Registered Nurse (RN) - Ambulatory Surgery - OR

About the Department

The Livingston and Brighton Surgery department combines 8 operating rooms and 2 procedural suites that average 50+ cases per day. Our mission is to provide the highest-quality care to every patient who requires a surgical intervention, both during preparation for surgery and recovery from anesthesia. We care for a wide variety of service lines for patients with an expected same-day discharge, including:

• Otolaryngology
• Plastics
• General Surgery
• Urology
• Gynecology
• Orthopedics
• Bariatrics

Our nursing staff is supported by department-based Anesthesiologists. We have the distinction of being a Robotic Center of Excellence. We are open Monday–Friday for planned procedures and provide weekend on-call coverage for emergency cases. We offer a variety of shift options and maintain low nurse-to-patient ratios.

Certifications we offer

• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)

Required Education And Licensure

• Graduation from an accredited nursing program
• All new hires must have a BSN degree or must agree in writing to obtain their BSN within five (5) years from date of hire or transfer to an RN role
• Current Michigan Nursing License
• BLS Required

Skills And Abilities

• Knowledge of nursing theory, practice and age-specific needs
• Interpersonal skills necessary to initiate and maintain collegial relationships with coworkers and therapeutic relationships with patients and families
• Critical thinking skills necessary to perform principal duties and responsibilities of the job description
• Ability to concentrate and pay close attention to detail when planning and performing professional nursing care

Responsibilities

• View patients holistically; consider physical, psychosocial, emotional, age-specific, cultural and spiritual factors
• Demonstrate appropriate assessment skills for identified patient populations
• Demonstrate critical thinking skills by gathering and analyzing patient information, then responding to a patient situation
• Develop, implement, evaluate and revise an individualized plan of care using evidenced-based interventions and standards of care
• Identify needs and begin to plan for care across the continuum considering patient and family preferences
• Identify patient and family education needs; develop and implement teaching plans based on evidence-based practice, seeking out additional resources when necessary
• Utilize teach-back methodology to ensure patient and family learning
• Identify necessary resources to ensure readiness for discharge and begin to develop plan in collaboration with other disciplines
• Create an environment that promotes a positive patient experience
• Communicate both verbal and written information (including documentation in the EMR) that is accurate, timely, concise and thorough
• Effectively communicate patient status, priority goals and interventions to colleagues and other disciplines during consultation, rounds and handoffs
• Maintain good rapport and cooperative relationships
• Approach conflict in a constructive manner; help identify problems, offer solutions, and participate in their resolution