Overview

Join our team as a day shift, full-time, Surgery Circulator (OR) Registered Nurse (RN) in Jacksonville, TX.

This full-time, day-shift Surgery Circulator RN role offers a unique opportunity to expand your clinical skills, work alongside an expert surgical team, and grow your nursing career in a supportive, patient-focused environment.  

At UT Health Jacksonville, we’re not just filling positions—we’re helping skilled nurses like you transition into the OR and thrive. If you have a background in ICU, PACU, or Emergency Nursing, your experience in fast-paced, high-acuity settings makes you a perfect fit for the operating room environment.

Why Join Us?

Thrive in a People-First Environment and Make Healthcare Better

• Thrive: We empower our team with career growth opportunities, tuition assistance, and resources that support your wellness, education, and financial well-being.
• People-First: We prioritize your well-being with paid time off, comprehensive health benefits, and a supportive, inclusive culture where you are valued and cared for.
• Make Healthcare Better: We use advanced technology to support our team and enhance patient care.

Get to Know Your Team:

• UT Health Jacksonville features 33 operational beds, an ICU, a 24-hour ED designated as a Level IV trauma center, a maternity unit, advanced diagnostic technology, surgical suites, cardiopulmonary rehabilitation and a UT Health East Texas Olympic Center fitness and rehabilitation facility.

Responsibilities

• The Registered Nurse (RN) is a professional caregiver who uses the nursing process to provide and direct patient care for a group of patients for a designated time frame.  

• Function as a Surgery Circulator RN in a fast-paced surgical environment

• Collaborate with surgeons, anesthesiologists, and surgical techs to ensure patient safety and procedural success

• Deliver high-quality, compassionate nursing care using the nursing process

• Ensure all necessary surgical equipment and supplies are prepared and available

• Participate in on-call rotation for emergency procedures and after-hours cases

Qualifications

Job Requirements:

• Associate's Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Must maintain current Texas RN License
• BLS certification must be obtained within 14 days of hire or transfer into the role and prior to providing direct patient care.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certified
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Certified (within 90 days of hire)

• Must participate in an on-call rotation

• Must reside within a 30-mile radius of the facility (to meet required response time for call shifts)

Preferred Job Requirements:

• PACU, ICU, ER, or other acceptable acute care experience. #LI-KM1