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The Intraoperative Registered Nurse provides safe, patient-centered care throughout the surgical experience by collaborating with surgeons, anesthesia providers, surgical technologists, and the interdisciplinary team. This role supports procedural staffing across both the Outpatient Surgery Center (OSC) and the Main Operating Room (OR), functioning as one integrated perioperative team to provide seamless intraoperative care.

Schedule: Monday–Friday, 6:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., with required call. This position participates in the on-call rotation and requires a 30-minute response time from notification to arrival.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and deliver safe, high-quality intraoperative nursing care throughout surgical procedures.
• Prepare patients, operating rooms, equipment, instruments, and supplies for procedures while maintaining sterile technique and infection prevention standards.
• Collaborate with surgeons, anesthesia providers, and the surgical team to ensure efficient workflow and positive patient outcomes.
• Support staffing needs across both the OSC and Main OR based on patient volume and departmental needs.
• Administer medications, perform nursing interventions, monitor patient status, and promptly communicate changes in condition.
• Accurately document patient care in the electronic medical record (EMR) and provide patient and family education.
• Participate in quality improvement initiatives, maintain regulatory compliance, and contribute to a collaborative team environment.
• Respond to on-call assignments within the required 30-minute arrival time.

Minimum Qualifications

• Current Louisiana RN license.
• Current American Heart Association BLS certification.

Preferred:

• 1+ Years of Experience as an RN in related area

WORK SHIFT:

LCMC Health is a community. 

Our people make health happen. While our NOLA roots run deep, our branches are the vessels that carry our mission of bringing the best possible care to every person and parish in Louisiana and beyond and put a little more heart and soul into healthcare along the way. Celebrating authenticity, originality, equity, inclusion and a little “come on in” attitude is the foundation of LCMC Health’s culture of everyday extraordinary

About West Jefferson Medical Center

West Jefferson Medical Center, a cornerstone of LCMC Health’s incredible community of care, is regionally recognized and nationally accredited.  For over 60 years, we’ve been the hospital-of-choice on the west bank of Jefferson Parish for health, wellness, and family-centered care. Learn more about West Jefferson Medical Center and our Leapfrog “Grade A” Hospital Safety distinction

Your extras

• Deliver healthcare with heart. 
• Give people a reason to smile. 
• Put a little love in your work. 
• Be honest and real, but with compassion.  
• Bring some lagniappe into everything you do. 
• Forget one-size-fits-all, think one-of-a-kind care. 
• See opportunities, not problems – it’s all about perspective. 
• Cheerlead ideas, differences, and each other. 
• Love what makes you, you - because we do

You are welcome here. 

LCMC Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The above job summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities.  LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.

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