RN OR for Surgery Center Voted Top Work Place!

Company: Eye Associates Of New Mexico
Location: Santa Fe
Posted on: November 18, 2023

Job Description:

Eye Associates of New Mexico has an outstanding career opportunity within our Santa Fe Surgery Center! NO Nights / NO Weekends / NO Holidays / NO On Call! Does your job have meaning? Sight . . . is a precious gift! Starting pay $35.00 per hour +, depending on skills/experience. Eye Associates of New Mexico is the largest Ophthalmology and Optometry practice in the Southwest. We serve our communities with compassionate, state-of-the-art and valued-based care. Our team approach aims to deliver the highest quality eye care to all. We take pride in giving the absolute highest level of patient care, and we strive to support our employees professional development. Maybe these are some of the reasons why our employees voted us TOP WORK PLACES in 2022, 2020 and 2019 and TOP WORK PLACES USA 2023! Come be a part of our team! POSITION SUMMARY: We are looking for an RN to work approximately 32 hours/week. Responsible for utilizing the nursing process to provide direct patient care to surgical patients during their stay in the Surgery Center. Responsible for prioritizing the delivery of direct nursing care using time and resources efficiently integrating high standards to promote positive surgical outcomes. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS/RESPONSIBILITIES: Provides direct patient care by assessing, planning, implementing, evaluating, and documenting individual patient needs, actions taken and patient responses.
Coordinates patients care through collaboration with the patient/family and healthcare team.
Performs assessments, with consideration to an age specific plan of care, per surgery center standards/policy and documents appropriate database.
Demonstrates general and specific knowledge in a variety of ophthalmic and plastic procedures and implements the principles of surgical asepsis and AORN Standards.
Performs circulating and or scrubbing duties, as needed demonstrating high standards of care following AORN, OSHA, and Surgery Center policies and procedures.
Demonstrates the ability to maintain an efficient pace in the OR to avoid delays and ensure rapid room turnover.
Participates, facilitates and ensures patient preparedness for surgery. Communicates and prioritizes efficiently and effectively.
Assists the anesthesia provider during the induction and emergence from anesthesia.
Monitors physiological alterations recognizing symptoms of cardiac arrest, respiratory distress and/or other impending crisis and initiates necessary emergency action from time of induction during surgery, and end of surgery. Documents and reports to recovery room nurse.
Documents all care with accuracy, precision, and completeness.
Identifies, labels, administers medications and solutions safely and documents appropriately.
Delegates or assigns aspects of patient care to the healthcare team members commensurate with their validated competency to perform the task. Assumes responsibility for the clinical supervision of non-licensed assistive personnel.
Performs competently in emergency situations.
Maintains patient safety, promotes a therapeutic environment and serves as the patient advocate.
Labels and reports malfunctioning equipment, instruments, etc., and communicates repairs and ensures that follow through occurs.
Ensures that operating rooms are stocked and that excess sterile items or equipment are removed and appropriately stored after each case, and at the end of the shift.
Assists in orientation of new staff and serves as a resource person and professional model.
Assumes other leadership roles (i.e. charge and relief charge) as required by the department.
The annual completion of assigned Learning Management System (LMS) courses is mandatory. Any individual who has not completed their assigned training prior to November 30th of each year may be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment.
The annual completion of assigned Learning Management System (LMS) courses is mandatory. Any individual who has not completed their assigned training prior to November 30th of each year may be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment. SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS: Two to three years college level courses/ Associates Degree or Diploma in nursing.
Current State of NM Registered Nurse Nursing License.
Requires at least 3 years of experience in an operating room or day surgery facility. WHAT WE OFFER: No nights, no weekends, no holidays
No on-call
On the job training
BLS and ACLS training on-site
Paid time off (PTO)
Eight (8) company paid holidays (including the day after Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve!)
Medical and Dental
Generous Vision benefits for you and your dependents
Education Assistance Program
401(k) and Roth Program
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Company paid Basic Life and AD&D Insurance, Short Term and Long Term Disability Insurance
Voluntary Supplemental Life and AD&D
Free Calm app
Financial Wellness Program
Identity Theft Protection Plan
Employee Assistance Program
and more! Integrity * Patient Focus * Adaptability * Community * Excellence Eye Associates of NM is a safe team oriented culture supporting a drug-free work environment. To learn more about this position and our organization, please visit AA/EOE/Disability. Eye Associates of New Mexico is a drug and tobacco-free employer Req 2131%6819022% %%mednurse%%by Jobble

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