Registered Nurse (RN) - Operating Room

Company Overview

Shriners Children’s is an organization that respects, supports, and values each other. Named as the 2025 best mid-sized employer by Forbes, we are engaged in providing excellence in patient care, embracing multi-disciplinary education, and research with global impact. We foster a learning environment that values evidenced based practice, experience, innovation, and critical thinking. Our compassion, integrity, accountability, and resilience define us as leaders in pediatric specialty care for our children and their families.

With 20+ hospitals, outpatient clinics, ambulatory care centers and outreach locations across the globe, we provide excellent care to children up to age 18 regardless of their family’s ability to pay or insurance status. Please click here to learn more about our locations.

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Job Description

Shriners Children's St. Louis has an opportunity for an Operating Room RN. Join a team of professionals committed to improving children's lives.  Our top healthcare professionals excel in their practices and provide compassionate, family-centered care to children who need it most. 

Hours:  Our Operating Room team enjoys a quality work-life balance through a 3/10 dayshift schedule.

Key Responsibilities:

• The OR Registered Nurse provides nursing care to our pediatric patients within the operating room, performs assessments and interventions designed to keep the patients safe during surgery. 
• Involves patient, family, and health care team members in formulating an appropriate individualized plan of care and identifies expected outcomes based on nursing assessment and diagnosis.
• Implements the plan of care in partnership with the patient, family, and health care team members.
• Ensures all components of the plan of care are documented in the patient health record.
• Evaluates the patient/family's understanding of and response to the plan of care.
• Utilizes teaching strategies appropriate to the individual patient's condition and learning needs.
• Assists the physician in accomplishing the plan of care for the patient and to provide continuity between the patient care unit and the Operating Room. 

Required Qualifications:

• BSN degree required or in progress
• Missouri RN license 
• 2+ years OR experience
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification (within one year of employment)

Preferred Qualifications:

• CNOR highly preferred
• Prior pediatric acute care, plastic reconstructive surgery, orthopedic and spine experience a plus


Compensation is determined based on years of relevant experience and departmental equity.