At Vision Innovation Partners, we exist to protect and restore vision. Because Vision is our Mission, everyone at VIP focuses on providing great patient outcomes and experiences. A career at VIP provides opportunities for growth and development, and a culture centered on our Shared Values – PATIENTS.
The Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible to perform a competent level of nursing care as demonstrated by the critical thinking model known as the nursing process. The RN should possess clinical knowledge and skills to meet standards as required by specific clinical areas and be an advocate for patients with strong communication skills and critical thinking.
What You Will Do:
The Peri-Operative Registered Nurse provides safe, high-quality nursing care across the surgical continuum in an Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC), including pre-operative, intra-operative circulating, and post-anesthesia (PACU) phases, in accordance with AORN, ASPAN, and applicable regulatory standards.
Key Responsibilities:
Performs comprehensive pre-operative patient assessments, verifies consents, H&P, orders, and completes time-out procedures per policy
Functions as the circulating nurse during surgical procedures, coordinating room activities and anticipating surgeon and anesthesia needs
Prepares and administers medications safely and accurately in accordance with established standards and physician orders
Collaborates with anesthesia during induction and emergencies; responds appropriately to changes in patient condition or emergencies
Provides PACU care including airway management, monitoring vital signs, pain control, and recovery from anesthesia
Ensures accurate, complete documentation throughout all phases of care
Communicates effective hand-off reports during transitions between pre-op, OR, and PACU
Utilizes appropriate body mechanics and follows safety protocols to promote patient and staff safety
What You Will Bring:
$36.00 - $40.00 an hour
Pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including location, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, such as, but not limited to full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility, annual educational reimbursement, and various paid time off benefits, such as PTO). Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.
What we offer:
We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Vision Innovation Partners is a leading manager of ophthalmology practices in the Mid-Atlantic region. The company has unified many of the leading clinical practitioners in the market by leveraging its experienced management team; scalable technology and systems; and well-developed back office functions including compliance, managed care contracting, finance, medical records, practice management and marketing.
Our company began in 2017, when Drs. Maria Scott and Mark Whitten combined their two premier mid-Atlantic ophthalmology groups, Chesapeake Eye Care and Laser Center and Whitten Laser Eye, to build a company that would take eye care to the next level in terms of quality service, shared best practices and efficient infrastructure. Vision Innovation Partners returns the joy of practicing to the physicians, relieving them of the need to run a business.
