OR Nurse

Benefits:

• Competitive salary
• Health insurance
• Paid time off

OR Nurse Full time at 32-40 hours/week

We will train motivated individuals with a strong work ethic to care for patients in an operating room setting. We offer a great team environment with people who thrive in a fast-paced ambulatory surgery center. We provide flexible shifts and part-time or full-time hours. We are staffing positions to cover our hours Monday through Friday, 6:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. No nights, weekends, or call!

DO WORK THAT MATTERS
Are you looking for work that matters? If yes, we invite you to join us. We are seeking motivated, committed individuals to become part of our enthusiastic and busy team that is positively impacting the lives of Alaskans every day.

The Surgery Center of Fairbanks (SCF) is a nationally-recognized, multi-specialty surgery center serving patients from throughout the vast region of interior Alaska. Our team is changing the lives of patients through technologically-advanced surgery and an exceptional level of care. Working at SCF gives you the opportunity to apply your skills in a Center recognized for excellence while, at the same time, advancing your career.

SCF is accredited by the Joint Commission and received Disease Specific Care Certification by TJC for our Spine Surgery & Total Knee Replacement programs.

Come to work with us in a very busy, multi-specialty Ambulatory Surgery Center that prides itself on our efficiency and excellence in patient care!

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Job Description and Duties:
a) Participates as a team member in support of the total perioperative process
b) Organizes time, equipment, supplies, and personnel to provide effective and efficient case management
c) Supervises and directs patient care in a single operating room
d) Organizes nursing activities efficiently and effectively
e) Delegates activities appropriate to the abilities of available staff members
f) Considers cost containment by using supplies economically and in effective turnover time
g) Assists with supply, drug, and equipment inventories to maintain stock level and availability
h) Addresses patient needs during admission to the operating room, with attention to requirements specific to the outpatient setting
I) Transports patients to the operating room observing policies/procedures, safety requirements, and patient needs
j) Identifies the patient and correct surgical intervention according to policy/procedure and communicates such information to all members of the surgical team
k) Reviews patients' medical records/needs to plan care with other healthcare team members
l) Provides comfort and reassurance to patient
m) Maintains patients' privacy and dignity
n) Explains intraoperative phase of routine procedures and care to the patient
o) Performs the circulating nurse's role and functions following approved operating room procedures to meet the requirements of scheduled procedures
p) Prepares operating room according to requirements of patient/procedure to be performed
q) Assembles and provides properly functioning equipment, supplies, and instruments before start of procedure and positions and adjusts equipment as required during the procedure
r) Anticipates needs of surgical team and assists anesthesia personnel by supporting patient during administration of anesthesia
s) Assists with the proper and safe positioning of the patient and prepares operative site as directed by established procedures
t) Monitors compliance with principles of aseptic technique according to accepted standards
u) Assists with identification and confirmation of operative site
v) Provides for comfort in the physical environment by monitoring designated parameters
w) Provides continuity of patient care by communicating with other perioperative care personnel and documenting records accordingly
x) Responds in a timely manner to meet the needs of the patient and the physician
y) Accurately comprehends and interprets verbal orders/directions
z) Documents patient care records and other forms accurately following policies and procedures
aa) Accurately advises others responsible for care of the patient about patient's status
Requirements:
1. High school graduate or GED certificate recipient
2. Graduate of accredited school in nursing
3. RN with active Alaska license
4. CPR certified
5. Leadership qualities
6. Strong ethical and moral character references
7. Language skills adequate for high-level written, interpersonal, and telephone communication in American English

**WILLING TO TRAIN THE RIGHT CANDIDATE**