Perioperative Nurse

Job Summary:

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Perioperative Nurse to join our team at the Surgery Center of Fairbanks, LLC. As a key member of our perioperative team, you will be responsible for providing exceptional patient care and contributing to the success of our ambulatory surgery center.

Responsibilities:

• Participate as a team member in support of the total perioperative process
• Organize time, equipment, supplies, and personnel to provide effective and efficient case management
• Supervise and direct patient care in a single operating room
• Organize nursing activities efficiently and effectively
• Delegates activities appropriate to the abilities of available staff members
• Considers cost containment by using supplies economically and in effective turnover time
• Assists with supply, drug, and equipment inventories to maintain stock level and availability
• Addresses patient needs during admission to the operating room, with attention to requirements specific to the outpatient setting
• Transports patients to the operating room observing policies/procedures, safety requirements, and patient needs
• Identifies the patient and correct surgical intervention according to policy/procedure and communicates such information to all members of the surgical team
• Reviews patients' medical records/needs to plan care with other healthcare team members
• Provides comfort and reassurance to patient
• Maintains patients' privacy and dignity
• Explains intraoperative phase of routine procedures and care to the patient
• Performs the circulating nurse's role and functions following approved operating room procedures to meet the requirements of scheduled procedures
• Prepares operating room according to requirements of patient/procedure to be performed
• Assembles and provides properly functioning equipment, supplies, and instruments before start of procedure and positions and adjusts equipment as required during the procedure
• Anticipates needs of surgical team and assists anesthesia personnel by supporting patient during administration of anesthesia
• Assists with the proper and safe positioning of the patient and prepares operative site as directed by established procedures
• Monitors compliance with principles of aseptic technique according to accepted standards
• Assists with identification and confirmation of operative site
• Provides for comfort in the physical environment by monitoring designated parameters
• Provides continuity of patient care by communicating with other perioperative care personnel and documenting records accordingly
• Responds in a timely manner to meet the needs of the patient and the physician
• Accurately comprehends and interprets verbal orders/directions
• Documents patient care records and other forms accurately following policies and procedures
• Accurately advises others responsible for care of the patient about patient's status

Requirements:

• High school graduate or GED certificate recipient
• Graduate of accredited school in nursing
• RN with active Alaska license
• CPR certified
• Leadership qualities
• Strong ethical and moral character references
• Language skills adequate for high-level written, interpersonal, and telephone communication in American English

We offer:

• Competitive salary
• Health insurance
• Paid time off

About Us:

The Surgery Center of Fairbanks, LLC is a nationally-recognized, multi-specialty surgery center serving patients from throughout the vast region of interior Alaska. We are committed to providing exceptional patient care and are seeking a dedicated and compassionate Perioperative Nurse to join our team.

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