Registered Nurse

Position Summary

Michigan Outpatient Surgery Center has a rewarding opportunity for a Registered Nurse to join their team. The Registered Nurse will assist in the organization and daily function of the operating room in accordance with established federal, state and accreditation standards and facility policies and procedures. Our Registered Nurses assist in overseeing patient care activities in the operating room and maintain a high standard of safety.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate appropriate nursing management and intervention in the perioperative period
• Perform preoperative patient assessment, review surgeon preferences, assess equipment/supply needs, prepare operating room, ensure availability of needed supplies and equipment and proper and safe working order
• Provide appropriate patient care
• Perform surgical prep per standard of care and surgeon preference
• Demonstrate appropriate protocol for safe use and handling of equipment
• Anticipate the need for equipment and supplies based on surgeon preference
• Handle and document specimens per policy
• Assure emergency equipment and supplies are available at all times
• Keep surgical suites clean, tidy, free of soiled equipment and supplies, and properly stocked
• Participate in medical records QAPI
• Demonstrate a willingness to look at new ideas and work in a changing environment
• Understand, verbalize and participate in the quality improvement process
• Maintain active professional relationships with physicians and patients by assessing needs and levels of satisfaction with facility services

Requirements

• Active RN License
• BLS Certified
• Two (2) years of experience as an ambulatory surgery center or operating room nurse
• One-year surgical scrub experience required
• Compute knowledge including Electronic Medical Records (EMR), preferred
• Ability to effectively communicate with patients, families, surgeons and staff