This department provides perioperative nursing care for all patients undergoing elective, urgent or emergency surgery in the operating rooms, plus pre/post procedural care for patients admitted for some Imaging studies and invasive procedures.

Scope of Patient Care 
Surgical Services provides care for inpatients and outpatients including nursing assessment, reassessment, monitoring, nursing interventions, patient and family education and discharge planning for the following specialties:  neurosurgery, orthopedic, gynecology, genito-urinary, otolaryngology, dental, general surgery, plastic surgery, cardiovascular, ophthalmology, and gastroenterology and pulmonary endoscopic procedure.

Department Duties

• The Six Nursing Units:
• Main Operating Room
• Center for Outpatient Medicine (COM) Surgery
• Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU)
• Surgery Admit & Recovery
• COM Surgery Admit & Recovery
• Pre-Admit Clinic

Department Professionals

• Operating Room
• Nurse Manager
• Assistant Nurse Manager
• Registered Staff Nurse
• Surgical Clinician
• Patient Scheduler
• Surgical Assistant
• RN First Assistant
• Operations Specialist II
• Inventory Tech
• Surgical Equipment Coordinator
• Surgical Technologist
• Stores Distribution Clerk
• Department Information Services Manager
• Operations Manager
• Outpatient Surgery
• Nurse Manager
• Assistant Nurse Manager
• RN Utilization Mgt
• RN Staff Nurse
• Surgical Clinician
• Surgical Assistant
• Surgical Equipment Coordinator
• Surgical Technologist
• Unit Clerk
• PACU
• Nurse Manager
• Assistant Nurse Manager
• RN Staff Nurse
• Surgical Assistant
• Unit Clerk
• Surgery Admitting & Recovery
• RN Staff Nurse
• Surgical Assistant
• Unit Clerk

Educational/Skill Requirements

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