Full-Time RN Needed in OR at our Albuquerque Surgery Center! - Eye Associates of New Mexico

Job Status: Full-Time (10hr shifts) 

Registered Nurse (RN) Job Duties in the Operating Room may include:

• Provide direct patient care by assessing, planning, implementing, evaluating, and documenting individual patient needs, actions taken and patient responses.
• Coordinate patients’ care through collaboration with the patient/family and healthcare team.
• Demonstrate general and specific knowledge in a variety of ophthalmic and plastic procedures and implements the principles of surgical asepsis according to AAMI and AORN Standards.
• Perform circulating and/or scrubbing duties, as needed demonstrating high standards of care following AORN, OSHA, and AAESC policies and procedures.
• Demonstrate the ability to maintain an efficient pace in the OR to avoid delays and ensure rapid room turn over. Facilitates and ensures patient preparedness for surgery.
• Communicates and prioritizes efficiently and effectively.
• Assist the anesthesia provider during the induction and emergence from anesthesia.
• Monitor physiological alterations recognizing symptoms of cardiac arrest, respiratory distress and/or other impending crisis.

Skills/Requirements:

• RN License (must be in good standing and active)
• ACLS and BLS Certified- Preferred**
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support) certification required.*
• BLS (Basic Life Support) certification required.*

*Both certifications can be certified and renewed on site if necessary

The Albuquerque Ambulatory Eye Surgery Center is a joint venture, out-patient ophthalmology surgery center designed to provide quality care to the community. 

We provide a gamut of Ophthalmology services:

• Cataracts
• Glaucoma
• Oculoplastics
• Cornea
• Retina

Our staff is comprised of nurses, surgical scrub technicians, and nursing assistants who work side by side with surgeons and anesthesia providers in planning, facilitating and evaluating surgical care to patients. 

We are currently looking for motivated individuals to work in our four (4) Operating Rooms. We are a fast-paced environment providing care to over 1,000 patients per month. We are a fun, talented, results driven, team-oriented group. 

What we offer:

• No working weekends or holidays
• No on-call
• On the job training
• BLS and ACLS training on-site
• Paid time off (PTO)
• Eight (8) company paid holidays (including the day after Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve!)
• Medical and Dental
• Generous Vision benefits for you and your dependents
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Company paid Basic Life and AD&D Insurance, Short Term and Long Term Disability Insurance
• Voluntary Supplemental Life and AD&D
• Employee Assistance Program
• 401(k) and Roth Program
• Identity Theft Protection Plan
• Financial Wellness
• and much more

Integrity * Patient Focus * Adaptability * Community * Excellence 

AA/EOE/VET/DISABLED. AAESC is a drug-free and tobacco-free employer. 

For more information, visit us at https://www.aaescnm.com

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