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EyeCare Partners · 1 day ago

Registered Nurse, Pre-Op/PACU/OR PRN Day Shift, No Weekends, No Holidays!

Muskegon, MI

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid Level

1+ years exp

EyeCare Partners is the nation’s leading provider of clinically integrated eye care, with a mission to enhance vision and improve lives. The Registered Nurse in the Pre-Op/PACU/OR setting is responsible for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating nursing care for patients, ensuring high-quality services and compliance with established standards.

Hospital & Health Care

Responsibilities

Ability to supervise and direct patient care in an individual Operating Room

Ensures that proper techniques and practices are used in accordance to accepted standards of practice

Complies with HIPAA regulations and is knowledgeable of patient rights

Performs duties in an ethical and legal manner within the scope of their license as defined by the State

Supervises other personnel in the room and directs or assists as necessary

Immediately reports and unusual occurrences to charge personnel, documents appropriately in the patient record

Demonstrates primary nursing accountability through coordination, communication and continuity of patient care

Assess, prioritize, plan and implement patient care in an effective manner

Maintains medical records in an accurate and legible manner

Participates in continuing education/in-service training as needed, staff meetings, and Q.A.P.I. program

Follows Physician orders and directions from management

Actively participates in the development of a healthy work environment

Assists in training new staff when needed

Balances team and individual responsibilities

Recognizes each department’s significance and works appropriately with other departments

Performs scrub duties as necessary

Maintains count on sponges, needles and instruments to ensure no loss of items according to policy

Performs all circulating duties with efficiency

Supervises and assists Scrub Nurse as needed

Positions patient, prepares operative area, and adjusts table to proper position according to standard policies

Has all supplies and equipment in room and provides to team as needed

Opens all sterile packs and supplies according to aseptic technique

Assists Surgeons, Anesthesiologists, and other personnel as needed

Observes patient for changes in condition

Reviews Surgeon’s preference cards for desired medications and verifies same with Surgeon

Ensures all medications are administered and charted according to established policies and procedures

Identifies and records patient’s response to medication when necessary

Cares for specimens and cultures as directed by set policies and procedures

Accompanies patient to PACU and gives report to Post-Op Nurse

Assists in control and maintenance of supplies and equipment

Records use of equipment and method directed

Checks rooms, material and equipment for proper care and handling

Ensures clean, safe environment through continued alertness to safety and aseptic techniques

Assists in control of traffic and personnel to ensure proper control of infection and asepsis

Qualification

Registered Nurse (RN) LicenseBasic Life Support (BLS)Adult Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)Nursing experienceAmkai Office knowledgeMicrosoft Office proficiencyEffective communicationTeamworkOrganizational skills

Required

Graduate of an accredited Nursing Program required

Current Registered Nurse (RN) License required in the state where the worksite is located

Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required

Must be able to assess, prioritize, plan and implement patient care in an effective manner

Ability to respond to emergent situations

Demonstrates a positive, friendly, courteous and professional manner

Maintains effective communication with patients, families, physicians, and other staff

Able to work within a team

Good communication skills: oral and written

Has the ability to be organized, manage time effectively and in a cost effective manner

Ability to work independently and within a group

Attendance: Arrives to work area on time and has minimal absences. Observes assigned work schedules and hours

Preferred

Bachelors of Science Degree in Nursing preferred

Adult Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification preferred

Previous nursing experience in at least one of the following settings is preferred: surgical, ambulatory surgical center (ASC), PACU, ICU, Medical Surgical or Telemetry floors

One year of previous nursing experience in at least one of the following settings is preferred: Operating Room, surgical, ambulatory surgical center (ASC), Pre/Post-Op, PACU, ICU, Medical Surgical or Telemetry

Should have knowledge of Amkai Office and Amkai Charts Database software

Knowledge of patient monitoring and emergency equipment

Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook

Company

EyeCare Partners

At EyeCare Partners, we are on a mission to reinvent eye care by creating a network of optometry and ophthalmology practices that bring together a wealth of expertise, resources and knowledge.

Founded in 2015

St. Louis, Missouri, US

5001-10000 employees