UH Tripoint Medical Center Operative Services is an 8 operating room facility with 22 private preoperative rooms and 8 post anesthesia bays. This department provides pre-operative care, intraoperative surgical care and post-operative care to patients whom have or will undergo surgery. The interdisciplinary team includes Registered Nurses, Surgical Technologist, Physician Assistants, Registered Nurse First Assist, Licensed Practice Nurse, Surgical Assistant, Surgeons, Anesthesiologist, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, Administration and Secretary Staff and Operating Room Assistants. Perioperative services works closely with pre-admission testing (PAT), laboratory and pharmacy services, central sterile processing department, physician offices, and scheduling services to ensure the safest and best quality patient care.

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Provide safe efficient age specific nursing care to patients and families using nursing interventions in order to assist them to attain, maintain, regain, and sustain optimal health status. Essential duties include, Provide patient care, function in a primary scrub position. Assist with technical responsibilities in assigned operative procedures. Assure appropriate instruments, supplies are present and in proper working condition. Provide labeled medications with correct doses on the sterile field and adheres to patient safety expectations. Perform other duties which support the operative team, includes following patient care hand off protocol, OR standards, protocols and policies in collaboration with an RN or ACN. Actively participate in the quality improvement process. Involved in learning, self improvement.