Registered Nurse (RN) | PACU & Surgery Center Coordinator
Ophthalmic Plastic & Cosmetic Surgery (OPCS) | Atlanta, GA
Compensation: $43–$53/hour, based on experience Schedule: Full-time, Monday–Friday | 2–3 surgery days per week — no nights, no weekends, no call, no holidays
Please Read Before Applying
- This position requires an active Georgia Registered Nurse (RN) license and previous nursing experience in PACU, Pre-Op, Ambulatory Surgery, Office-Based Surgery, or a similar outpatient procedural setting.
- Experience with athenaOne is strongly preferred and will be given priority during the hiring process.
- This is not a traditional hospital nursing position.
- Our RN serves as the primary clinical nurse for our Joint Commission-accredited office-based surgery center. This role combines exceptional patient care with significant administrative responsibility, regulatory compliance, technology, organization, and independent decision-making.
- If you're looking for a position where you'll be highly involved in patient care, take ownership of your responsibilities, and become an integral part of a close-knit, high-performing surgical team, we'd love to meet you.
About OPCS
At Ophthalmic Plastic & Cosmetic Surgery (OPCS), we've built our reputation on exceptional patient care, organization, efficiency, and teamwork.
Our patients frequently tell us how seamless their experience feels from consultation through recovery. That doesn't happen by accident. It happens because every member of our team takes ownership of their role.
We operate a calm, precise, and highly organized office-based surgery center. Our patient population is carefully selected, our workflows are well established, and our team believes that exceptional systems create exceptional patient care.
As our Joint Commission-accredited surgery center continues to grow with additional surgeons and a second surgical suite, we're looking for an outstanding RN to grow with us.
About the Position
You'll serve as the primary RN and clinical leader of our office-based surgery center.
This position carries primary responsibility for the day-to-day nursing operations of the surgery center while collaborating closely with our surgeons, physician assistants, surgery scheduler, and administrative team.
Our surgery center currently operates 2–3 surgery days each week, typically caring for 4–6 healthy outpatient surgical patients undergoing monitored anesthesia care (MAC).
Our caseload includes both elective cosmetic procedures and medically necessary, insurance-based procedures. Our cosmetic patients have chosen their surgery, researched it carefully, and invested significantly in the result — and they arrive with the expectations that come with that decision. But here's what matters: at OPCS, every patient receives that same level of care. Whether someone is here for a cosmetic procedure or an insurance-covered one, they experience the same warm, polished, concierge-level nursing — calm reassurance before surgery, attentive recovery care, and communication that makes every patient feel like our only patient. Nurses who love that style of patient care will find this deeply rewarding; it's a different rhythm than hospital nursing, and it's one of the things our patients remember most.
Unlike many nursing positions, this role combines direct patient care with significant administrative responsibility.
Surgery Days
- Preoperative nursing assessments
- IV placement and management
- Medication administration
- Intraoperative circulating assistance
- PACU recovery
- Continuous patient monitoring
- Patient education
- Discharge planning and instructions
- Recovery documentation
- Emergency preparedness
Non-Surgery Days
You'll oversee the administrative and clinical workflows that keep our surgery center organized, compliant, and ready for every surgical day.
Responsibilities include:
- Medical clearance and History & Physical (H&P) coordination
- Preoperative patient education
- Consent management
- One-business-day preoperative patient calls (final instructions and arrival times)
- Medication instruction review
- Nursing-related patient communication
- athenaOne document management
- Shared surgical tracking documentation
- Joint Commission compliance
- Controlled substance documentation
- Infection prevention documentation
- Medication inventory and expiration monitoring
- Crash cart readiness
- Daily equipment checks
- Maintaining a clean, organized, surgery-ready PACU
- Assisting in clinic when needed
While you'll work independently within your role, you'll never work alone. We collaborate constantly with our surgeons, providers, surgical coordinators, and administrative team. Independence at OPCS means confidently managing your responsibilities while being part of a highly supportive team.
Technology Is an Essential Part of This Position
Technology is woven into nearly every aspect of this role.
A typical non-surgery day may include:
- Managing incoming H&Ps and medical clearances in athenaOne
- Updating shared Google Sheets that track each patient's progress through the surgical process
- Preparing and organizing Adobe PDF documents
- Responding to patient texts, messages, and voicemails through Klara
- Making preoperative patient calls through RingCentral, our phone system
- Coordinating with staff through Google Workspace (Drive, Docs, Gmail, Calendar)
- Managing electronic documentation and cloud-based files throughout the day
We provide thorough training on our workflows and software. We do expect applicants to be comfortable learning new technology quickly, navigating multiple software platforms throughout the day, and independently troubleshooting routine computer tasks.
