The PreSurgery unit features 27 beds and prepares patients for various surgeries, including orthopedic, spine, bariatric, general, and vascular procedures. The main duties involve assessing and admitting patients before surgery, which includes inserting IVs, giving preoperative medications, preparing surgical sites, maintaining accurate documentation, educating patients and families, following established policies, and working closely with the healthcare team. Our environment encourages teamwork, engagement, patient satisfaction, ongoing growth, and excellence in care. We seek candidates with strong interpersonal abilities, clinical assessment expertise, and critical thinking skills. Some shifts will require being on call. Atrium Health Mercy , a 196-bed facility of Carolinas Medical Center, is one of two Carolinas Medical Center (CMC) locations and is 1.3 miles from CMC. As a Planetree Certified facility , we focus on the following: -Connect values, strategies, and action -Implement practices that promote partnership -Use evidence to drive improvement -Create organizational structures that promote engagement For more than 100 years, Atrium Health Mercy has treated approximately 80-110 ED and 130-212 in-patients daily with a special combination of human compassion and leading-edge expertise. Atrium Health Mercy is a full-service community hospital, specializing in the care of seniors and in complex foot and ankle surgery, hip and knee surgery, bariatric surgery, and women’s pelvic health. Atrium Health Mercy is Magnet certified in Nursing Excellence and is also a Planetree certified, patient-centered hospital. The Planetree model is committed to enhancing health care from the patient's perspective; empowers patients and families by providing information and education, cultivates healing of the mind-body-spirit, provides patient-directed care, is value-based, holistic and promotes safety of patients through active involvement in their own care. At Advocate Health, being a nurse means more than delivering exceptional clinical care—it means leading with purpose, compassion, and boldness. As part of our One Advocate Nurse community, you’ll join a unified team committed to lifting others up, embracing innovation, and creating inclusive spaces where everyone can thrive. You’ll be empowered to think boldly, collaborate with humility, and drive change through fearless curiosity. Whether you're at the bedside, in the community, or advancing care through research and education, you’ll help shape the future of health—because here, we’re redefining care for you, for us, for all.
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Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
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