Perioperative Nurse: OR Patient Care & Team Leadership

AmSurg Corp; Conway (SC); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Position available in a hospital/clinical setting seeking a skilled operating room professional. The role focuses on assisting in total surgical care, coordinating time, equipment, supplies, and staff to support safe, efficient procedures.

Responsibilities include patient care in the operating room, teamwork with the surgical staff, adherence to sterile technique, and accurate documentation of procedures and medications.

Qualifications

• Using two patient identifiers, identifies the patient and correct procedure, according to policy and procedures, and communicates with the healthcare team
• Reviews patient’s medical record and needs, to provide continuity of care collaboratively, with other members of the healthcare team
• Provides comfort and reassurance to patient
• Maintains patient’s privacy and dignity
• Verifies planned procedure(s) with patient and discusses plan of care
• Assembles and provides properly functioning equipment, supplies, and instruments
• Verifies sterility and high level disinfection of instruments and supplies
• Handles and logs tissue specimens correctly and accurately
• Ensures sterile techniques are used according to policy and procedure
• Performs the surgical preparation
• Performs other miscellaneous duties as assigned

Responsibilities

• Proactively participates as a team member in support of the total surgical process
• Organizes time, equipment, supplies, and personnel to provide effective and efficient case management
• Supervises and directs patient care in the operating/procedure room
• Organizes nursing activities efficiently and effectively
• Delegates activities appropriate to the abilities of available staff members
• Assists with supplies, drugs, and equipment inventories to maintain stock level and availability
• Addresses patient needs specific to the surgical procedure
• Transports patients to or from the operating/procedure room, as needed, observing policies, procedures, and safety
• Administers medication(s) per order of physician, documents appropriately
• Documents medical records and other forms accurately, legibly and in a timely manner, following policies and procedures
• Performs the surgical preparation
• Performs the time out prior to start of procedure, inflation of tourniquet, or incision
• Ensures a correct sponge, needle, sharps, and instrument count
• Confirms proper aseptic technique and sterile conditions are maintained

Job description

Position available in a hospital/clinical setting seeking a skilled operating room professional. The role focuses on assisting in total surgical care, coordinating time, equipment, supplies, and staff to support safe, efficient procedures.

Responsibilities include patient care in the operating room, teamwork with the surgical staff, adherence to sterile technique, and accurate documentation of procedures and medications.