Registered Nurse - Full time Pre/Post-Op/OR Ophthalmology

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Description

JOB TITLE: Preop Recovery OR Nurse Ophthalmology

GENERAL SUMMARY OF DUTIES:

As an RN at an Eye Surgery Center, you provide specialized perioperative care for patients undergoing ophthalmic procedures, ensuring safety, comfort, and optimal outcomes. Your duties include preoperative assessments to prepare patients for surgery, assisting the ophthalmologist during procedures, monitoring vital signs and patient status, and administering eye medications as directed. You are responsible for maintaining sterile fields, managing surgical instruments, and updating patient records accurately.

Post-operatively, you monitor healing, provide wound care, educate patients on eye care and recovery, and address concerns to promote compliance and comfort. You work closely with ophthalmologists, anesthesiologists, and surgical technicians in a coordinated, team-based environment, adapting to multiple cases throughout the day.

This role demands precision, attention to detail, and strong communication skills, as well as the ability to provide emotional support to patients and families navigating vision-related challenges.

Assists in provision of nursing care to patients in an Ambulatory Surgical Center setting. Assumes total responsibility for patient care in accordance with physician's orders and centers policies.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Graduate of Accredited School of Nursing; current state RN License.
• BLS required.
• Minimum one year in pre-operative, intra-operative and post-operative surgical patient care.

Benefits:

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
• Health Savings Account with an employer contribution
• Life Insurance
• PTO
• 401(k) retirement plan with a company match
• And more!

Equal Employment Opportunity & Work Force Diversity

Our organization is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment based on race, color, creed, sex, religion, marital status, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, parental status, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic testing results or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state or local laws. This practice relates to all personnel matters such as compensation, benefits, training, promotions, transfers, layoffs, etc. Furthermore, our organization is committed to going beyond the legal requirements of equal employment opportunity to take positive actions which ensure diversity in the workplace and result in a multi-cultural organization.