Pre/Post Op RN

United Surgical Partners International; Boyne City (MI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401k retirement plan

Paid time off

Health Savings Account

Employee Assistance program

Paid holidays

Flexible spending accounts

Job summary

Northern Michigan Surgical Suites is seeking a full-time Registered Nurse for the Pre/Post Op role in a state-of-the-art ambulatory surgical center. You will provide perioperative nursing care across pre-op and post-op phases, ensuring patient safety and family education.

The position requires 2–5 years in PreOp/PACU or critical care, an unrestricted RN license, and current BLS/ALS/PALS credentials. Ambulatory center experience is strongly preferred and teamwork is essential.

Qualifications

• Must be a Registered Nurse with an unrestricted state license.
• Must be a graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• 2–5 years of PreOp/PACU or Critical Care experience.
• Ambulatory surgical center experience strongly preferred.
• Current BLS, ALS and PALS certifications.
• Strong knowledge of surgical procedures and patient management.
• Understanding of aseptic techniques and their implementation.
• Ability to adapt to changing patient conditions.
• Excellent teamwork and communication with staff, patients, and physicians.

Responsibilities

• Manage patients’ admission processes to preoperative department.
• Assess health status in pre-op and verify identification wristband.
• Ensure operative and informed consents are in order.
• Determine surgeon and procedure being carried out.
• Take and record vital stats to ensure readiness for surgery.
• Initiate IVs and inform patients about the procedure.
• Assess patients’ condition post-surgery.
• Monitor vitals within normal ranges.
• Log findings in patient files.
• Educate patients and families about procedures and medications.
• Move patients to rooms when ready.
• Intervene in post-operative emergencies.
• Record sedation levels and temperature.
• Manage blood/fluids and draw specimens.
• Maintain post-op space cleanliness.
• Change bandages and dress wounds.

Skills

RN license

Nursing degree

2–5 years exp

Ambulatory surgery exp

BLS, ACLS, PALS

Surgical patient care

Aseptic techniques

Adaptability

Teamwork & comms

Education

Nursing program graduate

Job description

Northern Michigan Surgical Suites has an immediate need for a full time Pre/Post Op RN!

Northern Michigan Surgical Suites

Northern Michigan Surgical Suites is a beautiful, state-of-the-art, multi-specialty center outpatient surgical center. It is designed to give patients, friends and family a relaxing experience before, during and after the procedure. Northern Michigan Surgical Suites also provides a high ratio of medical staff to patients in order to provide the highest quality experience and attentive care.

RN Pre/Post Op RN at Northern Michigan Surgical Suites

The Pre/Post Op RN provides quality patient care using the nursing process, the medical plan of care, and organizational policies. The Pre/Post Op RN provides safe, effective, and quality patient-family centered care in the perioperative services for all patient populations.

Pre-operative

• Manage patients’ admission processes to preoperative department
• Assess the status of patients’ health in pre-op and ensure accuracy of identification wristband
• Ensure that operative and informed consents are in order
• Determine the surgeon and procedure being carried out
• Take and record vital statistics of patients to ensure readiness for surgical procedure
• Initiate IVs and ensure that patients are informed about the procedure and attending medical staff

Post-operative

• Assess patients’ condition after a surgery has been performed
• Ensure that all vitals are within normal range
• Log all findings in patients’ files
• Answer patients’ questions and ensure that they are kept comfortable
• Make sure that all relevant IVs are in check
• Develop individualized care plans based on each individual patient’s condition
• Ensure that the all nursing activities are carried out in accordance to individual patient care plan
• Monitor patients for condition changes and report any changes to the doctor
• Initiate patient education programs to ensure that both patients and families are educated on procedures and medications
• Determine when patients are ready to be moved to their rooms
• Perform intervention duties in cases of post-operative emergencies
• Record sedation levels and body temperature
• Manage blood and fluid transfusions and draw specimens
• Ensure that the post-operative space is clean and sanitized
• Change bandages and dress surgical wounds

Qualifications

• Must be a Registered Nurse with an unrestricted license in the state.
• Must be a graduate of an accredited school of nursing
• Must have at least 2-5 years of experience in PreOp/PACU or Critical Care.
• Previous experience in an ambulatory surgical center strongly preferred
• Must have current BLS, ALS and PALS
• Must possess a strong knowledge of surgical procedures and management of the surgical patient
• Understanding of aseptic techniques and their implementation
• Ability to quickly adapt to changing condition of the patient when needed
• Must be an excellent team player and have the ability to communicate with staff, patients and physicians

Benefits

USPI offers the following benefits, subject to employment status:

• Medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance
• Paid time off (vacation & sick leave) - Starting PTO accrual is 15 days per year.
• 401k retirement plan
• Paid holidays
• Health savings accounts, healthcare & dependent flexible spending accounts
• Employee Assistance program, Employee discount program
• Voluntary benefits include pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long term care, elder & childcare, AD&D, auto & home insurance.

Who We Are

At USPI, we create relationships that create better care. We partner with physicians and health care systems to provide first class ambulatory solutions throughout the United States. We are committed to providing surgical services in the most efficient and clinically excellent manner.

USPI is committed to, and proud of our inclusive culture. An inclusive culture, in our view, is respectful of differences and nurtures and supports the contributions of each individual, while also embracing and leveraging diversity. A diverse workforce, combined with an inclusive culture, makes USPI stronger and better able to meet the needs of our diverse patient and physician population.