Registered Nurse (RN) - Main Operating Room (OR) Weekend Program
- Employer
- University of Virginia
- Location
- Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America
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- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
UVA Health is seeking experienced OR Registered Nurses to join our Weekend Program within the Main Operating Room. This unique opportunity offers an enhanced compensation package, a predictable weekend-only schedule, and the chance to work alongside nationally recognized surgeons and interdisciplinary teams in a highly specialized surgical environment.
Weekend Program BenefitsThe Weekend Program is designed for experienced nurses seeking work-life balance while earning additional compensation.
Schedule:Weekend Program: Friday–Monday with schedules determined by unit needs. Shifts may vary and typically include 3×12-hour or 4×10-hour schedules, with AM/PM assignments based on operational needs.Program Highlights- Weekend-only schedule
- $10/hour Weekend Program Premium
- Travel allowance available for eligible employees commuting more than 75 miles one way
- Twelve-month program commitment
- Work 48 scheduled weekends within a 12-month period beginning with the first worked shift
Join an organization recognized nationally for excellence in patient care, innovation, and nursing practice.
UVA Health is proud to be:
- Magnet® Recognized for Nursing Excellence
- Ranked among the nation's best hospitals by U.S. News & World Report
- Home to a National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Virginia's premier academic medical center
- A Level I Trauma Center serving patients across the Commonwealth
- A leader in research, education, and advanced surgical care
Our collaborative culture empowers nurses to practice at the highest level while continuing to grow professionally.
About the Main Operating RoomThe Main OR at UVA Health is a fast-paced, highly specialized surgical environment where teamwork, clinical expertise, and critical thinking are essential.
Our nurses care for patients across multiple complex surgical specialties while working with cutting-edge technology and nationally recognized surgeons.
Every team member plays a critical role in delivering exceptional surgical care.
Position ResponsibilitiesAs a Main OR Registered Nurse, you will:
- Provide comprehensive perioperative nursing care for surgical patients
- Scrub and circulate surgical procedures
- Collaborate with surgeons, anesthesia providers, surgical technologists, and interdisciplinary teams
- Promote patient safety and evidence-based nursing practice
- Maintain excellence in clinical documentation and patient advocacy
- Participate in continuous learning and professional development
- Current Registered Nurse (RN) licensure
- Minimum of 2 years of Operating Room nursing experience
- Experience in both scrub and circulating roles
- Minimum of 2 years of experience in one or more of the following specialty service lines:
- Gynecology
- Urology
- Orthopedics
- General Surgery
- Plastic Surgery
- ENT
- Neurosurgery
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and critical thinking skills
- Commitment to delivering exceptional patient care
- Strong scrub experience across multiple specialties
This position is intended for experienced perioperative nurses.
Because candidates are expected to have prior OR experience, Periop 101 is not included with this role.
Instead, nurses will complete a competency-based orientation developed by the UVA Health Main OR Education Team. Orientation is individualized based on each nurse's previous experience, demonstrated competencies, and assigned specialty.
Clinical PracticeThis role is ideal for a capable clinician who is committed to expanding knowledge and refining clinical expertise.
The successful candidate consistently provides high-quality, evidence-based care for complex surgical patients while serving as an integral member of the interdisciplinary team. Nurses in this role actively seek and incorporate feedback, contribute to quality improvement initiatives, and begin developing leadership skills through mentoring and collaboration.
Practice is guided by:
- American Nurses Association (ANA) Scope and Standards of Practice
- ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements
- UVA Health Nursing Professional Practice Model
At UVA Health, nursing is centered on protecting, promoting, and optimizing health through compassionate, evidence-based care, patient advocacy, prevention of illness and injury, and collaboration across the continuum of care.
Build Your Career at UVA HealthIf you're an experienced Operating Room nurse ready to advance your career at one of the nation's premier academic medical centers while enjoying enhanced compensation and a predictable schedule, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply today and become part of the exceptional team at UVA Health's Main Operating Room.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Education: Graduate of an accredited nursing program required. Bachelor of Science in Nursing required within 5 years of hire.
Experience: 1 year of relevant experience.
Licensure: Licensed to Practice as a Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Virginia. American Heart Association (AHA) Health Care Provider BLS certification required.
When RN Clinician 2-OR has no previous OR experience he/she must successfully complete and pass final examination of the AORN Periop 101 Core Curriculum program within six months of hire.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
Job requires standing for prolonged periods, frequently bending/stooping; Repetitive motion: passing instruments, lifting instrument sets. Proficient communicative, auditory and visual skills; Attention to detail and ability to write legibly; Ability to lift/push/pull 100lbs. May be exposed to cold, radiation, chemicals, blood/body fluids and infectious disease.
