RN-Pre-Op / Same Day Surgery
5 Star RecruitmentChicago, Illinois, United States
Posted January 6, 2026
38000 - 52000 USD
Full Time
About the Company
5 Star Recruitment specializes in connecting employers with top talent across a range of industries. Their core focus is on delivering tailored recruitment solutions that match candidates' skills and career aspirations with employers' strategic objectives. The firm differentiates itself through a rigorous screening process, a robust network of industry experts, and a commitment to building long‑term partnerships with both clients and candidates. By combining deep market knowledge with a personalized approach, 5 Star Recruitment consistently places the right people in the right roles, driving success for both organizations and individuals.
Job Description
RN-Pre-Op / Same Day Surgery job requires assessing, instructing, and preparing patients prior to surgery, and providing safe and effective nursing care for a patient population.
Requirements
- Assess, instruct & prepare patients prior to surgery
- Ensure that operative and informed consents are signed and correct
- Take and record vital statistics of patients to ensure readiness for surgical procedure
- Initiate IVs and ensure patients are informed about procedure
- Assess patients post-operative condition
- Monitor vital signs and other measurements of progress, meeting discharge criteria
- Monitor patients for condition changes, reporting any changes to physician
- Perform intervention duties during post-operative emergencies
- Communicates and collaborates with nurses, physicians, technicians and other members of the healthcare team to develop a plan of care to ensure optimal patient outcomes and continuity of care.
- Charts observations and activities related to patient care in electronic health record.
- Provides safe, effective, and compassionate nursing care for a patient population using critical thinking skills, advocacy abilities and ethical approaches.
- Demonstrates awareness of organizational values, mission, and philosophy through interactions with physicians, patients and peers.
- Assumes responsibility for professional education and development.
- Complete mandatory in-service requirements.
- Completes at least 20 hours of continuing education in addition to mandatory requirements within the last year that is specific to daily clinical practice.