Registered Nurse Perioperative

Mount Nittany Health • State College, PA

37d

About The Position

Provides nursing care to the patient by assessment, planning, treatment, and evaluation. Provides safe, knowledgeable, compassionate, educative, individualized, and goal orientated nursing care to all patients and their families

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited registered nurse program
• Previous experience as a registered nurse required.
• Possesses basic computer skills.
• Ability to work well with patients, families, physicians, visitors, and coworkers who are often under physical or emotional stress.
• Able to maintain confidentiality of all records and information in the course of the work day.
• Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse.
• Meets the American Heart Association's standards for Healthcare Provider Basic Life Support (BLS) and renews BLS every two years.
• After four months from the hire/transfer date, meets the American Heart Association's standards for Healthcare Provider Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and renews ACLS every two years.
• After six months from the hire/transfer date, meets the American Heart Association's standards for Healthcare Provider Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) and renews PALS every two years

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience preferred in the following areas: scrubbing, circulating, PACU, and admissions.
• Previous experience in an ambulatory care setting preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides nursing care to the patient by assessment, planning, treatment, and evaluation.
• Provides safe, knowledgeable, compassionate, educative, individualized, and goal orientated nursing care to all patients and their families
• Effectively functions as a team member and as a liaison between patient and staff.
• Able to share knowledge as in orienting new employees to the surgical center.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees