Registered Nurse

Job Description

Job Description

The St. James Surgery Center proudly provides exceptional care for patients. Most patients at St. James receive monitored anesthesia care for cataract and glaucoma procedures. You will be cared for by a dedicated team led by your surgeon, certified registered nurse anesthetists, nurses, and other support staff. We look forward to caring for you soon and help you achieve your best vision.

The Registered Nurse (RN) is primarily responsible for planning, executing, and evaluating direct and indirect nursing care given to the surgical patient.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for delivery of patient care through assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation in the pre-operative, intra-operative and post-operative areas.

• Anticipates the needs of the patient and surgical team, providing services according to the standards of professional nursing practices while maintaining a safe environment for the patient.

• Participates in patient teaching and provides leadership by working with ancillary personnel in maintaining standards for professional nursing.

• Works closely with other members of the operating room team, including anesthesia providers, surgeons, and surgical technologists etc.

• You may be requested to go to another location occasionally

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Exceptional Customer Experience – Understands and anticipates customer needs, takes action to meet customer’s needs. Strives to exceed customer expectations.

• Proactive- Keep others informed. Ask for help when needed, brings service challenges to supervisor.

• Drive for Results – Strives for improving the delivery of services with a commitment to continuous improvement.

• Focus on Efficiency – Utilizes technology, innovation, and process improvements to continuously improve efficiency and effectiveness.

• Teamwork- Participates as a team member and establishes strong working relationships with teammates and across the organization.

• Celebrates Change- Receptive to new ideas and responds to changes with flexibility and optimism.

• Continues Learning and Improvement- Acknowledges own strengths and development needs and works to strengthen capabilities.

EDUCATION:

• Graduate of accredited school of nursing

• Current State Licensure

• BLS required, ACLS preferred

• Operating room experience or PACU/Critical Care experience preferred

TYPICAL PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Sitting, Standing, Bending, Reaching, Stooping, Walking and Lifting

• Ability to see, hear, and speak with sufficient capability to perform assigned tasks

• Driving independently to other facilities

We are committed to a policy of non-discrimination and equal employment opportunity. All patients, employees, applicants, and other constituents of our clinical groups will be treated with respect and dignity regardless of race, national origin, gender, age, religion, disability, veteran status, marital/domestic partner status, parental status, sexual orientation, and gender identity and/or expression, other dimensions of diversity or common human decency. We value diversity in thought and culture and welcome highly skilled, capable, competent, collegial members to our team.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.