RN - Registered Nurse Ambulatory Surgery - Operating Room - Per Diem

Geisinger • Danville, PA

6d • Onsite

About The Position

Provides care to patients undergoing surgery by assisting with patient preparation and circulating for various surgical procedures. The role coordinates operating room schedules and patient arrival, supports patients’ families, directs nursing activities in the assigned operating room, and supervises operative teams in aseptic technique. The nurse anticipates surgeons’ needs, monitors and documents patients’ condition when they receive local anesthesia, and supervises ancillary personnel.

The position maintains safety and preventative maintenance practices for medical and technical equipment; prepares, cleans, and sterilizes instruments; manages specimens, cultures, and contaminated materials appropriately; and counts sponges, needles, and instruments according to policy. The nurse also assists with operating room cleaning and preparation between procedures, operates sterilizers as needed, participates in quality improvement, safeguards patients, and complies with organizational policies, nursing standards, and regulatory requirements.

Work is typically performed in a clinical environment. The employee must fulfill job-specific obligations and comply with organizational policies and procedures. Department-specific orientation competencies and skills are essential to performing the role. The position is per diem and scheduled for day shifts, with zero scheduled weekly hours.

Requirements

• Graduate from a specialty training program in nursing.
• Basic Life Support certification.
• Licensed Registered Nurse in Pennsylvania.
• Skills in clinical care, communication, computer literacy, health information documentation, interpersonal communication, patient assessment and care, and teamwork.

Nice To Haves

• At least 1 year of related work experience.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate room schedules and patient arrival in the Surgical Suite.
• Communicate with family representatives to address concerns.
• Direct and coordinate nursing activities within the assigned operating room.
• Supervise and assist operative teams in aseptic technique.
• Follow surgical procedures to anticipate the surgeon’s needs.
• Observe, interpret, document, and report signs of changes in a patient’s condition when the patient receives local anesthesia.
• Supervise ancillary personnel.
• Maintain compliance with safety and preventative maintenance activities for medical and technical equipment.
• Clean, sterilize, and prepare instruments according to established protocols.
• Provide accurate care and handling of specimens and cultures.
• Ensure proper handling of contaminated material.
• Count sponges, needles, and instruments according to policy.
• Assist with cleaning and preparing the operating room between procedures.
• Participate in the development and maintenance of an effective quality improvement program.
• Safeguard patients from dangers and hazards.
• Operate sterilizers as necessary.
• Comply with system policies and procedures, nursing standards of care and practice, and regulatory agency requirements.

Benefits

• Healthcare benefits from day one, including vision and dental coverage, for full-time and part-time positions.
• Domestic partner benefits.
• A collaborative, cooperative, and collegial work atmosphere.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: No Education Listed