Registered Nurse, RN - Operating Room, OR

Registered Nurse, RN - Operating Room

Tufts Medical Center is a world-renowned academic medical center that has been caring for patients across New England for more than 200 years. As the principal teaching hospital of Tufts University School of Medicine and a nationally respected research institution, we are known for delivering groundbreaking, patient-centered care across more than 100 specialties and services, from primary care to our Level I Trauma Center to the region’s leading heart transplant program. 

Nurses are at the heart of that mission. 

As a Magnet® designated organization, Tufts Medical Center offers nurses the opportunity to practice at the highest level grounded in teamwork, clinical inquiry, and a culture of continuous improvement. We are committed to advancing nursing through evidence-based care, shared decision-making, and strong interdisciplinary collaboration. 

Nurses at Tufts MC are deeply integrated into all aspects of clinical care and operations. Whether providing high-acuity specialty care or leading quality and safety initiatives, our nurses are respected as full partners in care delivery and innovation. Their insight drives progress. Their expertise shapes outcomes. 

Nurses are supported through strong peer networks, diverse clinical experiences, and opportunities for professional development. Professional growth is expected, encouraged, and championed. 

At Tufts Medical Center, nursing isn’t just supported but integral to who we are. Join us and be part of a team that’s leading with purpose and redefining what’s possible in healthcare. 

Join our Professional Nursing Team in Surgical Services at Tufts Medical Center. We offer newly renovated operating rooms at a large academic medical center with a community feel. We have 23 ORs with 1 Hybrid OR to treat a variety of surgical specialties including transplant, robotic surgery, and trauma.

Available Operating Rooms: 23, including 1 Hybrid OR

Patient Types: Tufts Medical Center Operating Room offers a full range of outpatient and inpatient surgical services for patients throughout their lifespan. The organization is a Level 1 Trauma Center and routinely provides care to patients in need of urgent and emergent surgical intervention.

Position/Job Title: Prof RN - 40 Hours Rotating Shifts

Home Department: Operating Room 

Surgical Specialties Offered:

·       General Surgery·       

·       Trauma

·       Vascular

·       Neurosurgery

·       Colorectal

·       Renal Transplant

·       Cardiothoracic Surgery and Cardiac Transplant

·       Otolarygology

·       Oral Maxillo Facial

·       Orthopeadic

·       Plastic and Oncoplastic Surgery

·       Surgical Oncology

·       Ophthalmology

·       Bariatric

·       Gynecology

·       Urology

·       Robotic Surgery

·       Invasive Pulmonology

·       Liver Transplant Program

We provide opportunities for advancement to our nursing professionals through continued education and weekly learnings.

Job Profile Summary 

​This role focuses on providing professional and nonprofessional nursing care services in accordance with physician orders.  In addition, this role focuses on performing the following Clinical Nurse duties: Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates the care needs of a designated group of patients or provides nursing care and identified clinical support tasks within the scope of practice for achievement of the patient’s plan of care as directed.  Provides professional nursing care to patients. Requires a nursing license.   A professional individual contributor role that may direct the work of other lower level professionals or manage processes and programs.  The majority of time is spent overseeing the design, implementation or delivery of processes, programs and policies using specialized knowledge and skills typically acquired through advanced education.   A senior level role that requires advanced knowledge of job area typically obtained through advanced education and work experience.  Typically responsible for: managing projects / processes, working independently with limited supervision, coaching and reviewing the work of lower level professionals, resolving difficult and sometimes complex problems. 

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