Same-Day Surgery Nurse - Predictable Schedule & Team Care

TriStar NorthCrest Medical Center; Springfield (TN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 92,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits + prescription

Vision & Dental

Wellbeing support

PTO & family leave

401(k) match

Employee stock purchase plan

Education support

Fertility & family benefits

Life insurance

Job summary

TriStar NorthCrest Medical Center in Springfield, TN, is interviewing for a Same Day Surgery Nurse. The role focuses on evaluating patients before surgery, educating families about procedures, and preparing patients with IV therapy and preoperative medications. It requires delivering safe, evidence-based perioperative care.

You will work within a dynamic interdisciplinary team, contributing to patient safety, site verification, and continuous improvement in the operating room environment.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate patients prior to surgery
• Provide patient and family education surrounding the procedure and peri-operative process
• Assume responsibility for patient preparation, including intravenous therapy, preoperative medications, and surgical site verification
• Participate in surgical site verification, including briefing, time out, debriefing, and universal protocols, according to hospital policy
• Recognize and respond to patient emergencies
• Deliver high-quality, patient-centered care while managing evidence-based practices and continuous improvement initiatives
• Be an integral member of a dynamic interdisciplinary team—consisting of the provider(s), surgeons, surgical technologists and more
• Consistently apply the nursing process, critical thinking skills, scientific judgment, technical skills and leadership to independently deliver safe nursing care to patients
• Assess patient condition, monitor throughout your shift, and document changes in patient condition along with the care provided thoroughly
• Educate patients and families/caregivers about the patient’s medical condition, treatment and follow-up measures

Skills

Nursing care

Critical thinking

Team collaboration

Patient education

Documentation

Job description

TriStar NorthCrest Medical Center in Springfield, TN, is interviewing for a Same Day Surgery Nurse. The role focuses on evaluating patients before surgery, educating families about procedures, and preparing patients with IV therapy and preoperative medications. It requires delivering safe, evidence-based perioperative care.

You will work within a dynamic interdisciplinary team, contributing to patient safety, site verification, and continuous improvement in the operating room environment.