Job Duties:

Pre-Operative (Pre-Op) Responsibilities:

• Perform patient intake, verification, and comprehensive nursing assessments (vitals, history, allergies, medications)
• Review and verify surgical consents, documentation, labs, and clearances prior to procedures.
• Initiate IV access and prepare/administer ordered medications and fluids.
• Perform point-of-care testing (e.g., glucose, pregnancy tests)
• Provide patient and caregiver education regarding procedures and post-operative expectations.
• Conduct pre-operative phone calls to review instructions, medical history, and transportation arrangements.
• Ensure accurate and complete chart preparation and documentation.
• Maintain pre-op area readiness, cleanliness, and supply stocking

Intra-Operative (Operating Room - Circulating Nurse) Responsibilities:

• Serve as circulating nurse, ensuring patient safety and acting as patient advocate.
• Prepare operating room with necessary instruments, equipment, and supplies prior to procedures.
• Verify patient identity, surgical procedure, and site using established safety protocols.
• Assist surgeons and scrub technicians while maintaining sterile field integrity.
• Collaborate with anesthesia providers to ensure continuous monitoring and patient stability.
• Perform surgical counts and monitor adherence to aseptic technique.
• Accurately document intraoperative events, medications, implants, and specimens
• Respond to intraoperative emergencies and initiate appropriate protocols

Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU / Post-Op) Responsibilities:

• Receive and assess patients immediately post-procedure, including airways, vitals, and level of consciousness.
• Monitor and document ongoing patient status, recognizing and responding to complications.
• Administer medications, manage IV therapy, and titrate oxygen as needed.
• Provide pain management and patient comfort measures.
• Educate patients and caregivers on discharge instructions and post-operative care.
• Ensure safe discharge, including verification of responsible transportation.
• Complete discharge documentation and conduct follow-up calls as required.

General & Operational Responsibilities:

• Maintain inventory and restock medications and clinical supplies.
• Perform daily equipment and safety checks (crash cart, AED, oxygen, suction, glucometer)
• Conduct environmental and temperature monitoring for compliance.
• Assist with EKGs, chart audits, scanning, and documentation compliance.
• Prepare patient charts and surgical documentation.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and safe clinical environment.
• Participate in quality improvement and risk management initiatives.
• Support patient flow, including escorting patients and assisting with room turnover

Qualifications

• Active Registered Nurse (RN) license in the State of Arizona
• Current BLS (CPR) certification required; ACLS required or obtained within designated timeframe.
• Minimum one (1) year of perioperative, surgical, OR, or PACU nursing experience preferred.
• Strong clinical assessment, critical thinking, and decision-making skills
• Knowledge of sterile techniques, infection prevention, and patient safety standards
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.

Conditions: The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Similarly, the work environment characteristics described are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, use hands to manipulate equipment, and to talk and hear. The employee is required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, and stoop, kneel, or crouch. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment: The noise level in the work environment is high to moderate.

Disclaimer: The above statements reflect the general details considered necessary to decide the principal functions of the job identified and shall not be construed as a detailed description of all work requirements that may be inherent in the job. Job incumbents are expected to perform other duties necessary for the effective operation of the position, facility, or the business.

The position purpose, principal accountabilities, essential functions, minimum qualifications, and the requirements listed in this job description are representative only and are not exhaustive of the tasks that a Team Member may be required to perform. Lifekind Health reserves the right to revise this job description at any time, and to require Team Members to perform other tasks as circumstances or conditions of its business considerations or work environment change.

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