Registered Nurse full time

About the role

Premier Surgical Center in Erie, PA is an accredited ambulatory surgery facility specializing in ophthalmology procedures. The center provides efficient, high-quality cataract and refractive surgeries in a modern outpatient environment. It’s an excellent workplace for professionals who value patient comfort, safety, and streamlined surgical care in a collaborative setting. We are now hiring a full-time Operating Room Registered Nurse. The ideal candidate must demonstrate a commitment to support the clinic’s goals of providing each patient with a positive experience while receiving quality comprehensive eye care from the providers.

Responsibilities

• Provides ongoing assessment and nursing care to patients in the facility in accordance with Physician’s orders, policies, procedures, and processes within the scope of practice.
• Collaborates with physicians and team members to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care.
• Responsible for the direct and indirect provision of safe, professional nursing care of the patients in the operating room.
• Accountable for ongoing evaluation and documentation of all components of care delivered to patients within the perioperative and outpatient environment utilizing the nursing process.
• Follows and completes assignments as given by the Clinical Director and Providers.
• Collaborates with appropriate disciplines in developing coordinated outcomes and interventions.
• Circulates surgical procedures for various surgeons that operate at the facility.
• Supports and maintains a safe patient care environment.
• Ensures that the Operating Rooms are maintained in a clean, safe, and sanitary manner.
• Prepares surgery suite for surgical procedures.
• Follows established universal precautions in the use of PPE.
• Individualizes patient care according to patient’s health status and surgery/procedure being performed.
• Operates equipment and performs technical skills according to policies and standards.
• Recognizes situations (patient, staff, visitor, and physician) and significant assessment findings that require verbal or written communication and follow through to the appropriate people.
• Monitors surgery inventory and notifies appropriate individual(s) when supplies are needed.
• Participates in identifying and developing the performance improvement focus and criteria.
• Supports the mission, vision, and core values of the organization.
• Observes facility policies, procedures, and processes.
• Purposefully conducts all aspects of job in an ethical manner in support of the organization’s commitment to ethical behavior in all areas of personal and professional activity.

Requirements

• High school graduate or GED certificate recipient
• Graduate of accredited school of nursing
• Active RN license in the state where work will be conducted
• BLS and ACLS certification
• Current surgical experience (within past 3 years)
• Ability to make sound nursing judgment based on nursing theory
• Demonstrates primary nurse accountability through coordination, communication, and continuity of patient care
• Must be able to assess, prioritize, plan, and implement direct patient care
• Assumes responsibility for competency of practice and takes initiative for professional development and continuing education
• Working knowledge and experience in hospital or ambulatory surgery center including direct patient care
• Ability to adhere to work schedule and manage time appropriately
• Ability to utilize resources in a timely, organized, and cost-effective manner
• Knowledge of patient monitoring equipment

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401k w/ Match
• HSA/FSA
• Telemedicine
• Generous PTO Package
• Employee Discounts and Perks
• Employee Assistance Program
• Group Life/AD&D
• Short Term Disability Insurance
• Long Term Disability Insurance

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