Surgery Nurse Job Description
Surgery nurse
provides treatment of patients that is individualized and reflects an understanding of the developmental needs and range of treatment needs for each.
Surgery Nurse Duties & Responsibilities
To write an effective surgery nurse job description, begin by listing detailed duties, responsibilities and expectations. We have included surgery nurse job description templates that you can modify and use.
Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Focus on preparing patients physically and emotionally for their experience through interview, physical assessment and education
Utilizes advanced assessment skills to manage a cohort of patients
Makes practice decisions autonomously and in collaboration with physicians and other health care professionals to evaluate and manage acute and chronic illnesses of the surgical client through assessment, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation
Directing and supervising less skilled nursing or health care personnel or supervise a particular unit
Coordinate surgery and pre-operative test scheduling with OR, patients and necessary departments
Prior authorization for surgery and pre-operative testing
Prescription refill requests
FLMA and disability paperwork
Be responsible for facilitating the patient care flow in the clinic while providing direct patient care for an assigned provider
Delivers conscious sedation, providing psychological support to the patient when needed
Surgery Nurse Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Surgery Nurse
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: BLS, CNOR, BCLS, CPR, ACLS, PALS, OB, FNP, NOTE, NRP
Education for Surgery Nurse
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the surgery nurse job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Associate Degree in Nursing, Education, Graduate, School of Nursing, Nursing Program, Science, Patient Care, Associates, Department of Education, Nursing Education
Skills for Surgery Nurse
Desired skills for surgery nurse include:
Anatomy
Aseptic technique
Physiology and pathophysiology
Assessment
Body substance isolation
Human growth and development
Range of treatment and care of patients
Care of patients
Range of treatment
Areas of care specific to outpatient surgery
Desired experience for surgery nurse includes:
Maintain Basic Cardiac Life Support Certification
Maintain Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification
Surgery center or acute care experience preferred
Orthopedic experience a plus
Experienced Peri-Op RN
Experience in administering Moderate Sedation in a pain management setting
Surgery Nurse Examples
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Surgery Nurse Job Description
Job Description Example
Our growing company is hiring for a surgery nurse. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for surgery nurse
- Assume leadership, responsibility and accountability for designated patients in the pre-operative, post-operative, and other assigned locations in the perioperative continuum
- Provide ambulatory care for the patient undergoing surgical, non-surgical and diagnostic procedures
- Focus on preparing patients to care for themselves
- Provide pre and post-operative care for surgical patients in an eye center
- Per Diem position in eye center caring for cataract surgery patients, Monday through Wednesday and occasional Thursdays, Day shift
- Write business reports and present information to leadership
- Demonstrate an understanding of and function as a professional nurse in accordance with Colorado State Nurse Practice Act
- Identify and implement opportunities for needed practice changes based on current evidence based nursing literature and/or research
- Provide direct patient care according to nursing and medical plan of care and within scope of practice, using population-specific guidelines
- Involve patient and family/significant others in plan of care
Qualifications for surgery nurse
- Three (3) to five (5) years circulating experience in Perioperative setting in multiple service-lines
- Years recent clinical experience as a RN in a surgery unit
- Prior hospital OR experience as an RN-Circulator
- Years recent clinical experience as a RN required
- Ability to assess developmental needs of patients from infancy to the
- Knowledge, skills and abilities are acquired through obtaining a college degree in nursing
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Job Description Example
Our company is hiring for a surgery nurse. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for surgery nurse
- Assist in the planning, organizing, and implementation of the surgical procedure
- Coordinate Care for the Patient during the surgical procedure
- Coordinates the use of supplies and equipment for the surgical procedure
- Monitor and evaluate the patient during the intra-operative procedure
- Independently and in collaboration with surgical staff orders laboratory and diagnostic imaging necessary for diagnosis, treatment and expediting surgical plan of care, surveillance of postoperative clients
- Provides education to clients and family regarding disease processes
- Independently and in collaboration with other members of the health care team provides quality, comprehensive, cost-effective care to clients
