RN Ambulatory Surgery Center Cadillac MF DAYS

Munson Healthcare; Cadillac (MI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Munson Healthcare in Michigan is seeking a Registered Nurse for peri-operative areas (Preop, OR, Recovery) to provide safe, quality patient care. You will assess patients, coordinate interventions, document care, and educate patients and families throughout the surgical process.

The role requires an active MI RN license and ADN; experience in peri-operative settings is preferred. Schedule is weekdays with early starts and potential after-hours coverage as needed.

Qualifications

• Currently Licensed as a Registered Nurse in the State of Michigan.
• ADN required.
• Experience in the Peri-operative area preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient status in preop, OR, and post‑op areas and ongoing.
• Provide safe, therapeutic nursing care using the nursing process.
• Coordinate nursing interventions to achieve outcomes and discharge readiness.
• Document interventions and patient responses.
• Communicate patient conditions with surgeons, anesthesia, and staff.
• Safely carry out physician orders and document activities.
• Initiate and participate in patient and family education.
• Assess learning needs and patient maturity in learning.
• Maintain competency in OR circulator and conscious sedation.

Skills

Nursing assessment

Care coordination

Documentation

Communication with surgeons

Safety and asepsis

Conscious sedation safety

Education

ADN

Job description

Job Description

_ A Day In The Life_

• Assess patient status on admission to the preop area, operating room, and post-op area, and on a continuing basis.

• Provide safe, therapeutic quality care to patients by utilizing the nursing process and nursing diagnosis in a timely manner.

• Coordinate nursing interventions to enhance achievement of expected outcomes and ensure readiness for discharge.

• Document interventions and patient responses.

• Ensure provision of patient care in an organized and timely manner.

• Utilize nursing care standards when planning and implementing patient care.

• Communicate appropriate information regarding patient conditions to surgeons, anesthesia, management, and other staff.

• Safely carry out physician’s orders correctly and promptly, documenting all activities.

• Initiate and participate in patient and family education.

• Assess learning needs according to the patient’s level of understanding and readiness to learn.

• Display an understanding of each patient’s cognitive, physical, emotional, and chronological maturity in assessments, treatment, and care.

• Maintain competencies to function in RN role within specific areas (e.g., OR circulator).

• Maintain competencies in conscious sedation administration and monitoring of sedated patients.

• Protect sedated and anesthetized patients by identifying safety hazards and minimizing exposure to maintain privacy and body temperature.

• Expertise in safety principles, asepsis, sterile technique, and universal precautions.

• Assess, anticipate, and implement appropriate care throughout the surgical process.

• Provides safe, quality patient care in the Peri-Operative area (Preop, Recovery, or OR). Accountable for assessing, planning, implementing, and coordinating patient care from admission to discharge.

Qualifications:

Qualifications

Required:

• Currently Licensed as a Registered Nurse in the State of Michigan
• ADN

Preferred:

• Experience in the Per-operative Area

Additional Information

Schedule: M-F Start times between 6:30-7AM and end times at 5:30 or later.

Munson Healthcare requires all employees be vaccinated or have lab confirmed immunity for Measles, Mumps, Rubella and Varicella. MHC also requires all employees to receive a flu vaccine during the flu season in the year that they are hired and annually thereafter, or receive an approved medical or religious exemption.