Surgery Center Nurse Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Registered Nurse credential required.
• Basic Cardiac Life Support credential required.
• Post-high-school diploma or certificate program.
• Associate’s degree.
• Effective interpersonal communication skills to collaborate with physicians and instruct patients and their families.
• Sufficient skills to perform the job efficiently and effectively, including knowledge and use of equipment associated with job responsibilities.
• Ability to exert up to 100 pounds occasionally, up to 50 pounds frequently, and more than 20 pounds constantly.

Responsibilities

• Collect comprehensive data about each healthcare consumer’s health and situation.
• Analyze assessment data to determine diagnoses or issues.
• Identify expected outcomes for individualized plans of care.
• Develop plans and strategies to attain expected outcomes.
• Implement identified plans of care.
• Evaluate progress toward expected outcomes.
• Collaborate with healthcare team members to meet patient-care needs and identify patient and family teaching or learning needs.
• Clarify job responsibilities and performance expectations, communicate with the supervisor, and seek clarification when needed.
• Demonstrate the skills and knowledge required for day-to-day duties, including use of associated equipment.
• Perform patient-care and administrative tasks, document services in the health record, administer medication, and assist with procedures.
• Follow infection-prevention policies and protocols to protect patients, visitors, and employees.
• Participate in performance-improvement activities as appropriate.
• Assist with new-employee orientation according to the clinic plan.
• Meet productivity standards, prioritize multiple tasks, complete assignments according to protocol or direction, and adopt approaches that improve efficiency.
• Accept change willingly.