OR Registered Nurse Breckenridge Surgery Center

Summary

Job Description:

Registered Nurse

Breckenridge Ambulatory Surgery Center

40 Hours Weekly, Full Time, Dayshift (6:30am - 5pm, 10hr shifts)

About the Department

The Ambulatory Surgery Center is a brand new facility located in a premier location near the hospital on Breckenridge Lane containing 6 OR suites and 1 procedure room. This addition to the Baptist Health system provides a state of the art free standing outpatient surgery facility achieving high efficiency for surgeons and the best experience for patients. Surgical specialties include urology, gynecology, plastic surgery, oculoplasty, general surgery, and pain management. Perioperative experience is required.

Job Summary

Registered nurse implements the nursing process for each assigned to his/her care regardless of age (i.e. infancy to geriatric) and is responsible for the patient's care consistent with the Kentucky Nursing Laws and organizational policies and procedures. The registered nurse promotes positive patient outcomes and the delivery of quality patient care and initiates change through active involvement in the unit-based and hospital shared governance councils while contributing to a healthy professional practice environment.

National Professional Nursing Standards serve as guidelines for nurses as they utilize critical thinking and clinical reasoning skills and exercise appropriate nursing judgment. The registered nurse collaborates with the inter-professional team to enhance patient outcomes. The registered nurse serves as a role model through actively participating in the process of continuous professional development and lifelong learning. Utilizes the Nursing Process as the framework for providing care.

Requirements

Active Kentucky License

BCLS, ACLS, & PALS Required within 90 days of Hire

Prior Perioperative Experience Required

Scrub experience preferred

Work Experience

Education

If you would like to be part of a growing family focused on supporting clinical excellence, teamwork and innovation, we urge you to apply now!

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.