Summary from listing
The Perioperative Registered Nurse plans, implements, and evaluates surgical patient care; coordinates with the surgical team; prepares equipment and supplies; maintains sterile fields; positions patients; manages the operating room environment; handles medications; and prepares rooms for subsequent cases. The role requires a high school diploma, prior first-assist experience or one year of scrub-tech experience, on-call responsiveness within thirty minutes, English communication, prolonged standing, and the ability to lift and move patients and equipment. It also involves staff development, orientation, training, communication, cost containment, and maintaining position-specific qualifications.
