RN, Perioperative Services (Healthcare)

Join our team at the CARTI Surgery Center, where we provide safe, effective, and compassionate care throughout the perioperative process. This is a general job posting for Registered Nurses in our OR, Pre-op, and PACU departments. When you apply, youll have the opportunity to indicate which area you are most interested in. Youll deliver patient-family-centered care to all populations, ensuring excellent outcomes through each stage of the surgical experience.

GENERAL JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Assess and develop individualized care plans for patients in all perioperative phases (pre-surgery, during surgery, and post-anesthesia recovery).

Provide patient education regarding procedures, pain management, wound care, and recovery expectations.

Administer medications and monitor patients for stability, ensuring comfort and safety.

Perform surgical site safety checks, prevent surgical complications, and maintain infection control practices.

Monitor patients' vital signs and recovery from anesthesia, applying appropriate interventions when needed.

Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to ensure continuity of care.

Document all nursing care in the electronic health record, adhering to legal and ethical standards.

Act as an advocate for patients, ensuring privacy, dignity, and patient rights are upheld.

Participate in quality improvement projects and pursue ongoing professional development.

AREAS AVAILABLE:

Pre-op: Prepare patients for surgery, including assessments, IV initiation, and ensuring informed consent.OR Circulator: Protect patients during surgical procedures, ensuring correct site identification, specimen handling, and patient safety.PACU: Monitor and support patients in recovery, manage acute pain, and assist in post-operative care.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY: N/A

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, LICENSURE, REGISTRATION:

Graduate from an accredited school of nursing.

Associates degree or equivalent from two-year college program or technical school or nursing diploma.

Bachelors degree, preferred.

Current registered nurse licensure in Arkansas.

Basic Life Support (BLS) certification and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification.

EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

Two years perioperative services experience, preferred.

Basic computer skills (e.g., Microsoft Word)

WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Physically demanding, high-stress environmentExposure to blood and body fluids, communicable diseases, chemicals and other hazardous materials, radiation, and repetitive motionsPushing and pulling heavy objectsFull range of body motion including handling and lifting patientsManual and finger dexterityHand and eye coordinationStanding and walking for extensive periods of timeLifting and carrying items weighing up to 50 poundsCorrected vision and hearing to within normal rangeWorking under stressful conditions

REASONING ABILITY:
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, or schedule form.

INTERPERSONAL SKILLS:

Must interact and communicate both verbally and in written form.

Must interact and exchange information regarding patients with physicians and other departmental personnel, and outside agencies on a frequent basis while respecting the confidentiality of patient information.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.

The employee regularly is required to stand, walk, sit, use hand to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The work environment involves potential exposure to blood and body fluids, communicable diseases, chemicals and other hazardous materials, radiation, and repetitive motions while performing the essential functions of this job. Team members are offered appropriate vaccinations and safety training.

COMMENTS:
This description is intended to describe the essential job functions, the general supplemental functions and the essential requirements for the performance of the job. It is not an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and requirements of a person so classified. Other functions may be assigned and management retains the right to add or change the duties at any time. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

This position is a Safety Sensitive Position. The essential functions, physical demands, and mental competencies of this job require the employee maintain the ability to work in a constant state of alertness in a safe manner.