Professional Engineer Jobs in Hawaii

Job Description

Hilo Benioff Medical Center is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse to serve as an Assistant Nurse Manager and Operating Room Nurse Educator within our Operating Room. In this leadership role, you will help ensure high-quality patient care by coordinating staff education, supporting clinical operations in the operating room, and mentoring nursing staff. This position combines clinical expertise, staff development, and leadership to support safe, efficient surgical services for patients across the East Hawaiʻi region.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, coordinate, and deliver education, orientation, and training programs for Surgical Services staff, including new hires and ongoing clinical education.
• Serve as a clinical expert and mentor, supporting nursing staff with best practices, new techniques, equipment training, and professional development opportunities.
• Function as charge nurse when assigned, organizing staffing and delegating work based on patient acuity and staff skill levels.
• Participate in operating room procedures as a circulator or scrub nurse as needed to support surgical teams.
• Monitor quality of care, ensure compliance with regulatory standards, and identify opportunities for improvement in OR operations and patient outcomes.
Promote teamwork, positive communication, and excellent customer service among staff, physicians, patients, and families.

Education, Licensure, Certification & Experience

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing. Bachelor’s degree in Nursing (BSN) preferred.
• Current Registered Nurse (RN) license in the State of Hawaiʻi required.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required within one (1) month of hire.
• CNOR (Certified Nurse Operating Room) certification preferred within one year of appointment.
• Minimum 1.5 years of professional nursing experience required; 4–5 years of Operating Room experience strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated leadership or supervisory aptitude, strong communication skills, and the ability to develop and deliver clinical education programs.
• Experience with quality improvement, regulatory compliance, and collaboration with interdisciplinary healthcare teams is highly desirable.

Company Description

As the Big Island’s leading providers of inpatient and outpatient care, the East Hawaii Region of Hawai`i Health Systems Corporation (HHSC), consisting of Hilo Benioff Medical Center, Honoka'a Hospital, Ka′u Hospital, Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home, East Hawaii Medical Group and East Hawaii Health Pharmacy, delivers a full range of services and programs. Our three hospitals include 290 beds and more than 1,900 employees. Our medical staff is comprised of 250 physicians, physician assistants and Advanced Practice Registered Nurses, representing 33 specialties. East Hawaii Health is our network of clinics offering primary and specialty care. Hilo Benioff Medical Center functions as a Level III Trauma Center, which includes the second busiest emergency room in the state, providing 24-hour care and serving more than 50,000 patients annually. Honoka'a Hospital and Ka′u Hospital are designated as Critical Access Hospitals. To learn more about the East Hawaii Region, please watch our Video Yearbook or visit www.hbmc.org, www.honokaahospital.org or www.kauhospital.org.

Benefits

• 13 paid holidays each year (104 hours); 14 (112 hours) during election years*
• 21 paid vacation days (168 hours) per year*
• 21 paid sick days (168 hours) per year*
• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription plans
• Employee Assistance Program
• Participation in the State of Hawaii’s retirement system
• Potential eligibility for various student loan repayment & scholarship programs
• Rates listed for paid holidays, vacation and sick days are for 1.0 Full Time Equivalent (FTE) positions assigned to 8 hour shifts. Accruals for these benefits are otherwise prorated based on FTE.

Pre-Employment Health Requirements

Offers of employment will be contingent on successfully passing a pre-employment examination, which includes a drug screen and other regulatory medical requirements such as, but not limited to, a tuberculosis (TB) screen. The cost for drug screening and blood draw for QuantiFERON and Titers, shall be borne by the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation.

Pre-Employment Assessments for External Candidates

As part of the recruiting process for this position, external applicants (job applicants NOT employed by HHSC’s East Hawaii Region) are required to complete pre-employment assessments shortly after application submission. If you are not an employee of the East Hawaii Region of HHSC, you will receive an email containing assessment instructions. We ask that you complete the assessments within two days of receipt of the request.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The East Hawaii Region of Hawaii Health Systems Corporation is a drug free workplace and an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Shift Details

Must be available to work shifts, weekends and holidays as necessary based on hospital operations. Services are provided 24/7.