Centrum Surgery Center is looking for a Registered Nurse Perioperative Servicesto join our team's San Antonio, TX location!

SUMMARY:

The Registered Nurse Perioperative Services is responsible for the delivery of safe, effective, and quality patient-family-centered care in the OR and other areas of perioperative services for all patient populations.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Develops an individualized perioperative patient plan of care.

• Implements the plan of care by:

o Protecting the patient from injury caused by chemical, electrical, mechanical, thermal sources, and extraneous objects.

o Performing accounting procedures to protect the patient from unintended retained surgical items.

o Performing interventions necessary to ensure that the patient’s procedure is performed on the correct site, side, and level.

o Managing the patient’s specimens in the appropriate manner.

o Communicating the patient’s status to the appropriate parties throughout the continuum of care.

o Administering medications safely and correctly.

o Performing interventions to maintain the patient’s wound and tissue perfusion at or above baseline levels.

o Performing interventions to maintain the status of the patient’s genitourinary, gastrointestinal, musculoskeletal,

o Endocrine, respiratory, cardiovascular, and neurological systems and fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balances at or above baseline levels.

o Performing interventions to ensure the patient is at or returned to normothermia at the conclusion of the immediate postoperative period.

o Performing interventions to protect the patient from surgical site infection.

o Assessing the knowledge level of the patient or designated support person.

o Providing education regarding the expected psychosocial response, nutritional management, medication

o Management, pain management, wound management, and expected responses to the operative or invasive procedure.

o Actively involving the patient or designated support person in decisions affecting his or her perioperative plan of care and the rehabilitation process.

o Protecting the patient’s rights, dignity, and privacy.

o Providing culturally and age-appropriate, ethical care within legal standards of practice and providing consistent and comparable care regardless of the setting.

• Evaluates the patient’s progress toward attaining outcomes.

• Transfers care as appropriate. Registered Nurse Perioperative Services

• Documents nursing care accurately, completely, and legibly.

• Collaborates effectively with other disciplines as appropriate.

• Participates in quality review and performance improvement projects.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills.

• Ability to determine appropriate course of action in more complex situations.

• Ability to work independently, exercise creativity, be attentive to detail, and maintain a positive attitude.

• Ability to manage multiple and simultaneous responsibilities and to prioritize scheduling of work.

• Ability to maintain confidentiality of all medical, financial, and legal information.

• Ability to complete work assignments accurately and in a timely manner.

• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.

• Ability to handle difficult situations involving patients, physicians, or others in a professional manner.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing.

• Registered Nurse in the State of Texas

• Two (2) years perioperative services experience.

• One (1) year operating room experience.

• Basic Life Support (BLS) certified or must be obtained within thirty (30) day of hire.

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certified or must be obtained within sixty (60) days of hire.

• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certified or must be obtained within sixty (60) days of hire

BENEFITS:

• 3 Medical Plans

• 2 Dental Plans

• 1 Vision Plan

• Employee Assistance Programs

• Short and Long Term Disability Plans

• Basic Life and Voluntary Insurance Plans with AD&D

• 401(k) with a 2-year vesting

• PTO + Holidays

Centrum Surgery Center is an Ambulatory Surgical Center in San Antonio, Texas, and provides outpatient services for General Surgery, Interventional pain Management, Orthopedic Surgery, and more. With its state-of-the-art equipment and Board-Certified Physicians, the center invests in patient-care. We have a busy and growing practice seeking driven employees to join our team. Please visit our website for additional information: centrumsurgery.com

Compensation to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.

Employment for this position is contingent upon the successful completion of a background check and drug screening.

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