Registered Nurse, Perioperative

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.

Responsibilities

• 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 direct and indirect provision of safe, professional nursing care of the patients in the operating room.
• Ensures the Operating Rooms are maintained in a clean, safe, and sanitary manner.
• Supports and maintains a safe patient care environment.
• Operates equipment and performs technical skills according to policies and standards.
• Makes sound nursing judgment based on nursing theory.
• Assumes responsibility for competency of practice and takes initiative for professional development and continuing education.
• Utilizes resources in a timely, organized, and cost-effective manner.
• Adheres to work schedule and manages time appropriately.
• Assists with 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).

Qualifications

• Working knowledge and experience in hospital or ambulatory surgery center including direct patient care.
• Knowledge of patient monitoring equipment.

Skills

• Primary nurse accountability through coordination, communication, and continuity of patient care.
• Competency in assessing, prioritizing, planning, and implementing direct patient care.

Benefits

• Competitive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401k with match, HSA/FSA, telemedicine, generous PTO, employee discounts and perks, employee assistance program, group life/AD&D, short term disability insurance, long term disability insurance, and EyeSouth Partners discounts.

Pay

• Details about pay are not specified in the job posting.

Schedule

• Details about the schedule are not specified in the job posting.