Perioperative Nurse - Operating Room - City Gate
Perioperative Nurse - Operating Room - City Gate
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15-03-2025
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Job Description
Description
Responsibilities
Qualifications
Fulltime Day Shift
80 hours biweekly
No weekends holidays or oncall
8hour shifts
Staffing hours from 6:00am to 6:00pm
Business hours from 7:00am to 4:30pm
General Operating Room Pre/Post Op and Outpatient Surgery experience required
WellSpan Health is opening a brand new 34000 square foot outpatient surgery center in January 2025. Located in the CityGate Corporate Center it will also be the home to numerous WellSpan specialty practices. We invite you to learn more and join a team focused on expanding accessible care to our neighbors in Lancaster.
General Summary
Provides patient care and professional nursing services in pre intra and postoperative areas normally in an outpatient setting. Assists physicians during operative procedures and in providing care to patients. Instructs patients and their families in appropriate care.
Responsibilities
Duties and Responsibilities
- Provides general nursing care and personal care assistance to patients.
- Writes initial nursing histories assesses patients conditions and develops individual care plans for patients.
- Prepares the operating room for cases by setting up table instruments and supplies according to type of case.
- Cleans and prepares rooms between procedures and after terminal cleaning. Monitors and restocks supplies.
- Prepares patients preoperatively for surgical procedures.
- Assists the surgical team during operative procedures.
- Maintains aseptic techniques; actively monitors situations which could lead to breaches in aseptic technique.
- Assists in maintaining correct count of instruments sutures and sponges.
- Assists in patient care related activities such as starting IV solutions and inserting tubes.
- Administers postoperative care by monitoring status and observing for postoperative complications.
- Provides health care instruction/education to patient and family members.
- Performs a variety of nursing administrative duties.
- Prepares and maintains records of patient charges.
- Variation of duties may result based on the assigned customer care unit(s). This may include differences in the specific clinical skills required of the RN. Unit based skill lists outline expectations beyond the house wide RN requirements. SYSNURSL Nursing Education Requirements Policy outlines current certification(s) required for specific areas of nursing practice and is considered to be part of thejob description.
- In addition to requirements specified in the license and certification section below current BLS certification for all areas of nursing practice is required.Current certification may be required for the following areas of nursing practice:Emergency Care Center ACLS PALSIntensive Care Center & MSCC Lead ACLS PALSL&D ACLS NRP Experienced L&D nurses will obtain within 6 months and new L&D nurses will obtain at 1 year of experienceNICU NRPPEDS PALSPCC/PACU/ENDO ACLS PALSProcedural ACLS
Common Expectations:
- Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span of the assigned patient population. Assesses and interprets patient age specific data and provides appropriate age specific treatment. Provides direct patient care to assigned patient age group(s).
- Demonstrates a commitment to patient visitor and staff by: complying with all applicable safety regulations; learning the impact of medical errors and methodology that will lead to reduction of errors; reporting actual and potential errors as well as hazardous conditions; identifying opportunities to standardize processes and error proof systems that will lead to increased safety; and participating in safety education programs and root cause analyses as required.
- Maintains established policies and procedures objectives quality assessment safety environmental and infection control standards.
- Maintains professional growth and development through seminars workshops and professional affiliations to keep abreast of latest trends in field of expertise.
- Provides outstanding service to all customers; fosters teamwork; and practices fiscal responsibility through improvement and innovation.
- Ensures an adequate stock of supplies and proper functioning of equipment.
- Enters and/or retrieves data from established computer files using knowledge of various computer software applications.
Qualifications
Qualifications
Minimum Education:
- Diploma Program Required or
- Associates Degree Required
Work Experience:
- General Operating Room RN experience required
Licenses:
- Licensed Registered Nurse Upon Hire Required or
- Registered Nurse Multi State License Upon Hire Required and
- Basic Life Support Upon Hire Required
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support Upon Hire Preferred
Benefits Offered:
- Comprehensive health benefits
- Flexible spending and health savings accounts
- Retirement savings plan
- Paid time off (PTO)
- Shortterm disability
- Education assistance
- Financial education and support including DailyPay
- Wellness and Wellbeing programs
- Caregiversupport via Wellthy
- Childcare referral service via Wellthy
Employment Type
Full-Time
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