Surgical Registered Nurse

The Drainless Aesthetic Institute is a growing cosmetic surgery practice dedicated to providing a personalized, thoughtful, and patient-centered surgical experience. We are building a collaborative team committed to exceptional care, professionalism, and an environment in which patients and employees feel valued.

As a startup organization, we seek proactive, dependable, and adaptable professionals who communicate openly, exercise discretion, take initiative, and support their colleagues. Team members will have a meaningful opportunity to shape the practice as our processes, technology, schedules, and workflows evolve.

If you take pride in your work and want to help build an exceptional practice from the ground up, we invite you to grow with us.

The Surgical Registered Nurse provides safe, patient-centered perioperative nursing care and clinical patient coordination within The Drainless Aesthetic Institute’s on-site cosmetic surgery facility.

Based on experience, demonstrated competency, staffing, and facility needs, the Surgical RN may support preoperative care, circulating, post-anesthesia recovery, discharge, clinical patient coordination, and other qualified perioperative functions.

This position has no on-call responsibilities. Early starts and extended clinical days may be required. Scheduled weekend coverage may be needed approximately one to two times per month.

• Perform and document perioperative nursing assessments.
• Review preoperative documentation and confirm allergies, medications, orders, testing, and other information required for surgical readiness.
• Provide preoperative nursing care and patient education.
• Perform circulating RN responsibilities when assigned, qualified, and competency-validated.
• Participate in surgical time-outs, counts, specimen handling, patient positioning, identification, and other required safety procedures.
• Complete timely and accurate perioperative documentation.
• Provide post-anesthesia recovery care when qualified and assigned.
• Monitor vital signs, pain, nausea, surgical sites, and other clinical indicators during recovery.
• Administer medications and treatments pursuant to lawful orders and facility policy.
• Recognize and immediately
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• Coordinate care with surgeons, anesthesia providers, nurses, scrub technicians, medical assistants, and other team members.
• Coordinate preoperative visits, procedures, postoperative appointments, and clinical follow-up.
• Address patient questions within the RN scope of practice and elevate matters to the appropriate licensed provider when necessary.
• Provide timely follow-up regarding surgical preparation, recovery, discharge instructions, and continuity of care.
• Maintain accurate patient information, schedules, medical records, and clinical coordination documentation.
• Participate in discharge planning and patient education.
• Maintain infection-prevention and patient-safety practices.
• Participate in crash-cart checks, emergency readiness, drills, and patient-transfer procedures.
• Assist with incident reporting, quality-improvement activities, and clinical review.
• Support AAAHC accreditation readiness and ongoing compliance with applicable facility standards.
• Assist with operating-room setup, turnover, stocking, and supply readiness as needed.
• Perform other appropriate duties within RN scope, demonstrated competency, and facility policy.

• Current, unrestricted Georgia Registered Nurse license or a valid multistate RN license with authorization to practice in Georgia.
• Current BLS and ACLS certifications.
• Minimum of one year of PACU or ICU experience.
• Strong clinical assessment, documentation, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to recognize and respond appropriately to emergencies.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced surgical environment.
• Ability to satisfy facility credentialing, competency, and pre-employment requirements.

• Two or more years of operating-room or PACU experience.
• Ambulatory or office-based surgery experience.
• Plastic or cosmetic surgery experience.
• CNOR certification.

Clinical team members may be cross-trained in multiple perioperative functions when legally permissible and after appropriate training and competency validation.

The Surgical RN should expect processes, schedules,…