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Registered Nurse – Ambulatory Surgery (Same-Day Surgery)

Full-Time New

Join Jamaica Hospital Medical Center

Jamaica Hospital Medical Center—one of America’s 100 Best Hospitals by Healthgrades—is a 384-bed, not-for-profit, fully accredited community teaching hospital serving Queens since 1891, where we started in just a four-bedroom house. Today, we deliver nationally recognized care in cardiology, stroke, oncology, imaging, and emergency medicine, and are New York State’s only Primary Heart Attack Center and the first Comprehensive Stroke Center.

With an expanded Level I Trauma Center, Pediatric Emergency Department, modern maternity services, and over 120,000 ER visits annually, we offer dynamic opportunities for professional growth, impact and clinical excellence. Through our affiliation with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and the upcoming opening of our newly built, state-of-the-art Cancer Center, we continue to expand access to world-class care.

As a safety-net hospital, filling a void for the people in the community, we proudly serve all patients regardless of ability to pay. Join us during this exciting period of growth and help shape the future of healthcare.

Mission: To serve our patients and the community in a way that is second to none. 

Vision: To be the premier integrated healthcare delivery system by providing the highest quality, most cost-effective service, which is accessible and sensitive to all.

Jamaica Hospital

Registered Nurse – Ambulatory Surgery (Same-Day Surgery)
Full-Time | Day Shift

Join a fast-paced, highly coordinated Ambulatory Surgery Department where precision nursing care ensures safe surgical preparation, smooth procedures, and same-day patient recovery and discharge.

At Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, we are seeking an experienced Registered Nurse (Ambulatory Surgery RN) to support pre-operative, intra-operative (as needed), and post-anesthesia recovery care in a high-volume outpatient surgical setting.

Role Overview

The Ambulatory Surgery RN is responsible for managing the full perioperative outpatient experience—from pre-op preparation through post-anesthesia recovery and safe discharge—ensuring optimal patient outcomes in same-day surgical care.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Complete comprehensive pre-operative patient assessments
  • Prepare patients for surgical or procedural interventions
  • Start IVs and administer pre-op medications per protocol
  • Verify consents, labs, and surgical safety checklists
  • Monitor patients in PACU (post-anesthesia recovery)
  • Assess pain, vital signs, airway status, and post-op stability
  • Identify and respond to post-procedure complications
  • Provide detailed discharge education and instructions
  • Coordinate safe same-day patient discharge

Tagged as: ambulatory surgery rn, pacu rn, perioperative nursing

Requirements
  • Current New York State Registered Nurse (RN) license (Required)
  • Minimum 2–3 years of acute care or surgical nursing experience (Required)
  • Prior experience in Pre-Op, PACU, or Operating Room strongly preferred
  • Current BLS certification (Required)
  • ACLS certification (Preferred or required depending on unit assignment)
  • Strong IV insertion and medication administration skills (Required)
  • Excellent assessment, critical thinking, and time management skills
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-volume surgical environment

Schedule & Compensation:

  • Full-Time | Day Shift
  • Competitive salary commensurate with experience (DOE)
  • Shift differentials may apply

Benefits:

  • Full 1199 SEIU Union Benefits Package
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Pension and retirement benefits
  • Paid time off, holidays, and sick leave
  • Strong job stability in an acute care hospital system

Why Join Us:

  • High-efficiency outpatient surgical environment
  • Exposure to diverse same-day surgical specialties
  • Strong interdisciplinary perioperative team
  • Opportunity to expand advanced surgical nursing skills
     

Equal Employment Opportunity:

Jamaica Hospital Medical Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

 
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