Operating Room - RN - Florida

Title: Operating Room RN (Direct Hire)
Start Date: ASAP
ASC Hours: M-F 6:30a-5p.
Schedule: Monday to Friday, no nights, weekends, holidays, or on-call
# of OR Suites:4 (focusing on orthopedics and spine)
Surgeries per month:10-25 daily, 200-300 per month
Facility Selling Points: Very experienced staff. Just relocated to a brand new center/facility
Center Culture: Very high employee satisfaction, surgeons are kind and a pleasure to work with, all staff takes great pride in patient care

Medical specialties:

• Foot & Ankle Surgery
• General Orthopedics
• Sports Medicine
• Hand, Wrist, & Elbow Surgery
• Joint Replacement/Reconstruction
• Pain Management & Spine Care
• Spine Surgery

Position Summary:
Provide nursing care in the assigned clinical operative areas of the surgery center.
Ensures patient needs are met in accordance with instructions of physician and facility administrative procedures.
Participates in various quality improvement initiatives as assigned by the Director of Nursing.
The Operating Room nurse must set priorities in planning cases, and making clinical decisions. They are a resource for complex decision-making and establishing an individualized plan of care for the peri-operative patient.

Duties include, but are not limited to:
Maintains surgical services as assigned, in accordance with written policies and in compliance with various regulatory and accrediting agencies and is responsible for quality patient care.
Assists with the development and monitoring of the standards of assigned areas pertaining to the operating room, sterilization and decontamination, and corresponding ancillary areas.
Responsible for efficient and effective patient care and quality improvement.
Helps in determining goals for assigned area and effectively manages resources to achieve the goals.
Maintains a collegial relationship with physicians to ensure quality patient care.
Assists with staffing of assigned area and performing daily operational processes.
Adheres to Surgery Center policies, procedures, and safety programs.
Participates in Quality Improvement Committee(s), and other Committees, as assigned.
Proactively seeks to continuously improve patient care and operations.
Exhibits competency in performing all functions of assigned area or duties.
Responsible for other functions as assigned by the Director of Nursing

Qualifications:
High School graduate or GED certificate recipient. Graduate of accredited school of nursing with an Associate's degree or higher.
Current licensure in the State as a Registered Nurse
Must be current in BCLS
ACLS certification
Prior OR Nursing experience (2 year minimum)
ASC Experience preferred

Medical specialties:
Medical-Surgical
Surgery

Physical setting:
Ambulatory surgery center
Operating room

Standard shift:
Day shift

Weekly schedule:
Monday to Friday

Experience:
Operating Room: 2 years (Preferred)