The Oper Room RN provides professional nursing care for surgical patients in an outpatient surgery center setting. This individual is responsible for delivering safe, effective, and efficient care in both pre- and post-operative environments.

• Perform pre- and post-op assessment for patients; perform and assess temperature, pulse, blood pressure, and respiration for assigned patients; and administer prescribed medications and delivery of care in accordance with nursing standards and under direction of physician and anesthesiologist.
• Carry out and monitor nursing process for assigned patients, which include assessing, developing, implementing, and evaluating a plan of nursing care for the patient.
• Anticipate patient needs for specific case utilizing physician preference card, knowledge and experience.
• Dispense medications as ordered and observe, record, and report patient’s condition and reaction to drugs and treatments to physicians, maintaining accurate and timely updates in the patient’s chart.
• Circulate and/or scrub as needed, maintain a sterile field at all times, assist with pain management procedures, and assist with anesthesia.
• Ensure all instruments, supplies, and equipment necessary during the surgical procedure are prepared in advance of surgery and understand the procedure being performed, anticipating the surgeon’s needs in order to collaborate for optimum patient outcomes.
• Assist with timely room turnover and prepare the operating room for the next procedure.
• Maintain and update patient records with a high degree of accuracy in a timely and efficient manner.
• Experience with EMR (electronic medical record) system required; NextGen EMR preferred.
• Ability to multi-task and proficient with computers.

License/Certification/Education

• Completion of an accredited Registered Nursing program (Associate’s or Bachelor’s)
• Minimum two years’ professional experience as a Registered Nurse required
• Experience as a surgical, perioperative, or critical care nurse preferred.
• Must possess and maintain in good standing Indiana state Registered Nurse (RN) license
• Must possess and maintain current BLS and ACLS certification