- Triages consults and serves as consultant to Primary Care and other specialty providers to ensure appropriate access and care
- Liaison to other providers and ancillary staff as defined by the NPtient Aligned Care Team (NPCT)
- Maintains stable conditions and preventative health care and screenings as appropriate
Qualifications for surgery nurse
- One year of related operating room experience or completion of an approved training course
- Adequate knowledge to perform assessments, plan patient care, provide direct care, and educate and orient families and staff
- Experience as an RN in an operating room or completion of an approved training course
- Working knowledge of operating room specific equipment
- Current Louisiana Nurse Licensure
- 3-5 Year experience in the surgical setting
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Job Description Example
Our company is looking to fill the role of surgery nurse. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for surgery nurse
- Prescribes pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments as indicated within the provider's scope of practice and in consultation with collaborating physician as indicated
- Assesses patients, completes History & Physicals for new consults, completes focused exams for established post-op evaluations for surgical patients
- Initiates consults and referrals
- Prescribes medications and supplies in accordance with VA policies, VA formulary and State regulations
- Examples include ointments, and creams, wound Vac equipment and supplies
- Collaborates with surgeons, Primary Care Provider and Clinic Coordinators to coordinate case management
- Participates in discharge planning in collaboration with members of the team, patient and patient's family
- Provides clinic support for Vascular Clinic
- Accountable for the delivery of high quality nursing care and for the administrative management of the nursing unit on a 24‑hour basis
- Fulfills all duties and responsibilities associated with the unit manager position
Qualifications for surgery nurse
- Minimum 3 years progressive nursing experience
- At least 1 year in Day Surgery or critical care
- Experience functioning in an Infection Control capacity is highly preferred
- Must have current Alabama license to practice as a Registered Nurse
- At least one year of surgical experience with ophthalmology and otorhinolaryngology emphasis is preferred, although years experience in a critical care setting is acceptable
- 1 year of ambulatory clinic professional nursing (RN) experience
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Job Description Example
Our growing company is looking for a surgery nurse. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for surgery nurse
- Coordinates and directs proper care for patients in conjunction with privileged and credentialed physicians, including coordination of outside care in the community and referrals to VA tertiary care facilities
- Displays clinical competency through effective and thorough clinical diagnosis
- Ordering specialty care studies, diagnostics, and patient pre/post operation requirements
- Participates in on-call coverage of the Surgical Services
- Maintain professional standards of conduct and training
- Maintain professional certification
- Work effectively and courteously with patients, families or significant others, and with surgical staff and members of other services
- Provide effective care to patients
- Uses sound judgment in assessing, planning, implementing, documenting and evaluating patient care
- Accurately documents and reports care
Qualifications for surgery nurse
- 1 year of surgery clinic and/ or OR professional nursing (RN) experience
- Candidate must demonstrate proficiency in acute care nursing, knowledge, and skills
- Must have a current nursing license in Florida
- Orthopedic and/or Plastic surgery experience preferred
- Current CA Registered RN licensure
- Two years recent O.R
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Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is looking to fill the role of surgery nurse. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for surgery nurse
- Handle infusions
- Work effectively and courteously with patients, families or significant others, and with CBOC, surgical staff and members of other services
- Actively involved in the management of clinics, to improve efficiency of patient care in coordination with CBOC and MEDVAMC
- Performing initial histories and physical examinations for outpatient setting
- Providing ongoing outpatient care for assigned patients
- Screening outpatients to determine need for further care
- Prescribing medications within defined scope of practice
- Ordering diagnostic studies such as laboratory tests, x-rays, electrocardiograms (EKGs)
- Carrying out health promotion and disease prevention activities
- Dictating notes on procedures performed for which the APN/PA-C is responsible
Qualifications for surgery nurse
- Two years recent experience in the acute care arena as an operating room nurse (with scrubbing and circulating skills preferred)
- Nursing Baccalaureate degree (BSN) from an accredited school of nursing within 5 years of hire
- Current Basic Life Support Certification (BLS) within 30 days of hire
- Experience with pre and post operation (PACU 2) care of surgical patients
- Experience with checking in patients
- Experience as an RN in an Operating Room