If working across an EMR, spreadsheets, and digital documents all day sounds tedious rather than satisfying, this role won't be a fit — and if it sounds like your kind of organized, you'll love it here.
Daily Technology Platforms Include
- athenaOne
- Google Workspace (Drive, Docs, Sheets, Gmail & Calendar)
- Adobe Acrobat / PDF Management
- RingCentral
- Klara (Secure Patient Messaging)
- Shared Electronic Tracking Systems
- Cloud-Based Document Management
Strong computer proficiency is considered an essential function of this position.
Training & Success
We believe in training thoroughly, not micromanaging.
Every employee receives comprehensive onboarding, hands-on training, detailed written SOPs, and ongoing support. We do not expect anyone to know everything on day one.
Our goal is to train every team member thoroughly so they can work confidently and independently within clearly established protocols.
We've invested heavily in developing detailed SOPs, workflows, templates, and tracking systems that create consistency throughout the practice. Successful team members become comfortable utilizing these resources whenever they need direction and become increasingly independent as they gain experience.
This Position Is Perfect for Someone Who...
- Appreciates working within well-designed systems and established protocols.
- Understands that consistently following established workflows helps our surgery center run smoothly and efficiently.
- Recognizes that accurate, timely documentation keeps every member of the team informed and every surgical patient progressing seamlessly through the surgical process.
- Naturally follows established processes without needing frequent reminders.
- Enjoys balancing patient care with administrative responsibilities.
- Finds genuine satisfaction in delivering a warm, polished, five-star experience to every patient — cosmetic and medical alike.
- Learns new technology quickly and comfortably works within multiple software platforms throughout the day.
- Takes ownership of assigned responsibilities from start to finish.
- Communicates proactively and understands how their work supports the success of the entire practice.
- Takes pride in organization, accuracy, and attention to detail.
- Enjoys being trusted to manage responsibilities independently while remaining an active member of a collaborative team.
The OPCS Difference
At OPCS, we believe exceptional patient care begins with exceptional systems.
Our systems aren't designed to create unnecessary work. They're designed to create consistency, efficiency, patient safety, and outstanding communication throughout every step of the surgical process.
Every employee receives detailed training, written SOPs, and clear expectations because we believe people perform best when they're supported by great systems.
In return, we look for professionals who value accountability, organization, continuous learning, and personal ownership.
Qualifications
- Current Georgia Registered Nurse (RN) license
- BLS required
- ACLS preferred
- Previous PACU, Pre-Op, ASC, Office-Based Surgery, or procedural nursing experience strongly preferred
- Excellent IV skills required
- Strong computer proficiency
- Excellent communication skills
- Exceptional organizational and time-management skills
- Ability to prioritize multiple responsibilities independently
Benefits
- $42–$59/hour, based on experience
- No nights
- No weekends
- No holidays
- No on-call responsibilities
- Health insurance stipend
- Safe Harbor 401(k)
- Additional 401(k) profit-sharing
- Paid vacation
- Paid parking
- Calm, predictable outpatient surgical environment
Why You'll Love Working Here
We're a close-knit team that genuinely enjoys working together. We value kindness, professionalism, accountability, efficiency, and continuous improvement.
This is an exceptional opportunity for an experienced RN seeking greater autonomy, predictable hours, meaningful ownership, and the chance to become the clinical cornerstone of a highly respected oculoplastic practice.
If you're someone who enjoys building trust with patients, appreciates well-designed systems, and takes pride in helping a surgery center run smoothly and efficiently every day, we'd love to meet you.
Pay: $43.00 - $53.00 per hour
Expected hours: 35.0 – 40.0 per week
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Employee discount
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
Medical Specialty:
- Perioperative Care
- Surgery
Physical Setting:
Application Question(s):
- How many years of nursing experience do you have in PACU, Pre-Op, ASC, Office-Based Surgery, or a similar outpatient procedural setting? (None / Less than 1 / 1-3 / 3-5 / 5+)
- Do you have hands-on experience with athenaOne? (Yes/No)
- Do you have experience independently placing and managing IVs? (Yes/No)
- This position pays $43–$53/hour based on experience. Does this range work for you? (Yes/No)
License/Certification:
- active, unrestricted Georgia Registered Nurse (RN) license? (Required)
- and current BLS certification? (Required)
- current ACLS certification? (Preferred)
Ability to Commute:
- Atlanta, GA 30327 (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
