Responsible for the delivery of safe, effective, and quality patient-family centered care in the OR and other areas of perioperative services for all patient populations.

• Promote the mission, vision, and values of the organization.
• Assess patients at intervals as stated in policies and procedures.
• Develop an individualized perioperative patient plan of care.
• Implement the plan of care by protecting the patient from injury caused by extraneous objects and chemical, electrical, laser, mechanical, and thermal sources;

• Performing accounting procedures to protect the patient from unintended retained surgical items;
• Performing interventions necessary to ensure that the patient’s procedure is performed on the correct site, side, and level;
• Managing the patient’s specimens according to organizational policy and procedures;
• Communicating the patient’s current status to relevant parties throughout the continuum of care;
• Administering medications safely and correctly;
• Performing interventions to maintain the patient’s wound and tissue perfusion at or above baseline levels;
• Performing interventions to maintain the status of the patient’s genitourinary, gastrointestinal, musculoskeletal, endocrine, respiratory, cardiovascular, and neurological systems and fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balances at or above baseline levels;
• Performing interventions to ensure the patient is at or returned to normothermia at the conclusion of the immediate postoperative period;
• Performing interventions to protect the patient from surgical site infection;
• Assessing the knowledge level of the patient or designated support person;
• Providing education regarding the expected psychosocial response, nutritional management, medication management, pain management, wound management, and expected responses to the operative or invasive procedure;
• Involving the patient or designated support person actively in decisions affecting his or her perioperative plan of care and the rehabilitation process;
• Protecting the patient’s rights, dignity, and privacy;
• Providing age-specific, culturally competent, ethical care within legal standards of practice; and
• Providing consistent and comparable care regardless of the setting.

• Evaluate the patient’s progress toward attaining outcomes.
• Transfer care as applicable.
• Delegate tasks according to the state Nurse Practice Act and job descriptions.
• Document nursing care accurately, completely, and legibly.
• Collaborate effectively with other disciplines as applicable.
• Participate in quality review and performance improvement projects.
• Participate in the performance appraisal process.
• Use problem-solving and conflict resolution skills to foster effective work relationships with team members.
• Maintain required competencies.
• Pursue professional growth and participates in a professional organization.
• Act as a patient advocate and maintain privacy and confidentiality of individuals and health information.
• Working irregular hours including call hours