Registered Nurse OR Ortho

Novant Health is seeking a Registered Nurse to join our Ambulatory Surgery Center Operating Room team. In this role, you will provide safe, high-quality perioperative care, including pre-, intra-, and post-operative support for a variety of surgical procedures. You will collaborate with surgeons, anesthesia, and interdisciplinary teams, ensure adherence to infection control and safety standards, and support patient and family education. Novant Health offers a diverse, supportive culture with opportunities for professional growth, innovation, and meaningful impact on patient outcomes across our southeastern U.S. facilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive perioperative nursing care for patients undergoing ambulatory surgical and procedural interventions.
• Perform thorough preoperative assessments, verify patient identity and procedure, and ensure consents, diagnostics, and preparations are complete.
• Function as circulating nurse and, when appropriate, as scrub nurse, maintaining aseptic and sterile technique and ensuring proper equipment and instrumentation are available.
• Continuously monitor patients' physiological status intraoperatively, anticipate needs of the surgical and anesthesia team, and respond promptly to changes in condition.
• Document all assessments, interventions, medications, and patient responses accurately in the electronic health record.
• Participate in surgical safety protocols including time-outs, counts, equipment checks, and infection prevention measures.
• Coordinate safe patient transfers to and from the operating room and provide detailed handoff reports to post-anesthesia care or recovery staff.
• Educate patients and families on perioperative expectations, post-operative care instructions, pain management strategies, and follow-up requirements.
• Collaborate with surgeons, anesthesiologists, surgical technologists, and other team members to deliver high-quality, patient-centered care.
• Engage in ongoing professional development, quality-improvement initiatives, and adherence to Novant Health policies, regulatory standards, and best practices.

Required Skills

• Perioperative nursing
• Intraoperative patient monitoring
• Aseptic and sterile technique
• Surgical instrumentation handling
• Pre-op and post-op patient assessment
• Medication administration
• Electronic Health Record (EHR) documentation
• Patient and family education
• Interdisciplinary team collaboration
• Infection prevention and control
• Operating room safety and positioning
• Circulating and scrubbing roles
• IV initiation and management
• Critical thinking and rapid decision-making
• ACLS/BLS emergency response
• Pain assessment and management