EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
- Current Virginia Nursing License
- Current BLS, ACLS and PALS
- Minimum of 2 years experience in Pre-Op / PACU
- Strong knowledge of surgical procedures and management of the surgical patient
- Understand principles of aseptic technique and their implementation
- Ability to care for patients with changing medical priorities and ability to respond accordingly
- Knowledge base to recognize, evaluate, solve problems and correct errors
- Ability to quickly adapt to changing condition of the patient when needed
- Excellent teaching skills
- Excellent communication and organizational skills
- Demonstrate strong professional and ethical behavior
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with patients, physicians and fellow employees. (TEAMWORK)
- Strong customer service skills
- Demonstrate accountability, creativity, innovation and be receptive to change
- Possess basic knowledge of Performance Improvement ideology
Required Skills
EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE
Graduate of an accredited school of nursingCurrent Virginia Nursing LicenseCurrent BLS, ACLS and PALSMinimum of 2 years experience in Pre-Op / PACUStrong knowledge of surgical procedures and management of the surgical patientUnderstand principles of aseptic technique and their implementationAbility to care for patients from infancy to geriatricsKnowledge base to recognize, evaluate, solve problems and correct errorsAbility to quickly adapt to changing condition of the patient when neededExcellent teaching skillsExcellent communication and organizational skillsDemonstrate strong professional and ethical behaviorAbility to establish and maintain effective working relationships with patients, physicians and fellow employees. (TEAMWORK)Strong customer service skillsDemonstrate accountability, creativity, innovation and be receptive to changePossess basic knowledge of Performance Improvement ideologyRequired Experience
Previous experience working in an ambulatory surgical setting preferred.Qualifications :
Previous experience working in an ambulatory surgical setting preferred.