Registered Nurse - OR (PRN)

The Role

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.
• Provides circulating assistance during 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.
• Fulfills 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.
• Maintains surgery inventory and notifies appropriate individual(s) when supplies are needed.
• Participates in identifying and developing the performance improvement focus and criteria.

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.
• 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.

Qualifications

• Must be able to assess, prioritize, plan, and implement direct patient care.

Skills

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Proficient in operating surgical equipment and following safety protocols.

Benefits

• No nights or weekends.

Pay

• Competitive salary commensurate with experience.

Schedule

• PRN (as needed) schedule.

EyeSouth Partners is an Equal Opportunity Employer.