Perioperative Nurse — Ambulatory Surgery Expert

Atlas Healthcare Partners; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Atlas Healthcare Partners seeks an experienced RN to assess, plan, implement, evaluate, and document nursing care in an operating-room setting. The role emphasizes evidence-based practice, multidisciplinary collaboration, and patient-centered discharge planning.

You will lead in assessment, documentation, and care coordination while maintaining regulatory compliance and high-quality outcomes for diverse surgical patients in a busy OR environment.

Qualifications

• Associate's Degree or Diploma in Nursing, or higher, required.
• Must possess a current, valid RN license in state of practice, temporary RN license in state of practice, or compact RN licensure for current state of practice.
• BLS and ACLS required.
• PALS certification required within 90 days of start date if assigned ASC services pediatrics.
• Core (FT/PT): Minimum one-year licensed RN experience in OR (other procedural areas consider with Support Center Clinical Educator approval)

Responsibilities

• Assesses patient physical, psychological, social, spiritual, educational, developmental, cultural and discharge planning needs.
• Reviews patient history and physical with patient/family and assures completion within appropriate timeframe.
• Reviews available information obtained by other health care team members.
• Reviews diagnostics and laboratory data and reports abnormal results to the physician(s) and other appropriate caregivers.
• Completes assessment and reassessments according to patient need and as outlined in policy.
• Formulates a plan of care, including the discharge plan, utilizing assessment data and patient, family and health team input.
• Initiates a plan of care based on patient-specific needs, assessment data and the medical plan of care.
• Goals for patient are realistic, measurable and developed in conjunction with the patient/family.
• Implements the plan of care through direct patient care, coordination, delegation and supervision of the activities of the health care team.
• Provides care based on physician orders and the nursing plan of care, in compliance with policies and procedures, standards of care, and regulatory agency requirements.
• Promotes continuity of care by accurately and completely communicating to other caregivers the status of patients for whom care is provided.
• Evaluates the patient's and family's response to care and teaching and revises the plan of care as needed.
• Evaluates patient progress towards goals and expected outcomes in collaboration with other health care team members.
• Documents assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation in the patient record.

Skills

RN experience in OR

BLS certification

ACLS certification

PALS certification

Patient care

Education

Associate's Degree or Diploma in Nursing

RN license

Job description

Atlas Healthcare Partners seeks an experienced RN to assess, plan, implement, evaluate, and document nursing care in an operating-room setting. The role emphasizes evidence-based practice, multidisciplinary collaboration, and patient-centered discharge planning.

You will lead in assessment, documentation, and care coordination while maintaining regulatory compliance and high-quality outcomes for diverse surgical patients in a busy OR environment.