Position Overview

Pay range: $33.08 - $48.62 / hour

Shifts: Full-Time

Schedule: 7 a.m.-3 p.m.

Benefits and perks available for eligible positions include: robust educational assistance programs, generous paid time off, employee assistance and wellness programs, paid parental leave, qualifying employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program, plus more.

Job Highlights

For over 60 years, UAB Callahan Eye has been dedicated to preserving and restoring the vision of our patients, transforming the future of eye care, and curing the world’s blinding diseases. We have been recognized internationally and nationally for outstanding patient care, treatment of eye trauma, and crucial research in eye disease. UAB Callahan Eye is one of the busiest eye care centers in the nation, annually performing more than 15,000 surgeries and completing more than 120,000 clinic visits. Our nationally ranked comprehensive center provides everything from preventive and routine eye care to 24/7 emergency treatment of eye trauma at the nation’s only freestanding Level 1 Ocular Trauma Center. As a proud part of UAB Medicine, UAB Callahan Eye is committed to delivering innovation at every level of eye care and critical research that will keep all of us seeing clearly into the future.

Job Description

The Registered Nurse specializing in peri-operative nursing practice performs nursing activities in the peri-operative, intraoperative, and postoperative phase of the patient's surgical experience. Peri-operative nursing provides continuity of care designed to meet individual patient needs through the nursing process.

While the peri-operative nurse works in collaboration with other health professionals to determine and meet patient needs, the nurse has primary responsibility and accountability for the nursing care of patients having surgical intervention. Participates on teams created to improve outcome quality through process improvement and team technologies.

Bachelor’s degree in nursing required. Master's degree in nursing, Business, or Healthcare Administration is preferred. Five (5) to seven (7) years of related experience in surgical services required. Prior management experience is preferred. Work experience may NOT substitute for education requirements.