RN Surgery Center

Job Title: RN Surgery Center
Location: Oklahoma City, OK 73104
Duration: 13 weeks 
Shift/Schedule: Days, 40 hours/week

Job Responsibilities:

• Provide nursing care to patients in the surgery center.
• Assess, monitor, and care for assigned patients throughout the perioperative process.
• Document patient responses, treatments, and changes in physician orders.
• Assist physicians during examinations, diagnostic procedures, and treatments.
• Administer medications, IV infusions, and blood products.
• Perform patient interviews and nursing assessments.
• Recover Phase I PACU patients.
• Manage patient airways and treat postoperative pain and nausea.
• Administer prescribed pupil-dilating eye drops.
• Educate patients and families regarding care and discharge instructions.
• Coordinate care with the healthcare team and delegate tasks as appropriate.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• Active Oklahoma RN License or Compact (eNLC) RN License.
• Associate's Degree in Nursing from an accredited program.
• Minimum 2 years of nursing experience.
• Current AHA BLS certification.
• ACLS certification.
• PALS certification.
• Excellent IV skills.
• Experience with patient interviews and nursing assessments.
• Experience recovering Phase I PACU patients.
• Ability to manage airways and postoperative pain/nausea for patients ranging from 6 months to 95 years of age.
• Knowledge of professional nursing practices and procedures.
• Strong communication, organizational, and computer skills.

Preferences:

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN) or higher.
• Familiarity with ophthalmology surgical cases, including cataracts, cornea, retina, glaucoma, and oculoplastic procedures.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.