The pay range for this role is $42.65- $56.27 hourly.
Individual compensation is determined by qualifications, previous work experience, and education.
Benefits- Comprehensive Benefits Package: Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- Generous Paid Time Off
- Retirement Savings
- Long-term and Short-term Disability
- Health Saving Plans, and Flexible Spending Accounts
- Certification and Education Support
The University of Virginia is an equal opportunity employer. All interested persons are encouraged to apply, including veterans and individuals with disabilities. Learn more about UVA’s commitment to non-discrimination and equal opportunity employment.
Organization
In 1819, the University of Virginia established a new model for intellectual exchange and cross-disciplinary collaboration in higher education. Two hundred years later, as a major research institution, we continue to challenge conventions, lead with ingenuity and advance knowledge for the common good.
What began as an innovative idea has become one of the nation’s leading public research universities, with over 21,000 undergraduate, graduate and professional students. UVA also has over 3,000 full-time faculty offering more than 400 degrees.
Each of the University’s eleven schools has its own distinctive mission, working together to garner consistently high rankings—including #2 Best Value Public College (Princeton Review, 2016), #3 Public University in the Nation (U.S. News & World Report, 2016), and #3 Best Value Among Public Colleges (Kiplinger’s, 2016).
As we invest in and strengthen our research capabilities, UVA seeks new faculty ready to uncover new insights, rewrite old rules and collaborate on intellectual discoveries.
RESEARCH COLLABORATIONS THAT CROSS DISCIPLINES
As an R1 institution, the University’s research centers, consortia and laboratories are on the leading edge of discovery and technology, offering collaborative spaces for students and faculty to solve global problems.
Our professors are recognized members of major national scholarly and professional organizations, including the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Our faculty’s engagement in interdisciplinary research is being facilitated by new research institutes specializing in everything from big data to brain functioning, and by cluster hires across schools.
NATIONALLY RANKED HEALTH SYSTEM
UVA is also home to a nationally renowned academic medical center and the UVA Health System, which serves a three-part mission to treat patients, conduct translational research and train medical practitioners in a wide variety of disciplines.
Established as the nation’s 10th medical school in 1825, the institution has since grown to include a 612-bed hospital and a Level I trauma center, nationally recognized cancer and heart centers, a Children’s Hospital, and primary and specialty clinics throughout Central Virginia.
The UVA Medical Center is consistently ranked among the nation’s best hospitals by the U.S. News & World Report magazine and has been named among the top 25 percent in seven specialties.
INSPIRING STUDENTS, INSPIRED TEACHING
The vast majority of UVA students come from the top 10% of their high school class, as well as from all 50 states, over 142 countries and a variety of socioeconomic backgrounds. Despite their diversity, all UVA students share a love of learning and a drive to achieve.
One of the reasons students choose Virginia is our unique residential culture. At UVA, the community of students, faculty and staff personifies the Jeffersonian idea that living and learning are connected. The Academical Village was constructed to support a unique residential experience, with faculty living in the Pavilions, students occupying Lawn rooms and the world-famous Rotunda at its heart. The University’s residential culture continues to support this experience today—strengthened by students, faculty and staff rich in backgrounds, ideas and perspectives. Our unique culture is also paying dividends in innovation: UVA’s faculty have generated more than 130 patents since 2010.
Perhaps most importantly, faculty come to UVA knowing that instruction is as important as research, and they pride themselves on their many teaching awards. Our best professors look for ways to encourage, mentor and develop tomorrow’s leaders inside and outside the classroom.
LIFE IN CHARLOTTESVILLE
Living in Charlottesville you’ll find sophisticated restaurants, world-renowned wineries and breweries, cosmopolitan arts and music, friendly urban and suburban neighborhoods and a Piedmont landscape that has lured adventurous souls for centuries. No wonder the U.S. National Bureau of Economic Research named Charlottesville the “happiest city in America” in 2014.
In addition to UVA and its health system, several major employers have facilities in Charlottesville, including State Farm, Northrop Grumman, the U.S. Department of Defense, GE and others. Charlottesville is also becoming a center for innovative start-up businesses. The University also actively helps spouses and partners of faculty members build their networks and pursue employment opportunities with a wide variety of area employers.
The University of Virginia is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All interested persons are encouraged to apply including veterans and individuals with disabilities.
- Telephone
- 434-985-4532
- Location
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2420 Old Ivy
Charlottesvle
Virginia
22911-7433
United States
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