Job Description

Our Mission is to deliver quality accessible and patient-centered eye care.
Consider joining Lakeside Surgery Center as a PRN Pre Op/PACU Registered Nurse or Licensed Practical Nurse serving Orange Osceola and Seminole Counties for over 60 years and is proud to be the leading ophthalmic surgery center in the community. Lakeside Surgery Center is a four (4) room free standing ambulatory surgery center that is committed to the delivery of personalized eye care of the highest quality. Not only do we value our patients but we are also passionate about our staff. Our amazing leadership team is committed to cultivating and maintaining an employee centric work environment where every employee has a voice and a platform to share their ideas and suggestions are encouraged and incentivized to broaden their education and training and are invited to participate in the numerous employee activities offered monthly.
Team members are hired to assist the organization in building a differentiated integrated eye care platform focused on superior patient care delivered through our network of optometrists and ophthalmologists. Team members are expected to a behavior of professionalism which includes but is not limited to acting with integrity and accountability support our clinicians in all aspects of patient care delivery support a culture of respect diversity and inclusion in our organization and enhance the patient access to primary and specialty eye care. Our vision is to create an admired healthcare company dedicated to delivering personalized eye care with outstanding patient outcomes.

Lakeside Surgery Center is affiliated with Ascend Vision Partners premier network of Ophthalmic Medical Services.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Assesses instructs & prepares patients prior to surgery
• Ensures that operative and informed consents are signed and correct
• Takes and records vital statistics of patients to ensure readiness for surgical procedure
• Initiates intravenous lines (IV) and ensures patients are informed about procedure(s)
• Assesses patients post-operative condition
• Monitors vital signs and other measurements of progress meeting discharge criteria
• Logs all findings in patient files
• Responds to patient questions and ensures patient comfort
• Monitors patients for condition changes reporting any changes to physician
• Perform intervention duties during post-operative emergencies

Requirements

Education & Experience:

• Candidate must demonstrate proficiency in acute care nursing knowledge and skills be a graduate of an accredited school of nursing required.
• Current Florida state license to practice as a registered nurse or licensed practice nurse required.
• Minimum of one (1) year experience as a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse in an ambulatory surgery or operating room required. Ophthalmology experience preferred.
• Basic Life Saving (BLS) certification required.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification preferred.

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