Registered Nurse PRE-OP and Pain Room

Orthopedic Associates Surgery Center

Orthopedic Associates Surgery Center is seeking to hire a full time (40 hours per week) experienced Pre-Op/Procedure Room Registered Nurse to join our ambulatory surgery center team of professionals.

About Us:

Our busy orthopedic ambulatory surgery center provides outpatient surgical procedures to Rocky Hill, CT and the surrounding communities. Our team provides unsurpassed surgical capabilities, efficiency, and patient service. We partner only with top-tier physicians and staff who share our strong commitment to your individual needs and best possible treatment outcomes.

OASC is designed to be a place where patients choose to come, doctors want to operate, and employees want to work. Key features include:

• Same-day total joint replacements, interventional procedures, and the full range of orthopedic surgeries.
• OASC has 7 extra-large operating rooms, and a procedure room equipped with the most advanced surgical camera systems, video streaming, robotic technology, and wireless connectivity.
• OASC's patient satisfaction ratings is over 95%!
• The Center utilizes the most advanced sterilization equipment and technology in the marketplace, allowing our center to keep infection rates near zero.

At OASC you will not work weekends, holidays or have an on-call rotation!

At OASC we also offer great benefits such as:

• Competitive Salary
• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Paid Holidays
• PTO
• Free Parking
• 401k with company match
• Company sponsored Short Term Disability Insurance and Life Insurance

Position Summary:

The Registered Nurse is responsible for assessing, planning, implementing and coordinating patient care from admission to discharge. The Registered Nurse is responsible for the achievement of patient outcomes in accordance with the mission of the facility.

Primary Job Responsibilities for Pre-Op:

• Assesses, plans, evaluates and ensures the implementation of the patient's care to achieve identified outcomes.
• Assesses patient status on pre-op assessment phone calls, on admission and on an ongoing basis.
• Implements appropriate standards of care based on assessment data and patient's own goals.
• Goals are mutually set with the patient and family
• Coordinates nursing interventions to enhance achievement of expected outcomes and to ensure readiness for discharge.
• Ensures provision of patient care daily in an organized and timely manner.
• Adheres to all facility policies and procedures when providing patient care.
• Utilizes nursing care standards when planning and implementing patient care.
• Demonstrates ability to direct and provide for patient care in emergency situations.
• Assesses learning needs according to the patient's level of understanding and readiness to learn.

Primary Job Responsibilities for Pain Room:

1. Assumes the Circulator RN role when assigned to the Procedure room.

• Assists with preparation of the Procedure Room for pain procedures
• Assists with medication preparation using sterile technique.
• Assist with care, preparation, maintenance and after-care of sterile and unsterile supplies and equipment.
• Knows and practices the principles and techniques of sterile technique.
• Removes drape at end of procedure, cleanses the patient of prep solution and applies dressing as needed.
• Cleans instruments and equipment after use and returns it to proper area for storage for processing.
• Participates in inventory count and material management functions.
• Assists with stocking, replenishing and preparation of supplies.
• Demonstrates competency in performing job tasks and in operating equipment on an annual basis.

Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to correlate clinical data with patient's medical and nursing care.
• Ability to set priorities.
• Ability to provide direction to others that is clear and concise and promotes efficiency on the unit.
• Ability to communicate well with patients, families, co-workers, etc.
• Ability to demonstrate flexibility with regards to assignments, schedule.

Position Requirements:

• Current unencumbered Registered Nurse License practice in Connecticut.
• Basic Cardiac Life Support Course.
• ACLS is required and will be obtained within 3 months from the date of hire.
• Graduate of an Accredited School of Nursing.
• At least one year in med/surg experience preferred.

This job posting is not meant to be all inclusive but to provide an overview of the job responsibilities.

Disclaimer: Where a specific pay range is noted, it is a good-faith estimate at the time of this posting. The actual salary offered will be based on experience, skills, qualifications, market/business considerations, and geographic location.

We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age, or any other federally protected class.