QualDerm Partners is seeking a dedicated OR Nurse to join our dynamic team in Austin, TX. At QualDerm Partners, we’re committed to being the nation’s premier source for comprehensive skin and aesthetics wellness. Our mission is to support patients’ lifetime wellness journeys with unmatched care across dermatology, skin cancer treatment, cosmetics, and plastic surgery.
A OR Nurse will assist the provider(s) with patient care. They will create an atmosphere that reflects the level of standards and care that patients can expect to receive from this practice. To be successful in this position, the OR Nurse must be cheerful, friendly, polite, tactful, and professional in appearance and manner always. They will be able to communicate with the provider and patient and be mindful of patient confidentiality. They will be able to evaluate and respond to a patient needs and relay the doctors instructions. The candidate should be a team player and respectful of their co-workers.
Purpose:
The individual in this position will report directly to the Clinical Director. This individual will work closely with the OR team including the Surgeons, Anesthesiologist, CRNA, OR Circulator, Perianesthesia RN and Surgical Technologist. The individual will be engaged and fully understand the Mission, Values, and Strategy. This position requires the individual to be self-motivated and able to work independently.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- The Registered Nurse provides direct patient care in the ambulatory setting.
- Ability to scrub required procedures.
- Care of the surgical patient in the OR.
- Provides Nursing care to a broad range of surgical patients in the Plastic Surgery environment.
- The RN is responsible for the assessment, planning, delivery, and evaluation of nursing care of all assigned patients
- The RN will coordinate care with members of the health care team including the Surgeon, Anesthesia team (Anesthesiologist, CRNA), Surgical Technologist and Perioperative RN
- Follows all Policies and Procedures as well as professional practice guidelines
- Provides nursing care for patients in an altered state of consciousness.
- Provides drug administration and comfort management.
- Has knowledge of anesthetic agents, narcotic analgesic, post op pain and comfort management, post op nausea and vomiting management and ability to recognize and treat arrhythmia and respond to abnormal vital signs.
- Speaking up with safety concerns acting as the patient advocate.
- Pre-op assessment and admission
- Ability to work with patients from different cultures
- Handling all specimens according to facility policy and procedure
- Adhering to standard precautions including the use of personal protective equipment.
- Performing interventions to ensure the patient is at or returned to normothermia at the conclusion of the immediate postoperative period.
- Performing interventions to protect the patient from infection.
- Manage the patients’ fluids as prescribed.
- Protecting the patient’s rights, dignity, and privacy.
- Providing culturally competent, ethical care within legal standards of practice, Complying with Universal Protocol and facility site validation and time-out policy.
- Document episode of care completely, accurately, and legibly.
- Demonstrate effective communication and collaboration skills with members of the perioperative team. Serve as a member of a multidisciplinary team in planning perioperative patient care.
- Use problem solving and conflict resolution skills to foster effective work relationships with team members.
- Maintain required competencies.
- Actively participate in team meetings, training, drills and mandatory education.
- Demonstrate fiscal responsibility.
- Assists with the day-to-day operations of the center including stocking of supplies, daily and monthly cleaning, and laundry.
- Ability to work Monday through Friday with flexibility in start and end times.
- Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing
- Three years of Perioperative experience including OR Circulator experience.
- Current state licensure to practice within good standing
- Successful completion of Basic Life Support (BLS)
- Successful completion of Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) within 90 days of employment
- Ability to work independently
- Attention to Detail and following Policies set forth by the Department.
- Critical Thinking Skills along with good communication skills.
Benefits of joining Qualderm Partners:
- Competitive Pay – Attractive compensation to reward your hard work
- Generous 401(k) Plan – Company matches 100% of the first 3%, plus 50% of the next 2%, with immediate vesting
QualDerm Partners is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States in a full-time basis.
