Registered Nurse

Registered Nurse

As a Registered Nurse, you will assist with the organization and daily operations of the operating room in accordance with established federal and state regulations, accreditation standards, and facility policies and procedures. Our Registered Nurses help oversee patient care activities in the operating room while maintaining the highest standards of safety for patients and staff.

Schedule: 8-hour days on non-surgery days; 10–11-hour days on busier surgery days. Occasional half-day Fridays, typically 8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

What You Will Be Doing

• Assess patient/significant others understanding of disease process and need for surgical intervention
• Perform perioperative teaching to patient/significant other
• Demonstrate appropriate nursing management and intervention in the perioperative period
• Perform preoperative patient assessment, review surgeon preference card, assess equipment/supply needs, prepare operating room, ensure availability of needed supplies and equipment and proper and safe working order
• Provide appropriate patient care across the age span
• Provide safe medication administration
• Manipulate patient position appropriate to surgical intervention, using positioning aids as needed to avoid impaired circulation, respiration and postoperative pain/discomfort
• Perform surgical prep per standard of care and surgeon preference
• Demonstrate appropriate protocol for safe use and handling of equipment
• Assure all equipment is functioning before use and remove any malfunctioning equipment
• Anticipate the need for equipment and supplies based on surgeon preference
• Handle and document specimens per policy
• Assure emergency equipment and supplies are available at all times
• Keep surgical suites clean, tidy, free of soiled equipment and supplies, and properly stocked
• Participate in medical records QAPI
• Demonstrate a willingness to look at new ideas and work in a changing environment
• Understand, verbalize and participate in the quality improvement process
• Maintain active professional relationships with physicians and patients by assessing needs and levels of satisfaction with facility services

What You Know

Required

• Active RN license
• BLS and ALS certified
• Two (2) years of experience as an operating room (OR) nurse

Desired

• IV Skills

What You Will Receive

• Competitive wages
• Robust benefit package including medical, dental, life and disability (short- and long-term) insurance
• Generous paid time off (PTO) program
• Seven (7) company paid holidays
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match
• Uniform reimbursement
• An organization focused on People, Passion, Purpose and Progress
• Inspirational culture

About Midwest Vision Partners

Midwest Vision Partners was founded in 2019 to build a premier eye care platform in partnership with Alpine Investors, a San Francisco-based private equity firm. Alpine is a strong supporter of MVP, given their PeopleFirst™ philosophy, unparalleled track record, significant financial resources, and a commitment to building a platform that includes physician leadership at the highest levels. Headquartered in Chicago, our mission is to provide world-class support to ophthalmologists and optometrists, enabling them to focus on improving patients' vision to help people live their best lives. Today, MVP's network consists of 16 practices, 125 physicians, and roughly 1500 employees providing medical and surgical eyecare services at over 60 locations throughout the Midwest. We strive to be the premier provider of eyecare in the Midwest through a culture of collaboration and excellence.