What are the responsibilities and job description for the Operating Room Nurse position at Medical City Ambulatory Surgery Center?
Job Summary and Qualifications
We are seeking an Operating Room Nurse for our ambulatory surgery center who demonstrates the values of our company by caring like family.
Responsibilities:
- Ensure safe and effective nursing care until your patient is transferred from your care to recovery.
- Oversee the instrument and equipment set-up for your OR, including utilization of preference cards and ability to anticipate your surgeons needs.
- Coordinate and oversee your room during a case as the circulator.
- Facilitate effective and efficient transition between surgical procedures.
- Utilize appropriate body mechanics in moving your patients to stretchers and OR tables to prevent injury.
- Manage your patients care and medication, including assistance with anesthesia.
- Consistently review your charts for completeness, in accordance with documentation protocols prior to and after the surgical procedure.
Qualifications
- Graduate from an accredited school of professional nursing.
- Minimum 1 year of experience in an operating room setting, preferably in an ambulatory surgery center.
- Active RN license as required by state of employment or appropriate compact licensure.
- Valid BCLS Certification upon employment online certification not acceptable ACLS as required by facility.
- CNOR certification preferred.
Medical City Ambulatory Surgery Center Dallas is located in north Dallas, Texas. We are a part of Surgery Ventures powered by HCA Healthcare. Services in ENT, gastroenterology, gynecology, ophthalmology, orthopedics, podiatry and general surgery are offered.
HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.
