Pleasantdale Ambulatory Care is looking for an operating room nurse to join our surgical team. Candidates must be energetic “team players” who are patient oriented, professional, and thorough in their work.
Objectives of this role:
- Provide patients with perioperative care in procedure, operating, and recovery rooms.
- Organize time, equipment, supplies, and personnel to provide effective and efficient case management.
- Develop and implement plan of care for surgical patients
Responsibilities:
- Participate as a team member in support of the total perioperative process
- Organize time, equipment, supplies, and personnel to provide effective and efficient case management
- Supervises and directs patient care in a single operating or procedure room
- Organizes nursing activities efficiently and effectively
- Delegates activities appropriate to the abilities of available staff members
- Considers cost containment by using supplies economically and in effective turnover time
- Assists with supply, drug, and equipment inventories to maintain stock levels and availability
- Addresses patient needs during admission to the operating room, with attention to requirements specific to the outpatient setting
- Transports patients to the operating room while observing policies, procedures, and safety requirements.
- Identifies the patient and correct surgical procedure according to policy and communicates such information to all members of the surgical team
- Reviews patient medical record to plan care with the other healthcare team members
- Maintains patient privacy and dignity
- Performs the circulating nurses role and function following approved operating room procedures to meet the requirements of the scheduled procedure
- Provides comfort and reassurance to patient
- Assembles and provides properly functioning equipment, supplies, and instruments before the start of the procedure
- Responds in a timely manner to meet the needs of the patient and physician
- Documents patient records and other forms accurately following policies and procedures
Qualification and Certificates:
- High school graduate or GED certificate recipient
- Graduate of accredited school of nursing
- RN with active NJ license
- BLS certified
- ACLS certified (Preferred)
- Operating Room experience. (Additional experience in Endo preferred)
Reports to:
- Director of Nursing, Nurse Manager
Experience:
- Operating Room: minimum of 1 year required
About us:
The Pleasantdale Ambulatory Care (PAC) center is located in the beautiful Pleasantdale Valley section of West Orange, NJ. Our surgical center is an expansive, state-of-the-art facility, with over 12,000 square feet encompassing three operating rooms, two procedure rooms, pre- and post-operative areas, private patient changing rooms with lockers, and modern, comfortable waiting rooms.
Why You Should Work for Pleasantdale Ambulatory Care
- Medical Insurance
- 401K
- Flexible Spending Account
- Aflac
- Jury Duty coverage
- A work family you can rely on
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Standard shift:
Weekly schedule:
- Monday to Friday
- Weekends as needed
Experience:
- operating room: 1 year (Preferred)
Work Location: In person