Nurses)
• 10–14 Scrub Techs

Night Shift:

• 1 RN
• 1 Scrub Tech

Weekend Requirement:

• Must independently run 2 OR rooms

🩺 Case Mix / Equipment Exposure

Strong multi-specialty surgical exposure including:

• Orthopedics
• Neuro surgery
• Trauma cases (in-house trauma coverage required)
• DaVinci robotic surgery
• General laparoscopic procedures
• Urology (GU)
• Cardiac / Heart procedures
• Endovascular cases

⭐ Must-Have Skills

Candidates will NOT be considered without:

• Minimum 2+ years circulating RN experience
• Strong expertise in:
  • Ortho surgery
  • Neuro surgery
  • Trauma cases
• Ability to independently circulate complex cases
• Experience running multiple OR rooms simultaneously (weekends)

⏱️ Weekly Hours Estimate

Based on staffing model and OR volume:

• Typical OR operations: 5–6 days/week
• Shift structure (assumed 10-hour OR shifts common in Surgery units)

📊 Estimated Weekly RN Hours:

• Standard full-time RN schedule: 36–40 hours/week
• Weekend coverage requirement + trauma in-house coverage may increase flexibility needs

🔹 Practical Breakdown:

• Core weekly assignment: ~36 hours (3x12 or 4x10 shifts equivalent)
• Potential overtime/on-call exposure: 4–8 additional hours/week (based on trauma/case volume spikes)

👉 Total expected workload range:
36–44 hours/week (with occasional higher demand during trauma-heavy weeks)

👔 Dress Code

• Scrub Color: Blue