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Kinston, NCFull-time$34.85–43.57/hrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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Compensation
$34.85–43.57/hr
Location
Kinston, NC
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Registered Nurse License, requiredACLS Certification, requiredCPR Certification, required

Job overview

The Surgical Nurse is a registered nurse on the operating room team who contributes to intraoperative patient care. The role leads the OR team alongside surgical technologists, anesthesia, and surgeons, and ensures pre-operative verification and patient safety. It also oversees intraoperative safety standards and requires technical and mechanical functions, sound professional judgment, and the ability to respond to unusual situations.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Interpersonal Skills, requiredCommunication, requiredManual Dexterity, requiredTeamwork, requiredAccepting Criticism, requiredWillingness to Learn, requiredCooperation, requiredEmotional Stability, requiredComputer Use, requiredLifting, requiredStanding, required

Qualifications

Accredited Nursing School Graduate, requiredRegistered Nurse License, requiredACLS Certification, requiredCPR Certification, requiredOr Nurse Experience, nice to haveCNOR Certification, nice to have

Full job description

Description

Your passion belongs at UNC Health. Join more than 56,000 teammates working together to improve the health and well-being of the communities we serve across North Carolina.

Summary:

  • The Surgical Nurse is a registered nurse who provides services as a member of the OR team, that contributes to the overall care of the patient intraoperatively. Working as a team leader of the operating room in conjunction with surgical techs, anesthesia, and surgeons Ensuring pre-operative verification and safety of patients is key. Oversight of intraoperative safety, ensuring all standards are met and followed, is vital in this role. The role includes technical and mechanical functions as well as having the ability to function in unusual situations by utilizing expert knowledge and professional judgement in assessing the problem and then implementing significant nursing action.

Responsibilities:

  • Patients and families are served in providing direct patient care services. Perform duties and conduct interpersonal relationships with co-workers, physicians and other departments in a manner designed to project a positive image of the department and hospital.

Other Information

Other information:

  • EDUCATION

  • Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.

  • EXPERIENCE

  • Previous experience as an OR nurse preferred, but not required

  • LICENSURE/REGISTRATION/CERTIFICATION

  • Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of NC. ACLS and CPR certification required. CNOR desirable.

  • OTHER SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

  • Good interpersonal and communication skills, good manual dexterity, ability to work as a team member, ability to accept criticism, willingness to learn and cooperate, displays calm and self-confidence in acute stressful situations. Must be able to work on a computer.

  • WORK ENVIRONMENT

  • Exposure to Blood-borne pathogens requiring the use of personal protective equipment, exposure to other infectious diseases, exposure to radiation, chemicals, airborne pathogens, chemicals and electrical hazards. May experience stressful work periods. Taking call required exposure to hazardous anesthetic agents. Subject to hazards of flammable, explosive gases.

  • PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

  • Must be able to engage in the following physical activities on a daily basis: 1. Lengthy periods of standing. 2. Moving stretchers, carts and equipment. 3. Assisting with the positioning of patients. 4. Carrying and lifting instrument sets (trays) and various items of equipment. 5. Maintain emotional stability.

  • AGE SPECIFIC SERVED

  • Newborn_x__ Infant_x_ Child_x_ Adolescent__x_ Adult__x_ Geriatric_x__

Job Details

Legal Employer: Lenoir Health

Entity: UNC Lenoir Health Care

Organization Unit: Operating Room

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00

Salary Range: $34.85 - $43.57 per hour (Minimum to Midpoint )

Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity

Work Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Day Job

Location of Job: US:NC:Kinston

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

How this job compares

Set against the 446 open Surgical Nurse jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 14, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$34.85–43.57/hr
  • US median$37–56/hr218 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $39.21/hr, is 16% below the US median midpoint ($47/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Surgical Nurse hourly ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 446 open Surgical Nurse jobs across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most across the US
Experience
Surgical Nurse postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median (203 postings).
Education
28 of the 446 open Surgical Nurse jobs (6%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Pay, requirements and demand for Registered Nurse jobs

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 14, 2026. Figures based on too few postings are left out.

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