Operating Nurse Resume Sample and Example

Resume Objective

Skilled and composed Operating Room Nurse (RN) with 7 years of perioperative nursing experience in Ontario community and academic hospitals. Seeking an OR nursing role where I can contribute expert scrub and circulating skills to a high-performing surgical team and support optimal patient safety outcomes.

Key Skills to Highlight

• Scrubbing and circulating in surgical procedures
• Sterile field preparation and maintenance
• Surgical instrument identification and handling
• Patient positioning and safety checks
• Surgical count procedures
• Perioperative patient assessment
• Electronic OR documentation
• Emergency response in the OR setting

Sample Work Experience Bullets

• Functioned as scrub and circulating nurse for general, orthopedic, laparoscopic, and vascular surgical procedures.
• Prepared and maintained sterile fields, anticipating surgeon needs and ensuring all instruments were available and accounted for.
• Performed pre-, intra-, and post-operative patient assessments and documented nursing care in the perioperative record.
• Conducted surgical counts (instruments, sponges, sharps) before and after procedures in accordance with hospital policy.
• Responded effectively to intraoperative emergencies including haemorrhage, anaphylaxis, and malignant hyperthermia.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN) from an accredited Canadian university.

Relevant Certifications

• Registered Nurse (RN) — College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO)
• ACLS and CPR
• Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) Perioperative Nursing Certification (CNOR(C)), preferred