Operating Room Nurse

About the role

Tallahassee Outpatient Surgery Center is seeking an Operating Room Nurse. This full-time position offers a $5,000 sign-on bonus and competitive pay with no weekends, no call, and no major holidays. Hours are Monday–Friday, 4-day/10-hour shifts. You will have strong staffing support, technology and tools that streamline patient monitoring and communication, robust supply chains, and ongoing clinical education to improve your skills.

Job summary and qualifications

We are seeking an Operating Room Nurse for our ambulatory surgery center who demonstrates the values of our company by caring like family. You will contribute your expertise in the circulating or scrub role and ensure safe and effective nursing care until your patient is transferred from your care to recovery.

What you will do in this role

• Oversee the instrument and equipment set-up for your OR, including utilization of preference cards and ability to anticipate your surgeons needs
• Coordinate and oversee your room during a case as the circulator
• Facilitate effective and efficient transition between surgical procedures
• Utilize appropriate body mechanics in moving your patients to stretchers and OR tables to prevent injury
• Manage your patients care and medication, including assistance with anesthesia
• Consistently review your charts for completeness, in accordance with documentation protocols prior to and after the surgical procedure

Qualifications you will need

• Graduate from an accredited school of professional nursing
• Minimum 1 year of experience in an operating room setting, preferably in an ambulatory surgery center
• Active RN license as required by state of employment or appropriate compact licensure
• Valid BCLS Certification upon employment (online certification not acceptable)
• ACLS as required by facility
• PALS is preferred, but may be required at some facilities
• CNOR certification preferred

Benefits

Tallahassee Outpatient Surgery Center offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

About Tallahassee Outpatient Surgery Center

Tallahassee Outpatient Surgery Center is located in Tallahassee, Florida and opened for business in 1992. We serve the residents of Leon County and surrounding areas. The center is located near beautiful beaches and great shrimping areas. Our AAAHC accredited center performs over 400 procedures a month. Services in orthopedic, spine, podiatry, and pain management are offered. As part of Surgery Ventures powered by HCA Healthcare, we live by our mission of, "Above all else, we are committed to the care and improvement of human life."

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