OR Nurse (Full-time, Part-time, or PRN)

Surgery Center•Fairbanks, AK

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Responsive recruiter Benefits: 401(k) Dental insurance Health insurance OR Nurse 8-hour shifts (no call): Full-Time, Part-Time or PRN Hours Available We will train motivated individuals with a strong work ethic to care for patients in an operating room setting. We offer a great team environment with people who thrive in a fast-paced ambulatory surgery center. We provide flexible shifts and part-time or full-time hours. We are staffing positions to cover our hours Monday through Friday, 6:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. No nights, weekends, or call! Benefits available for full-time positions. New graduates welcome to apply! DO WORK THAT MATTERS Are you looking for work that matters? If yes, we invite you to join us. We are seeking motivated, committed individuals to join our enthusiastic and busy team, which is positively impacting the lives of Alaskans every day. The Surgery Center of Fairbanks (SCF) is a nationally recognized, multi-specialty surgery center serving patients from throughout the vast region of interior Alaska. Our team is changing the lives of patients through technologically advanced surgery and an exceptional level of care. Working at SCF gives you the opportunity to apply your skills in a Center recognized for excellence while advancing your career. SCF is accredited by the Joint Commission and received Disease Specific Care Certification by TJC for the Total Knee Replacement program. Come to work with us in a very busy, multi-specialty Ambulatory Surgery Center that prides itself on our efficiency and excellence in patient care!

Requirements

High school graduate or GED certificate recipient
Graduate of accredited school in nursing
RN with active Alaska license
CPR certified
Leadership qualities
Strong ethical and moral character references
Language skills adequate for high-level written, interpersonal, and telephone communication in American English

Responsibilities

Participates as a team member in support of the total perioperative process
Organizes time, equipment, supplies, and personnel to provide effective and efficient case management
Supervises and directs patient care in a single operating 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 level 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 observing policies/procedures, safety requirements, and patient needs
Identifies the patient and correct surgical intervention according to policy/procedure and communicates such information to all members of the surgical team
Reviews patients' medical records/needs to plan care with other healthcare team members
Provides comfort and reassurance to patient
Maintains patients' privacy and dignity
Explains intraoperative phase of routine procedures and care to the patient
Performs the circulating nurse's role and functions following approved operating room procedures to meet the requirements of scheduled procedures
Prepares operating room according to requirements of patient/procedure to be performed
Assembles and provides properly functioning equipment, supplies, and instruments before start of procedure and positions and adjusts equipment as required during the procedure
Anticipates needs of surgical team and assists anesthesia personnel by supporting patient during administration of anesthesia
Assists with the proper and safe positioning of the patient and prepares operative site as directed by established procedures
Monitors compliance with principles of aseptic technique according to accepted standards
Assists with identification and confirmation of operative site
Provides for comfort in the physical environment by monitoring designated parameters
Provides continuity of patient care by communicating with other perioperative care personnel and documenting records accordingly
Responds in a timely manner to meet the needs of the patient and the physician
Accurately comprehends and interprets verbal orders/directions
Documents patient care records and other forms accurately following policies and procedures
Accurately advises others responsible for care of the patient about patient's status