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RN Registered Nurse UW Medical Center Northwest Main Operating Room

University of Washington

Seattle, WAFull-time$46.97–86.17/hrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago

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Compensation
$46.97–86.17/hr
Location
Seattle, WA
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

BLSWA Or Multistate RN License

Job overview

UW Medical Center–Northwest seeks a full-time registered nurse for its operating room department. The nurse will circulate and scrub a variety of surgical cases and provide perioperative care in collaboration with physicians and other healthcare practitioners. The role has rotating or variable shifts, including weekends. Scrub experience is desired but not required.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

CirculatingScrubbingOperating Room NursingPatient AdvocacyPatient Education

Qualifications

BLSWA or Multistate RN License2+ Years Current or Nursing Experience1 Year or Nursing Experience

Full job description

No Telework

Seattle, WA

Full time

REQ-0000135357

Job Description

UW Medical Center - Northwest has an outstanding opportunity for a Full Time, REGISTERED NURSE in the OPERATING ROOM DEPARTMENT.

WORK SCHEDULE

•FullTime

  • Rotating/variable shifts, weekends

POSITION HIGHLIGHTS

  • Circulate and Scrub a variety of surgical cases

  • As a registered nurse (RN), you can be a part of this highly skilled team, working within a culture that is collaborative. Here, you will work in tandem with physicians and other health care practitioners to provide superior, nursing care.

PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Provide pre-, intra-, and post-operative care for surgical patients, a role that includes preparing the surgical site and equipment.

  • Assist surgeons during operations by providing instruments and managing patient needs, and monitoring patient recovery.

  • Act as a patient advocate, maintain a sterile environment, coordinate with the healthcare team, and provide patient education for recovery.

  • BLS and minimum of 2 years current general OR nursing experience with circulating in a variety of clinical settings required. Scrub experience is desired but not required.

REQUIREMENTS

Current unrestricted WA license or valid Multistate license

One year of Operating Room nursing experience

Scrub and or Circulate experience

Equivalent education and/or experience may substitute for minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license, certification, and/or registration.

ABOUT UW MEDICAL CENTER-NORTHWEST

UW Medical Center is an acute care hospital located in Seattle with two campuses: Montlake and Northwest. As the No. 1 hospital in Seattle and Washington State since 2012 (U.S. News & World Report) and nationally ranked in six specialties, UW Medical Center prides itself on compassionate patient care as well as its pioneering medical advances.

The UW Medical Center–Northwest campus offers emergency and inpatient and outpatient medical, surgical, and therapeutic care. It is located in north Seattle on a beautiful, easy-to-access 44-acre campus that includes the neighboring Northwest Outpatient Medical Center and Specialty Care Meridian Pavilion.

Teamwork. Community. Opportunity. (https://www.uwmedicine.org/about/career-opportunities/uw-medical-center-northwest) Become part of our team. Join our mission to make life healthier for everyone in our community.

Become part of our team. (https://www.uwmedicine.org/jobs) Join our mission to make life healthier for everyone in our community.

Compensation, Benefits and Position Details

Pay Range Minimum:

$46.97 hourly

Pay Range Maximum:

$86.17 hourly

Other Compensation:

$5.00/hr nights $4.00/hr weekends $3.00/hr evenings $1.25/hr Nursing Certification $1.00/hr BSN Premium

Benefits:

For information about benefits for this position, visit https://www.washington.edu/jobs/benefits-for-uw-staff/

Shift:

First Shift (United States of America)

Temporary or Regular?

This is a regular position

FTE (Full-Time Equivalent):

100.00%

Union/Bargaining Unit:

WSNA UWMC Northwest

ABOUT UW MEDICINE – WHERE YOUR IMPACT GOES FURTHER

UW Medicine is Washington’s only health system that includes a top-rated medical school and an internationally recognized research center. UW Medicine’s mission is to improve the health of the public by advancing medical knowledge, providing outstanding primary and specialty care to the people of the region, and preparing tomorrow’s physicians, scientists and other health professionals.

All across UW Medicine, our employees collaborate to perform the highest quality work with integrity and compassion and to create a respectful, welcoming environment where every patient, family, student and colleague is valued and honored. Nearly 29,000 healthcare professionals, researchers, and educators work in the UW Medicine family of organizations that includes: Harborview Medical Center, UW Medical Center - Montlake, UW Medical Center - Northwest, UW Medicine Primary Care, UW Physicians, UW School of Medicine, and Airlift Northwest.

Our Commitment

The University of Washington is committed to fostering an inclusive, respectful and welcoming community for all. As an equal opportunity employer, the University considers applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship, sex, pregnancy, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, disability, or veteran status consistent with UW Executive Order No. 81 (https://policy.uw.edu/directory/po/executive-orders/eo-81-prohibiting-discrimination-harassment-and-sexual-misconduct/) .

To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact the Disability Services Office at 206-543-6450 or [email protected] .

Applicants considered for this position will be required to disclose if they are the subject of any substantiated findings or current investigations related to sexual misconduct at their current employment and past employment. Disclosure is required under Washington state law (https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=28B.112.080) .

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How this job compares

Set against the 54,828 open Registered Nurse jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$46.97–86.17/hr
  • Washington median$47–86/hr400 hourly ranges
  • US median$38–54/hr22,535 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $66.57/hr, is close to the Washington median midpoint ($67/hr) — in the middle half of Registered Nurse hourly ranges in Washington.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 609 open Registered Nurse jobs in Washington and 54,828 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Washington
Experience
This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience; Registered Nurse postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year at the median (26,712 postings).
Education
4,442 of the 54,828 open Registered Nurse jobs (8%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 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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