Surgery Nurse Job Description
Surgery Nurse Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Surgery Nurse Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Surgery Nurse
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: BLS, CNOR, BCLS, CPR, ACLS, PALS, OB, FNP, NOTE, NRP
Education for Surgery Nurse
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the surgery nurse job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Associate Degree in Nursing, Education, Graduate, School of Nursing, Nursing Program, Science, Patient Care, Associates, Department of Education, Nursing Education
Skills for Surgery Nurse
Desired skills for surgery nurse include:
Desired experience for surgery nurse includes:
Surgery Nurse Examples
Surgery Nurse Job Description
- Assume leadership, responsibility and accountability for designated patients in the pre-operative, post-operative, and other assigned locations in the perioperative continuum
- Provide ambulatory care for the patient undergoing surgical, non-surgical and diagnostic procedures
- Focus on preparing patients to care for themselves
- Provide pre and post-operative care for surgical patients in an eye center
- Per Diem position in eye center caring for cataract surgery patients, Monday through Wednesday and occasional Thursdays, Day shift
- Write business reports and present information to leadership
- Demonstrate an understanding of and function as a professional nurse in accordance with Colorado State Nurse Practice Act
- Identify and implement opportunities for needed practice changes based on current evidence based nursing literature and/or research
- Provide direct patient care according to nursing and medical plan of care and within scope of practice, using population-specific guidelines
- Involve patient and family/significant others in plan of care
- Three (3) to five (5) years circulating experience in Perioperative setting in multiple service-lines
- Years recent clinical experience as a RN in a surgery unit
- Prior hospital OR experience as an RN-Circulator
- Years recent clinical experience as a RN required
- Ability to assess developmental needs of patients from infancy to the
- Knowledge, skills and abilities are acquired through obtaining a college degree in nursing
Surgery Nurse Job Description
- Assist in the planning, organizing, and implementation of the surgical procedure
- Coordinate Care for the Patient during the surgical procedure
- Coordinates the use of supplies and equipment for the surgical procedure
- Monitor and evaluate the patient during the intra-operative procedure
- Independently and in collaboration with surgical staff orders laboratory and diagnostic imaging necessary for diagnosis, treatment and expediting surgical plan of care, surveillance of postoperative clients
- Provides education to clients and family regarding disease processes
- Independently and in collaboration with other members of the health care team provides quality, comprehensive, cost-effective care to clients
- Triages consults and serves as consultant to Primary Care and other specialty providers to ensure appropriate access and care
- Liaison to other providers and ancillary staff as defined by the NPtient Aligned Care Team (NPCT)
- Maintains stable conditions and preventative health care and screenings as appropriate
- One year of related operating room experience or completion of an approved training course
- Adequate knowledge to perform assessments, plan patient care, provide direct care, and educate and orient families and staff
- Experience as an RN in an operating room or completion of an approved training course
- Working knowledge of operating room specific equipment
- Current Louisiana Nurse Licensure
- 3-5 Year experience in the surgical setting
Surgery Nurse Job Description
- Prescribes pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments as indicated within the provider's scope of practice and in consultation with collaborating physician as indicated
- Assesses patients, completes History & Physicals for new consults, completes focused exams for established post-op evaluations for surgical patients
- Initiates consults and referrals
- Prescribes medications and supplies in accordance with VA policies, VA formulary and State regulations
- Examples include ointments, and creams, wound Vac equipment and supplies
- Collaborates with surgeons, Primary Care Provider and Clinic Coordinators to coordinate case management
- Participates in discharge planning in collaboration with members of the team, patient and patient's family
- Provides clinic support for Vascular Clinic
- Accountable for the delivery of high quality nursing care and for the administrative management of the nursing unit on a 24‑hour basis
- Fulfills all duties and responsibilities associated with the unit manager position
- Minimum 3 years progressive nursing experience
- At least 1 year in Day Surgery or critical care
- Experience functioning in an Infection Control capacity is highly preferred
- Must have current Alabama license to practice as a Registered Nurse
- At least one year of surgical experience with ophthalmology and otorhinolaryngology emphasis is preferred, although years experience in a critical care setting is acceptable
- 1 year of ambulatory clinic professional nursing (RN) experience
Surgery Nurse Job Description
- Coordinates and directs proper care for patients in conjunction with privileged and credentialed physicians, including coordination of outside care in the community and referrals to VA tertiary care facilities
- Displays clinical competency through effective and thorough clinical diagnosis
- Ordering specialty care studies, diagnostics, and patient pre/post operation requirements
- Participates in on-call coverage of the Surgical Services
- Maintain professional standards of conduct and training
- Maintain professional certification
- Work effectively and courteously with patients, families or significant others, and with surgical staff and members of other services
- Provide effective care to patients
- Uses sound judgment in assessing, planning, implementing, documenting and evaluating patient care
- Accurately documents and reports care
- 1 year of surgery clinic and/ or OR professional nursing (RN) experience
- Candidate must demonstrate proficiency in acute care nursing, knowledge, and skills
- Must have a current nursing license in Florida
- Orthopedic and/or Plastic surgery experience preferred
- Current CA Registered RN licensure
- Two years recent O.R
Surgery Nurse Job Description
- Handle infusions
- Work effectively and courteously with patients, families or significant others, and with CBOC, surgical staff and members of other services
- Actively involved in the management of clinics, to improve efficiency of patient care in coordination with CBOC and MEDVAMC
- Performing initial histories and physical examinations for outpatient setting
- Providing ongoing outpatient care for assigned patients
- Screening outpatients to determine need for further care
- Prescribing medications within defined scope of practice
- Ordering diagnostic studies such as laboratory tests, x-rays, electrocardiograms (EKGs)
- Carrying out health promotion and disease prevention activities
- Dictating notes on procedures performed for which the APN/PA-C is responsible
- Two years recent experience in the acute care arena as an operating room nurse (with scrubbing and circulating skills preferred)
- Nursing Baccalaureate degree (BSN) from an accredited school of nursing within 5 years of hire
- Current Basic Life Support Certification (BLS) within 30 days of hire
- Experience with pre and post operation (PACU 2) care of surgical patients
- Experience with checking in patients
- Experience as an RN in an Operating Room