Job Description

Posting number: WELC2621

Department: Health Facilities

Division: Welch Community Hospital

Job classification: Registered Nurse

Posting type: Open

Categories: Nursing

Summary

A perioperative nurse is a registered nurse (R.N.) who works in the operating room. Sometimes called a surgical or an operating room nurse, this specialized nurse cares for patients before, during, and after surgery. In the operating room, the perioperative nurse may serve as a scrub nurse, selecting and passing instruments and supplies used for the operation, or as a circulating nurse managing the overall nursing care in the operating room and helping to maintain a safe, comfortable environment. The surgical unit consists of Day Surgery, PACU, Central Supply, Perioperative Services, and Surgical Clinic. Experience preferred, but not required. Performs related duties as required. Mandatory overtime is an essential function of this position. Applicants selected for employment must successfully complete a criminal background check and a chemical urinalysis and breath analysis drug screening test. All employees shall be subject to drug testing for probable cause as set forth in agency and bureau policies. Welch Community Hospital is a tobacco free campus.

Perioperative nurses use a comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach to patient care, assisting surgeons and surgical teams to care for a patient before, during, and after surgery.

Specifically, responsibilities and duties of a perioperative nurse include:

• Working with patients prior to surgery to complete paperwork, and helping answer questions or calm fears about surgery
• Monitoring a patient’s condition during and after surgery
• Selecting and passing instruments and supplies to the surgeon during operation (sometimes referred to as a scrub nurse)
• Managing overall nursing care in the operating room to help maintain a safe and comfortable environment (sometimes referred to as a circulating nurse)
• Educating patients on best practices for recovery, including pain management and keeping wounds clean
• Cleaning surgical equipment and operating rooms to maintain a sterile environment Position 0512P01302

Qualifications

Education:

None.

Licensure/Certifications:

Current West Virginia license or temporary permit to practice as a registered nurse.

Experience:

None.

Supplemental information

Welch Community Hospital, located in Welch, West Virginia, is the only acute care hospital in

McDowell County. This hospital provides a wide scope of care and services, which includes a 55-bed

acute care hospital, a 24/7, 365 days per year physician-staffed Emergency Room, an eight-bed

ICU, full service Respiratory Therapy Cardiopulmonary department, Laboratory, Radiology, and

Clinical Inpatient Pharmacy. The hospital also operates an outpatient Rural Health Clinic, a Surgery

Clinic, an OB/GYN staffed Women’s Health Clinic, and a Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and

Advanced Cardiac Life Support Training Center. By providing these crucial health care services,

Welch is positioned as the top provider for quality health care in McDowell County and Southern

West Virginia.