POSITION SUMMARY Provides nursing care to the patient by assessment, planning, treatment, and evaluation. Provides safe, knowledgeable, compassionate, educative, individualized, and goal-directed nursing care to all patients and their families. Oversees a safe atmosphere in the operating room to ensure that sterility is maintained for the duration of the surgical procedure. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS Education: • Graduate of a registered nurse program. Experience: • Previous RN experience required. • Operating room experience preferred. • If a suitable RN candidate with OR experience is not available, we will consider an RN applicant willing to fulfill on the job training. Knowledge, Skills, Abilities: • Effectively functions as a team member and as a liaison between patient and staff. • Possesses basic computer skills. • Ability to work well with patients, families, physicians, visitors, and coworkers who are often under physical or emotional stress. • Able to maintain confidentiality of all records and information in the course of the work day. • Able to share knowledge, as in orienting new employees to the surgical center. License/Certification/Registration: • Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse. • Meets the American Heart Association's standards for Healthcare Provider Basic Life Support (BLS) and renews BLS every two years. • After four months from the hire/transfer date, meets the American Heart Association's standards for Healthcare Provider Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and renews ACLS every two years. • After six months from the hire/transfer date, meets the American Heart Association's standards for Healthcare Provider Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) and renews PALS every two years SUPERVISION RECEIVED Receives general supervision from Manager / Nursing Supervisor Surgical Center. SUPERVISION GIVEN Leads the activities of the technicians.