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Registered Nurse (RN)- Operating Room

Dartmouth Health

Windsor, VTFull-time$39.92–55.88/hrSeen 6 days agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$39.92–55.88/hr
Location
Windsor, VT
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Vermont RN License, requiredBasic Life Support, requiredACLS Certification Within 3 Months, required

Job overview

The OR Clinical Nurse works as a circulating and scrubbing member of the surgical team, providing specialized care across general surgery, urology, ophthalmology, podiatry, and endoscopy. The role delivers intra-operative nursing care, educates patients and families, and participates in departmental teamwork and the on-call schedule. The department has two operating rooms and one procedure room and primarily serves outpatients aged 16 and older.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Circulating, nice to haveScrubbing, nice to haveNursing Care, nice to havePatient Education, nice to haveWritten Communication, nice to haveVerbal Communication, nice to have

Qualifications

Accredited Nursing Program, requiredBSN or ADN, requiredVermont RN License, requiredBasic Life Support, requiredACLS Certification Within 3 Months, required3-5 Years or Experience, nice to have

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Paid Time Off
401(k) Match
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

Job Summary:

The OR Clinical Nurse is a key member of the surgical team who functions in a circulating and scrubbing capacity. Services lines include: General surgery, urology, ophthalmology, podiatry, endoscopy procedures. Our nurses provide specialized care for all these services.

The OR Clinical Nurse utilizes the nursing process in planning and delivering nursing care; provides for the educational needs of patients and families; provides skilled, compassionate nursing care to patients during the intra-operative experience; demonstrates skill in written and verbal communication; maintains and updates skills and knowledge base in keeping with expected performance levels; projects a professional and positive attitude towards patients, staff, visitors and hospital; participates as a team member to meet departmental needs and participates in the on call schedule as needed.

The Surgical Services department has 2 operating rooms and 1 procedure room. We provide mostly outpatient procedures with limited inpatient. We provide care to patients ages 16 and older. We also offer financial benefits for certification.

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Graduate from an accredited Nursing Program required

  • Bachelor of Science Degree in nursing or Associates Degree (ADN); 3-5 years of OR experience strongly preferred but will consider training the right candidate

Required Licensure/Certification Skills:

  • Licensed Registered Nurse in Vermont required

  • Basic Life Support (BLS)

  • ACLS Certification within 3 months of hire

Salary Range:

Min: $39.92 - Max: $55.88

  • Area of Interest:Nursing;

  • Work Status:Mon-Fri, 7am-3:30pm with call;

  • Employment Type:Full-time;

  • Job ID:3904

Dartmouth Health offers a total compensation package that includes a comprehensive selection of benefits. Our Core Benefits include medical, dental, vision and life insurance, short and long term disability, paid time off, and retirement plans. Click here for information on these benefits and more:Benefits | DHMC and Clinics Careers

Dartmouth Health is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy-related conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran or military status, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Dartmouth Health provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and to applicants and employees with sincerely held religious beliefs in accordance with applicable law. Applicants who require an accommodation during the application or interview process may [email protected] assistance.

Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Dartmouth Hitchcock Clinics comply with applicable Federal civil rights laws and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex. We do not exclude or treat people differently because of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex.

How this job compares

Set against the 2,147 open Operating Room Nurse jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 11, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$39.92–55.88/hr
  • US median$39–58/hr923 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $47.90/hr, is close to the US median midpoint ($49/hr) — in the middle half of Operating Room Nurse hourly ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 2,147 open Operating Room Nurse jobs across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most across the US
Experience
Operating Room Nurse postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (1,130 postings).
Education
161 of the 2,147 open Operating Room Nurse jobs (7%) 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 11, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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