Operating Room Nurse - Day Shift, Ambulatory Center

Huntingdon Valley Surgery Center; Huntingdon Valley (PA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Huntingdon Valley Surgery Center in Pennsylvania is seeking a full-time Registered Nurse in the Operating Room who can circulate across multiple specialties. No nights, weekends, or on-call requirements.

Graduate from an accredited nursing program; OR experience preferred; BLS/BCLS certification required; current RN licensure in good standing. Perioperative certification preferred; ability to scrub & circulate.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• One year of OR and/or medical/surgical nursing experience preferred.
• Current state nursing licensure to practice in good standing.
• BLS/BCLS certification or documentation of current BLS/BCLS certification within 90 days of employment.
• Specialty certification in Perioperative Nursing preferred; ability to scrub & circulate preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient status throughout the perioperative episode of care.
• Develop an individualized perioperative plan of care.
• Protect the patient from injury from objects, chemicals, electrical, laser, mechanical, and thermal sources.
• Demonstrate safe operation of equipment and report unsafe situations.
• Handle specimens according to policy and procedures.
• Adhere to standard precautions and PPE.
• Communicate patient status to care team throughout the continuum.
• Administer medications safely using the 8 rights of medication administration.
• Maintain wound and tissue perfusion at or above baseline levels.
• Ensure patient is normothermic postoperatively.
• Provide nursing and monitoring per policies.
• Protect patient from surgical site infection.
• Assess knowledge of patient or support person.
• Educate on psychosocial, nutrition, medication, pain, wound management and expected responses.
• Involve patient in decisions about perioperative plan and rehabilitation.

Skills

OR circulating experience

Multispecialty circulation

Education

Accredited school of nursing

RN licensure

Job description

Huntingdon Valley Surgery Center in Pennsylvania is seeking a full-time Registered Nurse in the Operating Room who can circulate across multiple specialties. No nights, weekends, or on-call requirements.

Graduate from an accredited nursing program; OR experience preferred; BLS/BCLS certification required; current RN licensure in good standing. Perioperative certification preferred; ability to scrub & circulate.