Job Description

Job Description

This registered nurse position is Monday - Friday, no weekends, major holidays, or on call required! Come join our team!

The Claris Vision team is a group of professionals dedicated to helping people with their eye care needs. The collaboration between medical, administrative, financial, technical, and support team members is what sets us apart from other vision care providers. We value everyone’s experience and encourage input toward enhancing patient care.

Greater New Bedford Surgery Center is looking for a registered nurse to join our team of talented and dedicated eye care professionals. As the surgery center for Koch Eye Associates, a Claris Vision Company, we pride ourselves in providing high level ophthalmology services to Rhode Island and the greater New England area.

The Registered Nurse (RN) is primarily responsible for planning, executing, and evaluating direct and indirect nursing care given to the surgical patient.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for delivery of patient care through assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation in the pre-operative, intra-operative and post-operative areas.
• Anticipates the needs of the patient and surgical team, providing services according to the standards of professional nursing practices while maintaining a safe environment for the patient.
• Participates in patient teaching and provides leadership by working with ancillary personnel in maintaining standards for professional nursing.
• Works closely with other members of the operating room team, including anesthesia providers, surgeons, and surgical technologists etc.

Requirements

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Exceptional Customer Experience – Understands and anticipates customer needs, takes action to meet customer’s needs. Strives to exceed customer expectations.
• Proactive- Keep others informed. Ask for help when needed, brings service challenges to supervisor.
• Drive for Results – Strives for improving the delivery of services with a commitment to continuous improvement.
• Focus on Efficiency – Utilizes technology, innovation, and process improvements to continuously improve efficiency and effectiveness.
• Teamwork- Participates as a team member and establishes strong working relationships with teammates and across the organization.
• Celebrates Change- Receptive to new ideas and responds to changes with flexibility and optimism.
• Continues Learning and Improvement- Acknowledges own strengths and development needs and works to strengthen capabilities.

EDUCATION:

• Graduate of accredited school of nursing
• Current RI Licensure
• BLS required
• ACLS preferred
• Operating room experience or PACU/Critical Care experience preferred

TYPICAL PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Sitting, Standing, Bending, Reaching, Stooping, Walking and Lifting
• Ability to see, hear, and speak with sufficient capability to perform assigned tasks
• Driving independently to other facilities

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties to be performed.

Our full-time employment package offers:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance begins first day of the month following date of hire
• FSA and HSA
• Paid long-term disability (LTD)
• Paid LIFE and AD&D insurance
• Paid Time Off (PTO) and holidays
• 401k Plan
• Career Growth and Leadership Development
• Competitive salary

We are committed to a policy of non-discrimination and equal employment opportunity. All patients, employees, applicants, and other constituents of our clinical groups will be treated with respect and dignity regardless of race, national origin, gender, age, religion, disability, veteran status, marital/domestic partner status, parental status, sexual orientation, and gender identity and/or expression, other dimensions of diversity or common human decency. We value diversity in thought and culture and welcome highly skilled, capable, competent, collegial members to our team.

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