Operating Room Nurse

MedHQ; Hauppauge (NY); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Dental insurance

Employee assistance program

Flexible spending account

Health insurance

Life insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

The Center for Advanced Spine and Joint Surgery is seeking an experienced Operating Room Nurse for a Monday–Friday schedule with shifts starting at 6:30am. Salary will depend on experience.

You will provide nursing care in the surgical operative areas, ensuring patient needs are met in line with physician guidance and facility procedures. You will participate in quality improvement initiatives and support peri-operative patient planning and care decisions.

Qualifications

• High school graduate or GED.
• Graduate of accredited school of nursing with an Associate's degree or higher.
• Current licensure in the State as a Registered Nurse (NY).
• Must be current in BCLS.
• ACLS certification required.

Responsibilities

• Provides nursing care in the assigned operative areas of the surgery center.
• Ensures patient needs are met per physician and facility procedures.
• Participates in quality improvement initiatives as assigned by the Director of Nursing.
• Sets priorities in planning cases and makes clinical decisions for peri-operative patients.
• Maintains surgical services in accordance with policies and regulatory standards.
• Assists with staffing and daily operational processes in the operating area.
• Adheres to center policies, procedures, and safety programs.
• Supports quality improvement committees and continuous patient care enhancements.

Skills

Operating room nursing

Patient care

Quality improvement

Clinical decision making

Education

Associate's degree in Nursing

RN licensure (NY)

Job description

The Center for Advanced Spine and Joint Surgery is offering an excellent opportunity for an experienced Operating Room Nurse. This position will be scheduled Monday-Friday with shifts starting at 6:30am. Salary will depend on experience.

Summary

• Provides nursing care in the assigned clinical operative areas of the surgery center.
• Ensures patient needs are met in accordance with instructions of physician and facility administrative procedures.
• Participates in various quality improvement initiatives as assigned by the Director of Nursing.
• The Operating Room nurse must set priorities in planning cases, and making clinical decisions. They are a resource for complex decision making and establishing individualized plan of care for the peri-operative patient.

Duties Include, But Are Not Limited To

• Maintains surgical services as assigned, in accordance with written policies and in compliance with various regulatory and accrediting agencies and is responsible for quality patient care.
• Assists with the development and monitoring of the standards of assigned areas pertaining to the operating room, sterilization and decontamination, and corresponding ancillary areas.
• Responsible for efficient and effective patient care and quality improvement.
• Helps in determining goals for assigned area and effectively manages resources to achieve the goals.
• Maintains a collegial relationship with physicians to ensure quality patient care.
• Assists with staffing of assigned area and performing daily operational processes.
• Adheres to Surgery Center policies, procedures, and safety programs.
• Participates in Quality Improvement Committee(s), and other Committees, as assigned.
• Proactively seeks to continuously improve patient care and operations.
• Exhibits competency in performing all functions of assigned area or duties.
• Responsible for other functions as assigned by the Director of Nursing

Qualifications

• High School graduate or GED certificate recipient.
• Graduate of accredited school of nursing with an Associate's degree or higher.
• Current licensure in the State as a Registered Nurse
• Must be current in BCLS
• ACLS certification
• Minimum 1 year operating room experience required
• ASC Experience preferred

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off