Registered Nurse, Operating Room; PRN


Atlantic City, NJ
Employment Type: Per Diem (Shift: Rotating)

Nucleus Healthcare is seeking a Operating Room PRN Registered Nurse to join a prestigious health system in Atlantic City, NJ.
Our client has been recognized as an outstanding employer and one of the best places to work in healthcare. This health system is focused on supporting employee potential through continuous learning and teaching opportunities and is a great place to grow your skill set.






As the Operating Room Per Diem Nurse, you will actively support performance improvement initiatives and provides leadership to other members of the patient care team. Other duties you will be responsible for as the OR Per Diem Nurse is overseeing any necessary coordination of the interdisciplinary plan of care and provides for its consistency with the medical treatment plan. The patient care process includes:
  • Assessment - an orderly process consisting of the identification, gathering and organization of subjective and objective data pertaining to the patient/family/significant other, including physical, psychosocial, spiritual and cultural.
  • Planning - an organized step in the process that consists of the identification of actual or potential problems and desired outcomes (goals) that result in a documented plan of care. The plan of care provides direction for the patient/family/significant other and interdisciplinary team.
  • Intervention - the specific interventions or orders that are implemented consistent with the plan of care and medical treatment plan.
  • Evaluation - a step in the process that involves determining the effectiveness of the interventions in achieving the plan of care and determining the conclusions concerning the achievement or lack of achievement of desired outcomes. The evaluation may initiate the need for reassessment and revisions to the problems, goals, plan of care, and interventions. This step provides for documentation of required actions. Based upon findings identified during assessment and reassessment:
  • Patients have problems identified and prioritized relative to biophysical, psychological, environmental, self care, educational and social status.
  • Goals are identified consistent with the problem to provide direction for patient care and health promotion.
  • Education is consistent with the identified problem and associated goals and is seen as critical to creating an environment that promotes patient empowerment
  • Employee may be required to perform Limited Laboratory Services to include: patient identification and preparation for specimen collection, processing samples for testing, performing required quality control testing and instrument maintenance and function checks, monitoring, recording and reporting tests results to clinicians to include critical values, and maintaining competency/certification of the aforementioned tasks and duties.

Benefits include:  
  • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance 
  • FSA, DCFSA, and HRA options 
  • Tuition reimbursement and student loan refinancing programs 
  • PTO, earned sick leave, and holidays 
  • 403b or 401k saving plans with employer-matching contributions  
  • Employee discounts and deals 
  • Clinical ladder program and Magnet®-designated nursing teams 
  • And more! 

Nucleus Healthcare is a staffing and recruitment agency partnering with top-tier facilities and organizations to deliver quality candidates looking for meaningful employment. We have permanent placement and long-contract jobs nationwide in nursing, allied health, healthcare operations, and hospitality. Our vision of redefining the way healthcare does business is what fuels our mission to empower the people who power healthcare.
We're an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

Additional Qualifications

  • Graduate of an accredited school of nursing; BSN preferred.
  • Nurses hired without BSN must be enrolled in a BSN program within 1 year and completion within 3 years.
  • Current New Jersey RN license or current multi-state license required.
  • BLS required
  • ACLS preferred.
  • Proficiency in clinical applications preferred.
  • Operating room experience required.
  • CNOR (certified nurse-operating room/certified perioperative nurse certification) preferred.