GI Perioperative Nurse: Preop to Postop Care

Northwell Health; Norwalk (CT); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Norwalk Hospital, part of Northwell Health, seeks an experienced Registered Nurse for peri-operative care in Gastroenterology. You will collaborate with anesthesia, surgeons, and care teams to optimize pre-operative readiness and patient education.

The role emphasizes leadership, adherence to standards, and delivering high-quality peri-operative services within our academic/community center in Norwalk.

Qualifications

• 2-5 years peri-operative nursing experience, excellent organizational skills, strong patient/family education skills
• GI: Minimum of 2-3 years of nursing experience in GI, preop, intra-op, and post-op care
• Bilingual (English And Spanish) Preferred
• GI: Member of SGNA, Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates. Specialty certification in CGRN
• OR: specialty certification i.e.: ASPAN, CNOR or AORN or Peri-Op 101; prior pre-surgical admission experience
• BSN preferred; Credentials: BLS, RN, ACLS

Responsibilities

• Performs assessments in an ongoing and systematic manner, focusing on physiological, psychological & cognitive status in relation to proposed anesthesia and surgery following anesthesia’s minimum anesthesia guidelines.
• Collaborates with anesthesia, surgeons and their offices, primary care physicians, specialty providers, patients and families to ensure all pre-operative documentation meets patient optimization for anesthesia and surgery.
• Identifies patient's/significant other's learning needs and implements appropriate measures to meet them. Provides pre-operative education in a knowledgeable, skillful, consistent and courteous manner.
• Establishes priorities of patient care based on essential patient and family needs and available resources, identifies potential barriers to surgical optimization by reviewing ecg’s, lab results, physical exams; recognizes additional testing required and initiates communication to obtain order.
• Manages patient and family expectations for peri-operative experience.
• Coordinates and communicates interdisciplinary functions to facilitate safe and compliant surgical activities.
• Fulfills all compliance responsibilities related to the position.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Peri-operative nursing

Bilingual English/Spanish

Patient/family education

Organizational skills

Education

BSN preferred

Credentials: BLS, RN, ACLS

Tools

SGNA CGRN

ASPAN CNOR AORN

Job description

Norwalk Hospital, part of Northwell Health, seeks an experienced Registered Nurse for peri-operative care in Gastroenterology. You will collaborate with anesthesia, surgeons, and care teams to optimize pre-operative readiness and patient education.

The role emphasizes leadership, adherence to standards, and delivering high-quality peri-operative services within our academic/community center in Norwalk.