SurgCenter of Greater Jacksonville is seeking a motivated Preoperative PACU Charge Nurse to join our team. 

We perform outpatient surgical procedures in Orthopedics, Neurosurgery / Spine, Pain Management, and Sports Medicine. We are looking for a candidate to be available Monday-Friday. 

Job Duties:

• Supervises the Preop/PACU staff to provide a daily smooth flow of cases.
• Prepares monthly schedules.
• Prepare, coordinate and perform monthly staff meetings 
• Communicate effectively with physicians to resolve issues and provide efficiency and smooth case flow.
• Assists with education by coordinating and/or giving in-services.
• Prepare schedules in the afternoon for next day.
• Communicate with vendors and representatives for supplies, equipment or instruments 
• Works closely with Materials and Sterile Processing Dept to coordinate supplies & instrument needs.
• Preparing and administering annual evaluations
• Works closely with manager with hiring and orienting Preop/PACU staff members
• Helps in revising and preparing policies that relate to Preop/PACU functions
• Assistance in maintaining compliance for Joint Commission surveys
• Enters company data collections and observations with company EDGE
  MIDAS data entry.
• Enters data into Kronos time keeping program
• Assistance with staff counseling as necessary
• Coordinates and assists in Performance Improvement Projects.

Qualifications:

• Current FL Nursing License
• Current CPR, ACLS
• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing, BSN preferred. 
• Minimum of 2- 5 years' experience in Pre-Op/PACU 
• Strong PreOp/PACU experience
• 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

USPI complies with federal, state, and/or local laws regarding mandatory vaccination of its workforce. If you are offered this position and must be vaccinated under any applicable law, you will be required to show proof of full vaccination or obtain an approval of a religious or medical exemption prior to your start date. If you receive an exemption from the vaccination requirement, you will be required to submit to regular testing in accordance with the law.