Operating Room Registered Nurse

Job description: Registered Nurse for Operating Room and Recovery Room (Office-Based Plastic Surgery Facility)

This is a perfect job for someone who wants to continue current employments at other plastic surgery offices. You will have flexibility in scheduling and work 1-3 days per week. There is some flexibility for work days, so you can maintain your other per-diem jobs, but a consistent schedule is preferred.

Immediate availability for the right person. Usual operating days are Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday.You will play a role in both the operating room AND recovery room of our fully-accredited QuadA office operating facility.

Requirements:

• must hold an active NYS RN license and current BLS/ACLS certification
• Operating Room AND Bedside Experience (minimum of 1 year)
• Office-Based Operating Room experience preferred
• Plastic Surgery surgical experience preferred
• Must be a team player with willingness to take on a variety of roles and responsibilities
• Reliability

As a Registered Nurse you are expected to be proficient with the following skills:

• Pre-operative evaluations
• IV and urinary catheter insertion
• BLS/ACLS algorithms - certification required
• Post-operative care – routine and emergency
• Suture and drain removal
• Dressing changes
• Operative technique
• Preparation of the Operating Room for surgical

cases

• Sterile technique and maintaining a sterile field
• First assisting in the Operating Room (suturing skills not required)
• Post-operative recovery
• Maintenance of Medical Records in accordance with facility and Quad A standards

Job responsibilities include:

• Maintain NYS RN licensure
• Maintain BLS/ACLS certification
• Pre-operative preparation – greeting surgical patients on the day of surgery and getting them prepared. This includes checking paperwork, reviewing pre-op and post-op instructions, IV insertions, administering pre-op medications and IV fluids.
• Assisting with the surgical procedure as first assistant or circulator to be determined on a case-by-case basis
• Recovery of Patient and ensuring appropriateness of discharge and reviewing instructions with chaperone.

-Cleaning and processing of surgical instruments and cleaning of operating and recovery room.

• Managing Operating Room supplies and creating order lists.
• Maintaining all facility accreditation requirements – log books, self-assessment, inspections, etc.
• Assist administrative staff with medical-related questions or issues about existing patients or potential patients.

-Other responsibilities can be assigned dependent on skill and interest of applicant, such as seeing patients at post-operative visit and assuming charge of day-to-day tasks necessary for a functioning operating facility (supply ordering, staff scheduling)

• The duties of a Registered Nurse are comprehensive and cannot be completely outlined. You will be responsible for all tasks required for the successful running of the practice and operating room. If specific duties require additional training, Employer will assist you in obtaining this additional training when necessary.

Job responsibilities will evolve with the practice and you are expected to be a “team player” and occasionally act outside of traditional nurse roles.

There will be an opportunity to assume a growing role with the practice for the right person.

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Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Contract

Pay: $55.00 - $65.00 per hour (dependent on skill and experience)

Medical Specialty:

• Surgery/Plastic Surgery

Education:

• Associate (Required)

Experience:

• Operating Room: 1 year (Required)
• Bedside Patient Care: 1 year (Required)

License/Certification:

• NYS (Required)
• Registered Nurse (RN) (Required)
• BLS and ACLS certification (Required)

Work Location: Upper East Side, NYC

Work Location: In person

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Contract, Per diem

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule which will allow you to continue other jobs at the same time

Work Location: In person

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule

Work Location: In person

Pay: $50.00 - $65.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule

Work Location: In person