Perioperative RN

Company: Jason Emer, MD
Location: West Hollywood
Posted on: July 5, 2025

Job Description:

Job Description POSITION TITLE: Perioperative Nurse DATE: May 2025 REPORTS TO: Clinical Manager- Sebastian Alatorre DEPARTMENT: Clinical EXEMPTION STATUS: Full-time, Exempt BENEFITS: Full Medical, Vision & Dental Insurance, Employee Discount, 401k Safe Harbor Contributions, Paid Time Off, Company Holidays LOCATION: In-person, LA Office SCHEDULE: 8:30 AM – 6:00 PM, 5 days per week typically Monday through Friday. One Saturday per month is required for clinic support. Additional Saturdays may be scheduled as needed to accommodate surgical aftercare. The schedule will be coordinated in advance with the Clinical Manager, and hours may be adjusted based on patient aftercare or other clinical needs. The nurse is expected to work closely with the Clinical Manager to preschedule shifts in alignment with patient appointments and overall clinical priorities. SCOPE OF POSITION Join our dedicated team as a Perioperative Nurse, playing a vital role in our Surgical Department's success. As a Perioperative Nurse, you will oversee pre-surgical and post-surgical care, ensuring that patients receive the highest level of support and attention. Your responsibilities will include conducting pre-op appointments, reviewing surgical plans, coordinating aftercare services, and providing post-surgical treatments. You will collaborate closely with our surgical team to deliver exceptional patient care, promote patient education, and maintain accurate medical records. This position offers a unique opportunity to make a meaningful impact on our patients' lives and contribute to our practice's reputation for excellence in surgical care. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Pre-Surgical: - Pre-Op Appointments: Responsible for seeing patients at pre-op appointments and completing pre-op notes including charting. - Review surgical plan, aftercare plan, post-op skincare and charting. - Oversee that patient has obtained necessary prescriptions and understands directions. Send e-Rx as necessary - Provide and review instructions for post-op skincare. - Measure and provide post-surgical garments. - Be available to answer all patient questions from pre to post-op handling with care. - Obtaining all signed consents and clearances. - Create pre-op surgical note within same day as pre-op appointment, share pre-op note with Dr. Emer for review and signature. Intra-Surgical: - Arrive at the operating room at the scheduled patient arrival time to oversee proper patient preparation and surgical setup. - Assist the Medical Director and/or surgeon during surgery as needed. - Maintain clear communication with the patient’s family or emergency contact, providing timely updates on the surgical process. - Monitor and ensure that the surgery begins on schedule. - Verify that all necessary devices and medical equipment are properly set up, functional, and ready for use. - Confirm the availability of all required medical supplies and aftercare equipment, including garments, to support seamless postoperative care. Post-Surgical: - Call patients the evening of surgery to check in and confirm Day 1 post-op appointment. - Aftercare: Responsible for all aspects of the patient post-surgical care and follow-up. - Oversee scheduling and managing for all aftercare therapies such as hyperbaric, lymphatic massage, and IV treatments. - Review aftercare schedule, anticipate issues, assign staff, direct room prep and room turnover, oversee that needed supplies are on-hand and accessible. - Coordinate with and work cooperatively with massage therapists. - Oversee and direct others as needed to ensure aftercare supplies and medical supplies are stocked appropriately (inventory of sizes and types of garments and in room supplies for aftercare services). - Digital aftercare logs maintained and updated daily for all aftercare services. - Provides and facilitates patient centered care and serves as a resource for patient and surgeon support. - Create post-op surgical note within 24 hours of final aftercare appointment, share post-op note with Dr. Emer for review and signature (post-op note documents all aftercare services, suture removal, drain removal, healing and wound observations). - Communicate any complications or issues with pain and/or healing to Medical Director and the plastic surgeon immediately. - Ensure all mandatory photo protocols are being followed ensuring proper compliance anf follow up with the Medical Director. - Scar treatment – provide post-surgical scar treatments, including Fraxel and scar care/skincare. - Promotes and participates in patient care planning and education. - Serves as a resource to patients, providers, and staff on policies and procedures, and facilitating care. Patient Experience: - Delivers an elevated patient experience for all patients of the practice. - Foster effective communication and collaboration with Surgical Dept., Doctor, and other staff members to ensure a cohesive and patient-centric approach. - Coordinate all patient facing activities to deliver a seamless in-office patient experience. - Participate in lives for aftercare patients who have agreed to filming. - Build and maintain strong relationships with patients, ensuring their needs are met and their expectations are exceeded throughout their treatment journey. - Oversee and direct that all aftercare patients have photos taken in the office or selfies provided from the patient at the appropriate (and required) intervals. Other Responsibilities: - Return phone calls promptly and courteously, with provider guidance as needed. - Attend physician and office staff meetings as necessary. - Comply with all aspects of patient rights and Privacy Rule. - Oversee that staff are adhering to HIPAA standards. - Proactively invest in product knowledge and continued learning/development to enable success. - Create and update medical records in the EMR as required on the same day as client visit or surgery. - Maintain professionalism with all patients and employees in an impactful way to positively uphold Emer Medical’s reputation and presence. - Be coachable, value feedback and own personal development. - Other responsibilities as assigned. Requirements: - Bachelor's Degree - preferred. - Excellent communication, interpersonal, and relationship-building skills. - Proficiency in CRM systems and sales performance tracking tools. - Strong computer skills. - Team collaboration and strong sense of professionalism in the workplace. - Demonstrate exceptional multitasking and organizational abilities, consistently taking initiative and performing tasks independently without the need for direct supervision. - Strong interpersonal skills with the capacity to build rapport with patients. - Ability to stay focused to achieve goals with minimal supervision. - Previous experience in a medical or aesthetic practice is advantageous. - Exhibit exceptional attention to detail with a strong sense of proactive urgency. - Demonstrate an unparalleled level of precision and meticulous attention to detail in medical charting, ensuring complete accuracy, compliance, and clarity in all patient records.

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