Resource Nurse OR Outpatient Surgery Center

Additional Information About the Role

Resource Nurse Outpatient Surgery Center

South County
Center for Advanced Medicine

• Monday-Friday
  • 5/8 hour shifts (6:30A-3:00P)
  • No nights, holidays or weekends
• Keep track of Preference Cards, equipment/supplies, work with vendors, schedule in-services, assist team with finishing out the day
• OR experience needed
• Will typically not be low censused
• Comprehensive benefits

The Center for Advanced Medicine - South County is a new outpatient facility, jointly owned by Washington University School of Medicine and Barnes-Jewish Hospital, that is under construction in South St. Louis County. Scheduled to open in late spring 2016, it is located near the Siteman Cancer Center at I-55 and Butler Hill Rd. The two-story, approximately 84,500 square foot facility includes outpatient surgery, imaging, lab, therapy, and Washington University physician subspecialty offices.

The surgery suite features three operating rooms and two minor procedure rooms (one currently performing GI cases and the other performing MSK, physiatry and outpatient Cardiology procedures). Imaging services include plain film, CT, MRI, and screening mammography.

• Ophthalmology - cataract and cornea
• Oculoplastic
• Eye Muscle
• ENT
• Orthopedic hand, knee, and shoulder
• Plastic breast cases
• Rhinoplasty
• GYN
• Colorectal and diagnostic laparoscopy

• Colonoscopy and Upper Endoscopy
• MSK/Physiatry
• Cardiology

Provides and coordinates direct patient care activities including assessment, diagnosis, planning implementation, and evaluation within the guidelines of the standards of nursing care. Supports the clinical manager with the delivery of safe patient care and building an effective work unit.

• Circulates and scrubs for assigned specialty and OR procedures.
• Serves as liaison between specialty physicians and hospital. Reviews and maintains physician preference cards from assigned specialty. Maintains proper function of equipment in assigned specialty.
• Serves as a clinical preceptor/mentor for orienteers and existing staff being introduced to the specialty area, providing them with clinical experience that promotes growth and competency. Presents training sessions on new equipment and instrumentation for nursing and technical staff members when the need arises. Provides feedback to the management regarding staff evaluations.
• Manages the inventory of specialty supplies to maintain par levels. Reviews specialty case cart supplies, custom pacts, for accuracy and cost effectiveness. Meets with vendors and serves as a liaison between them, management, and the physicians.

• Education
  • Nursing Diploma/Associate's
  • - Nursing
• Experience
  • No Experience
• Supervisor Experience
  • No Experience
• Licenses & Certifications
  • RN

• Education
  • Bachelor's Degree
  • - Nursing
• Experience