Registered Nurse, Pain Suite
About The Position
OrthoVirginia is hiring a Registered Nurse to support its Interventional Pain Management and Podiatry Procedure Services teams. The role provides outpatient procedural care focused on improving function, relieving pain, and enhancing patients’ quality of life. The nurse serves as a key clinical resource across the procedural continuum, from pre-procedure preparation and assessment through monitoring, recovery, and oversight of sterile instrument processing. The nurse works closely with physicians and clinical professionals to provide safe, efficient, patient-centered care. Responsibilities span patient education and advocacy, medication administration, procedural sedation and recovery support within the scope of nursing practice, infection prevention, regulatory compliance, patient flow coordination, and sterile processing quality assurance.
Requirements
- Active Registered Nurse (RN) license.
- Graduation from an accredited nursing program.
- Current BLS certification.
- At least one year of clinical nursing experience.
- Strong assessment, critical-thinking, and patient-education skills.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in pain management, podiatry, ambulatory surgery, outpatient procedural care, orthopedics, PACU, perioperative nursing, or a related specialty.
- Experience monitoring patients during procedures and recovery.
- Knowledge of sterile processing, infection prevention practices, and instrument reprocessing standards.
- Experience with procedural sedation monitoring.
- ACLS certification.
- Previous experience in an outpatient procedural or surgical setting.
Responsibilities
- Partner with physicians, procedural staff, and clinical team members to deliver patient care.
- Assess patients and prepare them for interventional pain management and podiatric procedures.
- Monitor patients during procedures and respond appropriately to changes in their condition.
- Administer medications and treatments according to physician orders and nursing standards of practice.
- Support procedural sedation and recovery within the scope of nursing practice and organizational policies.
- Educate patients and families about procedures, treatment plans, recovery expectations, and follow-up care.
- Advocate for patients and provide reassurance, guidance, and compassionate care.
- Maintain accurate, timely clinical documentation and support regulatory compliance and patient safety initiatives.
- Coordinate patient flow to support efficient procedural operations and a positive patient experience.
- Help maintain a safe, organized, and compliant procedure-room environment.
- Oversee and support sterile processing workflows for podiatry instruments, following manufacturer instructions for use, infection prevention standards, and sterilization best practices.
- Perform quality assurance activities involving instrument decontamination, assembly, sterilization, storage, and documentation.
- Support infection prevention through aseptic technique, sterilization protocols, and environmental cleaning standards.
- Respond to emergencies and assist with patient stabilization when necessary.
- Contribute to teamwork, accountability, continuous improvement, and service excellence.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
Associate degree
