Staff Nurse OR

Staff Nurse OR

The Staff Nurse OR provides comprehensive perioperative nursing care for patients undergoing surgical procedures in the Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC). This role is responsible for circulating and scrub duties, patient assessment, surgical preparation, intraoperative nursing care, patient safety, documentation, care coordination, and regulatory compliance. The Staff Nurse OR partners with surgeons, anesthesia providers, surgical technologists, nursing staff, and leadership to ensure exceptional patient outcomes, efficient surgical workflows, regulatory compliance, and a safe surgical environment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide comprehensive perioperative nursing care throughout the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative phases of surgical care.
• Perform circulating nurse responsibilities by coordinating patient care, maintaining sterile technique, ensuring patient safety, and supporting the surgical team throughout each procedure.
• Perform scrub nurse duties as needed while maintaining competency in sterile technique and surgical instrumentation.
• Assess patients before, during, and after surgical procedures and develop individualized nursing care plans based on patient needs.
• Verify patient identity, surgical site, physician orders, informed consent, and required documentation prior to each procedure.
• Position patients safely for surgical procedures while protecting skin integrity and preventing positioning-related injuries.
• Prepare the operative field using accepted aseptic techniques and organizational standards.
• Ensure all required surgical instruments, implants, medications, supplies, and equipment are available and functioning properly before each procedure.
• Maintain accurate sponge, needle, sharps, and instrument counts in accordance with organizational policies and patient safety standards.
• Assist surgeons, anesthesia providers, and surgical technologists during operative procedures while anticipating procedural needs.
• Monitor patient condition throughout surgical procedures, recognize changes in clinical status, and initiate appropriate nursing interventions.
• Administer medications, intravenous fluids, and treatments in accordance with physician orders, organizational policies, and nursing standards of practice.
• Coordinate patient care and communicate effectively with Pre-Operative, PACU, Sterile Processing, and other clinical departments to ensure continuity of care.
• Escort patients to the Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) and provide comprehensive handoff communication regarding the surgical procedure, patient condition, medications administered, and postoperative care requirements.
• Maintain accurate, timely, and compliant clinical documentation within the electronic medical record.
• Ensure proper handling, labeling, and disposition of surgical specimens in accordance with organizational policies and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain a clean, safe, and organized surgical environment by adhering to infection prevention practices, OSHA standards, and sterile processing guidelines.
• Assist with inventory management, equipment maintenance, supply utilization, and quality control activities within the operating room.
• Participate in scheduling coordination, room turnover, workflow management, and operational efficiency initiatives.
• Assist with orientation, mentoring, education, and competency validation of new nursing and surgical staff as assigned.
• Participate in quality improvement initiatives, patient safety programs, accreditation activities, and regulatory readiness efforts.
• Ensure compliance with HIPAA, OSHA regulations, AAAHC accreditation standards, infection prevention requirements, organizational policies, and applicable state and federal regulations.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and implement operational efficiencies to enhance patient safety, surgical quality, and departmental performance.
• Other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

This position has no direct supervisory responsibilities but may provide clinical guidance, mentoring, orientation, and workflow support to Surgical Technologists, nursing personnel, and other assigned clinical staff.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:

• Current Georgia Registered Nurse (RN) License required.
• American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification required or obtained within three (3) months of hire.
• Certified Nurse Operating Room (CNOR) certification preferred.
• Ongoing continuing education and maintenance of all required licenses and certifications required.

Physical Demands & Work Environment:

Clinical role requiring prolonged standing, walking, lifting, bending, reaching, patient positioning, and continuous movement throughout the surgical suite. Ability to lift, move, push, and pull patients and equipment weighing up to 100 pounds with assistance may be required. Work is performed in an ambulatory surgery center with exposure to bloodborne pathogens, bodily fluids, anesthetic gases, sharps, hazardous chemicals, cleaning solutions, and infectious materials. The role requires strict adherence to sterile technique, infection prevention standards, and patient safety protocols while functioning effectively in a fast-paced surgical environment.

Peachtree Orthopedics is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

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