Assistant Specialist, Operating Room Nurse

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Work, learn and collaborate alongside top caliber professionals who have years of experience and knowledge hailing from diverse backgrounds.## About the Role We are looking for a full-time Operating Room (OR) Nurse whose primary responsibility is to assist in surgical procedures by primarily supporting the Sr. Nurse Specialist. The role delivers holistic patient care throughout the pre-operative, intra-operative, and post-operative phases of surgery.

It collaborates with multidisciplinary teams to ensure smooth surgical operations and patient outcomes.
** OPERATIVE PATIENT CARE*
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* A. Pre-operative
*** Receives patients in the pre-operative area and initiates guidelines such as “Time-out” and “Triple Check.”
* Prepares and completes patient records such as OR checklists, consent forms, laboratory requirements, and medical clearances.
* Prepares all documents and medical supplies necessary for patient admission, such as OR checklist, consent forms medical clearance, and laboratory requirements as ordered by the MD
* Initiates applicable diagnostic and medical regimens.
* Assesses and interviews patients to prepare a care plan before surgery.
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* B. Intra-operative (Scrub Nurse)
*** Prepares the sterile field table, medical supplies, instruments, and medications needed prior to surgery.
* Assists Ophthalmologists during surgery, including gowning and gloving in sterile areas.
* Assists the ophthalmologist in handling sterile instruments, sutures, and supplies.
* Maintains the integrity, order, and sterility of the sterile field area throughout the surgical procedure.
* Endorses instruments to the Central Sterile Supply Department (CSSD) for reprocessing aftercare.
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* C. Intra-operative (Circulating Nurse)
*** Initiates procedures such as “Time-Out” and “Triple Check” in the whole intraoperative surgical team (Surgeon, Scrub nurse, Anesthesiologist) before starting the surgery.
* Rechecks that the patient monitor is functioning, along with cables and oxygen cannula; follows orders of the anesthesiologist on duty.
* Verifies if patient chart records are complete and accurate.
* Hooks the patient to the monitor, places an oxygen nasal cannula, and secures the patient's arm.
* Carries out intra-operative activities following required protocols and surgical procedures.
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* D. Post-operative
*** Receives the patient from intra-operative and gets an endorsement from the circulating nurse.
* Attaches the post-operative patient to the patient monitor, takes and monitors patient vital signs, and assesses patient condition post-operatively
* Accomplishes doctor’s orders and instills post-operative medicines.
* Completes the patient chart documentation entries accurately.
* Prepares post-operative kit bags for take-home medicines with proper labeling and endorses post-operative instructions to the patient, patient’s relative, or companion.
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* E. Medical and Patient Support Coordination
*** Coordinates with MDs, OR nurses, and CSSD staff on specific tasks required for each case.
* Collaborates with Surgical Coordinators, Customer Relations, Patient Benefits, Medical Records, Billing, and Cashier on patient details, surgical requirements, and patient needs.
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** OPERATING ROOM ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT
*** Assists with correspondence, tracking and reporting, performance monitoring, presentations, supplies management, and logistics.
* Accomplishes reports (e.g., time-out reports, medical supply inventory) required by the immediate head, such as organizing patient charts, running errands, answering phones, paging staff, and managing the patient census.##

Minimum Qualifications:

* Must have at least completed a degree in Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
* ** Licensed Registered Nurse (PHRN)**
* ** Preferably with 6 months to 1 year of experience in an…