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Operating Room Nurse

HCA Healthcare

Richmond, VAJob$37.48–53.54/hrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago

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Compensation
$37.48–53.54/hr
Location
Richmond, VA
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Active RN Or Compact LicenseBCLS CertificationACLS Certification

Job overview

HCA Healthcare is seeking an Operating Room Nurse for Boulders Ambulatory Surgery Center in Richmond, Virginia. The nurse contributes in a circulating or scrub role, providing care from preoperative preparation through transfer to recovery. The role includes patient assessment, education, surgical-site verification, emergency response, and collaboration with an interdisciplinary team. The posting requires at least one year of operating-room experience and an active RN license; CNOR certification is preferred.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Circulating NursingScrub NursingPatient AssessmentPatient EducationIntravenous TherapySurgical-Site VerificationEmergency ResponseEvidence-Based PracticeCritical ThinkingScientific JudgmentTechnical SkillsLeadershipNursing Process

Qualifications

Accredited Nursing School Graduate1+ Year Operating Room ExperienceActive RN or Compact LicenseBCLS CertificationACLS CertificationCNOR Certification

Benefits

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

Full job description

Hourly Wage Estimate: $37.48 - $53.54 / hour

Learn more about the benefits offered ( https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards ) for this job.

The estimate displayed represents the typical wage range of candidates hired. Factors that may be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills, how many years of experience you have and comparison to other employees already in this role. The typical candidate is hired below midpoint of the range.

Are you passionate about the patient experience? At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to caring for patients with purpose and integrity. We care like family! Jump-start your career as an Operating Room Nurse today with Boulders Ambulatory Surgery Center.

Job Summary and Qualifications

We are seeking an Operating Room Nurse for our ambulatory surgery center who demonstrates the values of our company by caring like family. You will be an amazing addition to our team by contributing your expertise in the circulating or scrub role. You will ensure safe and effective nursing care until your patient is transferred from your care to recovery.

What you will do in this role:

  • Evaluate patients prior to surgery

  • Provide patient and family education surrounding the procedure and peri-operative process

  • Assume responsibility for patient preparation, including intravenous therapy, preoperative medications, and surgical site verification

  • Participate in surgical site verification, including briefing, time out, debriefing, and universal protocols, according to hospital policy

  • Recognize and respond to patient emergencies

  • Deliver high-quality, patient-centered care while managing evidence-based practices and continuous improvement initiatives

  • Be an integral member of a dynamic interdisciplinary team – consisting of the provider(s), surgeons, surgical technologists and more

  • Consistently apply the nursing process, critical thinking skills, scientific judgment, technical skills and leadership to independently deliver safe nursing care to patients

  • Assess patient condition, monitor throughout your shift, and document changes in patient condition along with the care provided thoroughly

  • Educate patients and families/caregivers about the patient’s medical condition, treatment and follow-up measures

Qualifications you will need:

  • Graduate from an accredited school of professional nursing

  • Minimum 1 year of experience in an operating room setting, preferably in an ambulatory surgery center

  • Active RN license as required by state of employment or appropriate compact licensure

  • Valid BCLS Certification upon employment ***online certification not acceptable

  • ACLS as required by facility

  • CNOR certification preferred

Benefits

Boulders Ambulatory Surgery Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

  • Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services

  • Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services

  • Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence

  • Savings and retirement resources , including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling

  • Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing

  • Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn more about Employee Benefits (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards)

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Boulders Ambulatory Surgery Center (https://bouldersasc.com/) located inRichmond Virginia. We serve residents in Henrico County and surroundingcommunities. Our Mission is to give high quality and cost-effective orthopedic careto the community. We established a total joint program in 2019. Our AAAHC accreditedcenter performs over 250 cases a month. We offer the following orthopedic procedures:Arthroscopic, ACL, Carpal Tunnel, Fracture reduction open and closed, Frozen Shoulder, KneeOsteotomy, Meniscectomy, Rotator Cuff repair and injury, Total Joint Replacement of shoulder, hip andknee.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for thedelivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"The great hospitals will always put the patient and the patient's family first, and the really great institutions will provide care with warmth, compassion, and dignity for the individual."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

If you are looking for an opportunity that provides satisfaction and personal growth, we encourage you to apply for our Operating Room Nurse opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Unlock the possibilities and apply today!

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

How this job compares

Set against the 1,906 open Operating Room Nurse jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 31, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$37.48–53.54/hr
  • Virginia median$42–58/hr35 hourly ranges
  • US median$38–58/hr789 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $45.51/hr, is 8% below the Virginia median midpoint ($49/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Operating Room Nurse hourly ranges in Virginia.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 44 open Operating Room Nurse jobs in Virginia and 1,906 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Virginia
Experience
This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience; Operating Room Nurse postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year at the median (998 postings).
Education
167 of the 1,906 open Operating Room Nurse jobs (9%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 31, 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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