Registered Nurse - Operating Room, Casual Rotating

The Registered Nurse BSN supports patient care in the operating room and broader clinical environment at Northwestern Medicine. This role follows the Relationship Based Care model and performs core nursing functions under department leadership while adhering to the Illinois Nurse Practice Act, organizational ethics standards, and applicable regulatory and accreditation requirements.

Responsibilities include comprehensive patient assessments, timely communication of condition changes, development and modification of care plans, discharge planning, patient education, evidence-based practice, safe medication administration, quality improvement participation, collaboration with the care team, and maintaining accurate documentation in electronic and paper systems. The nurse may also serve in a charge nurse or preceptor capacity, coordinate unit-level patient care, and support safe, efficient resource utilization.