Operating Room RN
Polson, MT
Prime Staffing
5x8 hrs

Registered Nurse (RN) – Operating Room (Perioperative) 

Location: Polson, MT
Contract Duration: 13 Weeks
Start Date: 08/10/2026
Shift: Day | 5x8 Hours (6:30 AM – 3:00 PM) (4x10 schedule may be considered)
On-Call Requirement: Approximately 8 call shifts per month, including nights, weekends, and holidays.

Job Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive perioperative nursing care across Pre-Op, Operating Room, PACU (Phase I & II), and Endoscopy.
• Perform preoperative patient assessments, verify informed consent, complete Universal Protocol (Time-Out), and prepare patients for surgery.
• Circulate a wide variety of surgical procedures while maintaining a sterile environment and ensuring patient safety.
• Circulate Cesarean Section (C-Section) procedures (required).
• Assist surgeons and anesthesia providers during orthopedic, general surgery, OB/GYN, ENT, GI, dental, pain management, and endoscopic procedures.
• Monitor patients receiving conscious sedation and continuously assess hemodynamic status throughout procedures.
• Administer medications, blood products, IV therapies, and perform peripheral IV insertion as required.
• Handle, label, and transport surgical specimens according to facility policies.
• Provide Phase I and Phase II PACU recovery care, monitor post-anesthesia patients, and prepare patients for discharge.
• Perform urinary catheterization, wound management, infection prevention, laser safety, radiation safety, and emergency response procedures.
• Collaborate with surgeons, anesthesia providers, surgical technologists, PACU staff, and interdisciplinary healthcare teams to ensure safe, high-quality patient care.
• Document patient care accurately using Epic and assist throughout the entire perioperative process from admission through discharge.
• Float within Surgical Services as needed while working within RN scope of practice.

Surgical Experience

• General Surgery
• Orthopedic Surgery
• OB/GYN Procedures
• Cesarean Sections (Required)
• Endoscopy (EGD & Colonoscopy)
• ENT Surgery
• Dental Surgery
• Pain Management Procedures
• Ambulatory Surgery

Requirements

• Active RN License.
• Minimum 2 years of recent Operating Room/Perioperative RN experience.
• Critical Access Hospital experience required.
• Current BLS certification.
• Current ACLS certification.
• Current PALS certification.
• NIHSS certification preferred.
• Must have experience circulating C-Sections (Hard Stop).