What are the responsibilities and job description for the SURGICAL CENTER NURSE position at Everleap Fertility?
Everleap Fertility has a need for a PT Surgical Center Nurse for our Basking Ridge location. This will be 4 days per week with 2 weekends a month.
Job Purpose
The Surgical Center Nurse is responsible for all nursing care and activities, ensuring that the highest quality patient care is maintained. This position will train to perform all functions as needed during the pre-operative, surgical and post-operative phases of patient care.
Essential Functions And Accountabilities
Everleap Fertility
Built on the legacy of RMA, Boston IVF, Conceptions, and six other leading North American fertility practices, Everleap Fertility brings together more than 200 physicians and embryologists across 60 locations in the U.S., including 25 IVF laboratories focused on the next leap forward in reproductive medicine. Together, we have helped hundreds of thousands of patients build families for more than 40 years. As part of IVI Institute, Everleap Fertility contributes to a global community working together to advance the field and bring progress in reproductive medicine into patient care.
EEO Statement
“Everleap Fertility is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind. Everleap Fertility is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at Everleap Fertility are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion and/or belief, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Everleap Fertility will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. Everleap Fertility encourages applicants of all ages.”
Job Purpose
The Surgical Center Nurse is responsible for all nursing care and activities, ensuring that the highest quality patient care is maintained. This position will train to perform all functions as needed during the pre-operative, surgical and post-operative phases of patient care.
Essential Functions And Accountabilities
- Provides emotional support to the patient during the pre-operative, operative and post-operative stages.
- Performs all pre-operative and post-operative required activities so that the movement of the surgical procedures are coordinated, ensuring quality patient care.
- Pre-Operative - Completes patient pre-operative assessment and documents according to policy.
- Surgical - Performs all operative activities including checking the room for supplies, assisting the surgical technician setting up cases, anticipating the needs of the surgical team, surgical counts, transport of patient and report hand-off to the recovery team.
- PACU - Receives patient from the operating room with report of pertinent history and procedure (surgery performed, medications, fluids, complications, anesthetic/sedation/reversal agents, emotional status pre-procedure.)
- Assesses the patient on transfer from the post-anesthesia recovery room and documents that assessment.
- Monitors patients for condition changes and report any changes to the physician.
- Reviews the physician’s discharge instructions with the patient and/or the patient’s family and answers any questions the patient or others may have.
- Assists in the readying of the patient for discharge from the Center so that the patient receives continuity of nursing care.
- Follows proper infection control and safety precautions in the performance of all duties.
- Graduate of an approved School of Nursing
- Studies level: University Education (Bachelor's Degree)
- Studies area: Nursing
- BLS/ACLS – required
- Studies level: Certification
- Studies area: BLS/ACLS
- 2 years clinical nursing experience - required
- Proficient in nursing assessment and intravenous therapy.
- Proficient in computer programs including Excel, Word, and Outlook.
- Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance Options
- Retirement 401K Plan
- Paid Time Off & Paid Holidays
- Company Paid: Life Insurance, Long‑Term Disability & AD&D
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Employee Assistance Program
- Tuition Reimbursement
Everleap Fertility
Built on the legacy of RMA, Boston IVF, Conceptions, and six other leading North American fertility practices, Everleap Fertility brings together more than 200 physicians and embryologists across 60 locations in the U.S., including 25 IVF laboratories focused on the next leap forward in reproductive medicine. Together, we have helped hundreds of thousands of patients build families for more than 40 years. As part of IVI Institute, Everleap Fertility contributes to a global community working together to advance the field and bring progress in reproductive medicine into patient care.
EEO Statement
“Everleap Fertility is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind. Everleap Fertility is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at Everleap Fertility are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion and/or belief, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Everleap Fertility will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. Everleap Fertility encourages applicants of all ages.”