Registered Nurse

Overview:

Are you ready to work in a practice where every child is treated with compassion, every family feels welcomed, and every visit is designed to create a positive dental experience.

 

At Children's Dental Surgery, we believe that empathy, teamwork, and exceptional patient care are at the heart of everything we do. As a proud partner of Chord Specialty Dental Partners, you'll have the support, resources, and opportunities needed to thrive while helping us deliver outstanding care to the communities we serve.

 

How does this shape your job experience?

 

We combine our individuality and child-centered dental expertise to practice group dentistry to create healthy smiles and positive experiences that last a lifetime. By working together as one team, we provide compassionate, high-quality care tailored to the unique needs of every child and family.

Responsibilities:

Job Summary: As a Registered Nurse (RN) you will plan, coordinate, oversee and provide patient care in the operating room, preoperative and postoperative areas of the surgery center within state standards of practice and the company policies. Make decisions regarding direct patient care needs and communicate appropriate information to other team members.  Assist with maintaining equipment, supplies, cleanliness and efficiency of the surgery center.

 

Responsibilities:

• Must have exceptional patient interaction skills and have the ability to work in a child friendly environment.
• Plan, implement, and evaluate preoperative, intraoperative, and recovery nursing care for pediatric patients based on individual and specific patient needs.
• Maintain and demonstrate knowledge of medication administration and effects, patient assessment, arrhythmia detection, patient teaching, emotional/social support of patients and families and other needed clinical competencies.
• Assist in completing medical assessments for patients scheduled for surgery in the next week and also assisting in completing required documents and assessments of medical pending for potential patients.
• Complete all narcotic counts, code cart checks, temperature and humidity logs and medication refrigerator temperature logs on a daily basis. 
• See or call 100% of scheduled surgical patients prior to the day of surgery to identify preexisting conditions and to tell patients what to expect.
• Contact patients to complete post-operative calls in between patient care.
• Follow AORN standards for care of the perioperative patient.
• All other duties as deemed appropriate

Qualifications:

• Graduate of an approved school of nursing.
• Currently licensed as a Registered Nurse in the state in which you are working.
• Basic life support required upon hire. Advanced life support and PALS are required within 6 months of hire
• Must be available to travel between locations to meet operational needs

 

Schedule: Monday-Friday rotating shifts: 0630-1500 or 0730-1600. 

Compensation: $41 - $41/hour

Location: Lancaster, PA