Prince William ASC is a multi-specialty ambulatory surgical center committed to patient excellence for EVERY patient- EVERY encounter! We are seeking to add an experienced perioperative RN to our amazing clinical team.
A perioperative nurse is a registered nurse who works in the operating room. This specialized nurse cares for patients before, during, and after surgery at our center. In the operating room, the perioperative nurse may serve as a scrub nurse, selecting and passing instruments and supplies used for the operation, or as a circulating nurse managing the overall nursing care in the operating room and helping to maintain a safe, comfortable environment. Perioperative nurses use a comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach to patient care, assisting surgeons and surgical teams to care for a patient before, during, and after surgery. Specifically, responsibilities and duties of a perioperative nurse include:
- Working with patients prior to surgery to complete paperwork, and help answer questions or calm fears about surgery
- Monitoring a patient’s condition during and after surgery
- Selecting and passing instruments and supplies to the surgeon during operation (sometimes referred to as a scrub nurse)
- Managing the overall nursing care in the operating room to help maintain a safe and comfortable environment (sometimes referred to as a circulating nurse)
- Educating patients on best practices for recovery, including pain management and keeping wounds cleaning
- Cleaning surgical equipment and operating rooms to maintain a sterile environment
Required Skills
- Current VA Nursing License
- Current CPR, ACLS, and PALS
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
- Minimum 2 year experience in a hospital or ASC setting
- Ability to recognize, evaluate, solve problems and correct errors.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with patients, hospital staff, physicians, vendors and the public.
- Excellent communication and organizational skills.
- Demonstrates accountability, professionalism, openness, receptive to change, creativity and innovative.
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to adapt to change quickly, strong knowledge base relative to surgery procedures and management of the surgical patient
- Understands principles of aseptic technique and their implementation
- Ability to care for patients from infancy to geriatrics
- Excellent teaching skills *
- Basic knowledge of Performance Improvement ideology
BENEFITS
Our competitive salary and benefits package includes medical and dental insurance, 401(k), paid time off and life insurance.
Required Experience