Job Overview
Join our dynamic perioperative team as a Cross-Trained Registered Nurse (RN) specializing in Pre-Operative (Pre-Op), Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU), and Operating Room (OR) Circulating roles. This energetic position offers the opportunity to provide comprehensive patient care across multiple surgical phases, ensuring safety, comfort, and optimal outcomes. As a vital team member, you will utilize your diverse nursing skills to support a variety of surgical procedures in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. Your expertise will help streamline perioperative workflows, enhance patient experiences, and uphold the highest standards of clinical excellence. NO WEEKENDS NO HOLIDAYS
Responsibilities
1. Pre-Operative (Pre-Op)
- Complete thorough preoperative nursing assessments, verify informed surgical consents, and review medical history/medications.
- Establish intravenous (IV) access, administer preoperative medications, and review ordered lab work or diagnostics.
- Provide detailed education to patients and their families regarding the planned surgical journey and immediate postoperative care.
2. Operating Room (OR) Circulator
- Serve as the patient advocate in the operating suite, managing the nursing care and maintaining a sterile, safe environment.
- Coordinate the surgical team, verify the surgical site/patient via "Time-Out" protocols, and accurately document all intraoperative data.
- Prepare, organize, and track all surgical equipment, implants, and specimens, ensuring seamless collaboration with the scrub technician and surgeon.
3. Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU)
- Provide safe, targeted nursing care to patients dynamically recovering from general, regional, or local anesthesia.
- Continuously monitor and record vital signs, neurological status, airway management, and post-op surgical sites.
- Actively manage pain, nausea, and emergency interventions during vulnerable postoperative windows.
- Execute precise discharge planning and education for a safe transition home or to an inpatient floor.
Experience
- Proven nursing experience in perioperative settings such as hospital operating rooms, ambulatory surgery centers, or outpatient clinics.
- Critical care experience in ICU or emergency medicine environments is highly valued.
- Familiarity with a broad range of medical procedures including cardiac catheterization, dialysis access management, and trauma medicine.
- Hands-on experience with EMR/EHR systems such as Epic or Cerner for documentation and order entry.
- Knowledge of aseptic techniques, infection control protocols, and sterile processing practices essential for maintaining a safe surgical environment.
- Prior exposure to specialties like ophthalmology, geriatrics, pediatrics, or behavioral health enhances adaptability across diverse patient populations.
- Ability to perform complex assessments including vital signs monitoring, laboratory specimen collection/processing, and diagnostic evaluations like sonography or gastric lavage. Join us to make a meaningful impact on patient lives through expert perioperative nursing! We value your dedication to excellence in healthcare delivery and offer an engaging environment where your skills can thrive—delivering compassionate care at every stage of the surgical journey.
Pay: From $35.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
