Description
Lakeside Surgery Center is affiliated with Ascend Vision Partners premier network of Ophthalmic Medical Services.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
- Assesses, instructs & prepares patients prior to surgery
- Ensures that operative and informed consents are signed and correct
- Takes and records vital statistics of patients to ensure readiness for surgical procedure
- Initiates intravenous lines (IV) and ensures patients are informed about procedure(s)
- Assesses patients’ post-operative condition
- Monitors vital signs and other measurements of progress, meeting discharge criteria
- Logs all findings in patient files
- Responds to patient questions and ensures patient comfort
- Monitors patients for condition changes, reporting any changes to physician
- Perform intervention duties during post-operative emergencies
Requirements
Education & Experience:
- Candidate must demonstrate proficiency in acute care nursing, knowledge, and skills, be a graduate of an accredited school of nursing, required.
- Current Florida state license to practice as a registered nurse or licensed practice nurse, required.
- Minimum of one (1) year experience as a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse in an ambulatory surgery or operating room, required. Ophthalmology experience, preferred.
- Basic Life Saving (BLS) certification, required.
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification, preferred.