Operating Room Nurse

About Us:

LuccaHealth is a BlackIvy endeavor. LuccaHealth is an independent, licensed, ambulatory surgery center providing outpatient primary, specialty and surgical care services in Ghana and across West Africa. Offering the latest technology in new facilities, LuccaHealth’s team of physicians, nurses and health professionals is dedicated to delivering quality, patient-centric care while achieving the best clinical outcomes for patients. LuccaHealth offers patients a convenient and advanced alternative to traditional surgery.

BlackIvy is a values-driven U.S. company that builds, operates and scales businesses that drive long-term growth and resilient value in essential sectors – housing, food, healthcare, infrastructure and logistics – in Sub-Saharan Africa. Anchored in Ghana, Kenya and Tanzania, BlackIvy is relentless about quality, conscious about costs and driven to see its products and services enjoyed by more and more people. BlackIvy has offices in Accra, Dar es Salaam, Nairobi, New York and Washington, D.C.

At BlackIvy we are building a global, multicultural company and our commitment to diversity and internationalism is part of everything we do.

Decisions at BlackIvy are grounded in our core values of imagination, relentlessness, courage, forthrightness, partnership and humility.

In addition to cash compensation commensurate with experience, we provide a leave and benefits program including healthcare, life insurance, and retirement savings program.

About You:

· Current registered nurse licensure with the Ghana Nurses and Midwifery Council

· Minimum of four years perioperative / critical care with Ghana Nurses and Midwifery Council preferred.

· Bachelor’s degree in nursing preferred.

· Complete annual education requirements

. Accountable for the delivery of safe, effective, direct and indirect patient/family cantered care across the continuum of perioperative

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Responsibilities:

• · Creates and conveys the mission and vision of the perioperative services with the assistance of the management team.

  · Provide safe and effective patient-centered care in perioperative services.

  · Ensure patients are prepared for surgery including calling patients the night before scheduled procedure date to answer questions and confirm that preoperative orders are understood.

  · Administer required medications and monitor patient vital signs.

  · Assist surgeon, physician with the operation providing the correct surgical instruments throughout the procedure as a scrub nurse.

  · As scrub nurse or a circulator, ensure that appropriate equipment is in place throughout the procedure.

  · In case of any abnormality noticed in the patient, they will report to the surgeon to determine whether surgery should be performed as scheduled or postponed.

  · Ensure that the operating room surgical equipment is in place and assist Lead OR nurse in planning for the surgical/sterilization plan for the operating day.

  · Assist preoperative personnel with cleaning the operating room in between surgeries.

  · Verifies that equipment is ready according to the surgeon’s preference card for the operating room and reports any equipment concerns expeditiously.

  · Demonstrate effective communication, collaboration skills, patient eductaion skills.

  · Assist in collecting data related to quality of performance improvement projects that apply to perioperative services.

  · Assist with flow of patients which could include preoperative and post operative patient management as needed.

  · Document patient medications, conditions, education and surgical equipment and procedure completely in the Medent Medical Record System

  · Exhibits professional, interpersonal and communication skills.

  · Pursues professional growth and participates in a professional organization.

  · Acts as a patient advocate and maintains privacy and confidentiality of all appropriate information.

  · Ability to complete work assignments accurately and in a timely manner.

  · Ability to determine appropriate course of action in complex situations.

  · Ability to work independently, exercise creativity, be attentive to detail and maintain a positive attitude.

  · Ability to handle difficult situations involving patients, physicians or others in a professional manner.

Performance Expectation:

• · Maintain patient confidentiality at all times.

  · Maintain confidentiality of all medical, financial and legal information at all times.

  · Report to work on time and as scheduled.

  · Ability to determine appropriate course of action in complex situations, including handling situations involving patients, physicians or others in a professional manner.

  · Ability to work independently, exercise creativity, be attentive to detail and maintain a positive attitude.

  · Ability to complete work assignments accurately and in a timely manner.

  · Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing

  · Ability and willingness to participate and implement institutional policies related to emergencies and disaster response.

  · Represent the organization in a positive and professional manner at all times.

  · Comply with all organizational policies and standards regarding ethical business practices.

  · Communicate the mission, ethics and goals of the organization.

  · Embody LuccaHealth’ s core values as a member of the BlackIvy group of companies: Trust, Relentlessness, Transparency, Humility, Imagination and Courage