Recovery Room Nurse for Ophthalmology Practice

LASIK MD is looking for a Recovery Room Registered Nurse. If you are motivated by the opportunity to change people’s lives by offering an amazing service and the chance of building your career with a leading, highly engaged, and dynamic company, then what are you waiting for? Join our team today!

• We have flexible positions for you, depending on your availabilities: casual, part-time (0.6 FTE) or full-time (0.8 FTE)
• Above market compensation packages
• Interested in relocating for this great position with us? We offer the possibility of a relocation packages to new hires!
• We offer in-house surgical assistance training and great work-life balance with our week days only day time hours (no nights, no week-ends).

Your mission as a Recovery Room Nurse

Recovery room Nurses are Registered Nurses (RNs) who assist in surgical procedures by managing patient’s pre-operative and post-operative care.

Reporting to the Medical Director and working closely with the surgeons and supporting staff, the recovery room nurse provides quality service and care to patients undergoing surgery. As a multidisciplinary team member, the nurse participates in and provides, through application of knowledge, in the areas of anatomy, physiology, disease, pathology, and patient management, as directed by the surgeon.

Responsibilities:

Ongoing:

• Assist the Coordinator in planning, organizing and scheduling surgery days
• Assist with medical supply inventory
• Ensure the integrity of data in patient files
• Ensures that traffic areas are safe
• Collaborates and participates in standards of asepsis and infection prevention & control
• Any other tasks as per required by the Medical Director or management team.

Before the surgery:

• Manage patients’ admission processes
• Assess the status of patients’ health in pre-op and ensure accuracy of identification
• Determine the surgeon and procedure being carried out
• Take and record vital statistics of patients to ensure readiness for surgical procedure

After the surgery

• Assess patients’ condition after a surgery has been performed
• Ensure that all vitals are within normal range
• Answer patients’ questions and ensure that they are kept comfortable
• Initiate patient education programs to ensure that both patients and families are educated on procedures and medications
• Determine when patients are ready to go home
• Perform intervention duties in cases of post-operative emergencies

Education & Experience:

• Current practicing registration with the College of Registered Nurses’ of British Columbia (CRNBC)
• Post-anesthesia recovery room certification or Critical Care Certificate
• BLS certification
• Relevant education and previous experience with cataract patients

Position details:

This is permanent, full-time, or part-time casual position. This position might involve regular travel in Victoria and Vancouver areas. An above market competitive compensation for this position is offered. A full training is given to all new hires.

We thank all candidates for their interest; however only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

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