ASC Registered Nurse - OR (PRN)

Ambulatory Surgery Center Registered Nurse- Operating Room

The Ambulatory Surgery Center Registered Nurse- Operating Room is responsible for professional nursing care of the surgical patient and to achieve total patient centered care through use of the nursing process.

Job Relationships:

Reports to the Manager of Operations, Operative Services

Principal Responsibilities:

• CIRCULATING - Accompany the patient to the operating room, assume responsibility with other members of OR team for the comfort and safety of the patient. Assist the anesthesiology team with induction. Perform intraoperative nursing duties. Complete the intraoperative record. Observe and maintain sterile technique. Dispense medications as ordered by physician. Supply the operative team with sterile supplies as needed. Follow protocol of lab specimens and sponge/needle count as outlined in Policy and Procedure manual. Accompany the patient to recovery room reporting to R...