Part-Time Registered Nurse (Lawrenceville)

Alliance Spine and Pain Centers•Lawrenceville, GA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Alliance Spine & Pain is seeking a Registered Nurse to join their JCAHO-certified ambulatory surgery center team. This role offers a blend of work and personal life with no weekends, no overnights, and no on-call duties. The position requires availability on Tuesdays and Thursdays in Lawrenceville, and Fridays in Johns Creek, with occasional Mondays in either location. The nurse will be responsible for pre-operative assessments and education, assisting with IV starts and medications, circulating during procedures, assisting the physician, preparing the operating room, and post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) duties including patient observation, assessment, and discharge education. The role also involves general duties such as ensuring patient safety, maintaining confidentiality, regulatory compliance, pre-operative and post-operative phone calls, and electronic medical record documentation.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent required.
Graduate of an Accredited Nursing Program.
Current GA nursing license.
BLS certification.
ACLS certification.
Other required training.
Knowledge of equipment, instrumentation and supplies required to perform specific responsibilities.

Responsibilities

Perform pre-operative assessments and patient education.
Assist with IV starts during pre-operative prep of patient.
Administer medications per Physician’s orders.
Assist with medication counts and accurate documentation of narcotic log.
Circulate and assist Physician and surgical tech during procedures.
Prepare the operating room.
Restock medications and supplies.
Perform time out prior to beginning the procedure.
Communicate with Physicians and care team to ensure safe and accurate patient information is relayed.
Document operative note and times.
Coordinate with scheduling staff to schedule patient’s follow up visit.
Observe and assess patient while recovering from moderate sedation.
Report any necessary assessment outliers to Physician.
Provide patient’s discharge education, prescriptions and return appointment information.
Ensure patient meets discharge criteria per Aldrete score.
Document assessment data in the medical record.
Ensure safety of patients during procedure visit.
Maintain confidentiality of patient, center and physician related information per HIPAA guidelines.
Ensure regulatory compliance is upheld by completing necessary daily documentation.
Provide pre-operative phone calls to ensure education and pre-procedure instructions are received.
Assist team with next day post-operative phone calls.
Perform other tasks as assigned by charge nurse, administrator or providers.
Document and maintain appropriate workflow in patient’s electronic medical record.