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Join Our Team at Peachtree Orthopedics and Help Others "Get Better"

At Peachtree Orthopedics, we're on a mission to make a difference in healthcare, and we're looking for dedicated individuals to join our team. With 9 convenient offices across Greater Atlanta, we're committed to providing top-notch care and your skills and passion can make a real impact. We're not the largest practice in Atlanta, but we take pride in delivering dedicated and compassionate care to everyone who walks through our doors. If you're ready to be part of a team that values your contribution and offers room for growth, consider joining us in our mission to help others "Get Better."

Our Culture

Peachtree Orthopedics has a rich history of 70 years in business and has earned recognition as a Top Workplace by the Atlanta Journal Constitution for 6 consecutive years. We take pride in our family-oriented, dedicated, passionate, and hardworking culture. When you join our team, you become a part of a community that values excellence in healthcare while working in a supportive and nurturing environment.

Why Choose Peachtree Orthopedics?

At Peachtree Orthopedics, we offer more than a job; we offer an opportunity to be part of something extraordinary:

• Limitless Growth: Propel your career with abundant professional development opportunities within our dynamic organization.
• Empathetic Culture: Immerse yourself in a supportive, lively work culture that values your well-being and celebrates your contributions.
• Dedication to Excellence: Join a team of like-minded individuals who share your commitment to delivering top-notch care to our cherished patients.

Location: Peachtree Orthopaedic Surgery Center at Perimeter (Sandy Springs)
Work Schedule: Embrace a work-life balance with 10-hour shifts, no nights, no weekends, no holidays, and no on-call duties.
Job Type: PRN; as needed

Your Impactful Role

• Prioritize patient care by diligently identifying and monitoring patients, checking their charts, and promptly reporting any changes in their condition.
• Collaborate with the scrub nurse, offering assistance as needed to guarantee smooth surgical operations.
• Skillfully position patients, prepare the operative area, and adjust the table to ensure optimal positioning according to our standard policies.
• Keep all necessary supplies and equipment in the room, readily providing them to the team as required.
• Demonstrate meticulous adherence to aseptic technique when opening sterile packs and supplies.
• Maintain an accurate count of sponges, needles, and instruments to prevent any loss, following our policy.
• Proactively identify physical symptoms and changes, taking prompt and appropriate action to ensure timely care.
• Foster seamless coordination of patient care with the staff in the preoperative area and Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU).
• Accompany patients to the PACU, diligently reporting patient and procedure details to the nurse to ensure continuity of care.
• Ensure continuity of individual patient care, consistently providing personalized attention.
• Support the preoperative area and PACU when needed, lending a hand in delivering excellent care.
• Contribute to the control and maintenance of supplies and equipment to uphold operational efficiency.
• Assist in the upkeep of records and statistics, ensuring accuracy and completeness.
• Collaborate in establishing and maintaining procedures, policies, and standards, enhancing our commitment to excellence.
• Embrace the possibility of duties that go beyond direct patient care, allowing for professional growth and diverse experiences.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
• Previous experience as an OR Circulator is required.
• Preferred experience in Ambulatory Care and Orthopedics.
• Conscious sedation experience is advantageous.
• Current professional nursing license in the State of Georgia, familiar with the nursing performance standards outlined in the Georgia Nurse Practice Act.
• Certification in CPR and ACLS is mandatory.

Skills & Abilities:

• Demonstrate exceptional ability to assist surgeons, anesthesia personnel, and other team members as needed.
• Formulate individualized plans of care based on patient needs and evaluate their effectiveness.
• Thrive in a multitasking environment, willingly assuming multiple roles and responsibilities.
• Exhibit excellent communication and writing skills to effectively interact with colleagues and patients.
• Possess strong organizational skills and meticulous attention to detail.
• Embrace flexibility and adaptability to successfully navigate diverse situations.

Physical Demands and Work Environment : The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. We are committed to making reasonable accommodations to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, talk, and hear. The employee may be required to be on their feet much of the day and may need to push, pull, or transport patients on stretchers and in wheelchairs. These duties can be stressful, particularly when dealing with injured individuals. There is potential exposure to anesthetic gases, hazardous chemicals, blood and body fluids, sharps, and cleaning solutions. The employee frequently is required to move all extremities within a full range of motion, as well as stoop and bend at 90 degrees. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

Peachtree Orthopedics is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.