CLINIC NURSEThe American Eye Correction Center

ROVING NURSE
Prepares consultation rooms, ensures that equipment are working and supplies are complete at the start and end of the day using room checklist
Facilitates patient flow for consultation
Assists patients to the examination rooms for consultation and treatment by the Ophthalmologist
Receives doctor's orders and advices patient's on diagnostic tests to be done.
Ushers patients to cashier with the duly accomplished charge slip
For Retina screening patients: instills dilating drops and ensures proper pupil dilation before consultation with retina specialist
Assists in the following laser procedures (including preparation of machine and lenses, instillspre operative and post operative drops)
o yagcapsulotomy
o yagiridotomy
o pan retinal photocoagulation /focal laser treatment
Assists Pediatric patients for consultations and surgeries
For Surgery patients :
o facilitates patient flow prior to surgery
o obtains informed consent
o takes medical and surgical history
o ensures that all diagnostic are complete
o instill pre operative drops as needed
PRE OPERATIVE DUTIES
Receives patient for surgery from Roving Nurse with complete endorsement
Ensures that informed consent was obtained and medical history is complete
Assists patient to wash face and wear gown shoe cover and head cap
Marks correct surgical site
Takes vital signs
Checks pupil dilation or constriction when applicable
Instills post operative drops
Assists surgeon in examining patient at slit lamp prior to surgery
Endorses patient to operating room
POST OPERATIVE DUTIES
Receives patient from operating room with complete endorsement
Gives post operative instructions(including eyedrops, eye shields, reminders and follow up schedule) to patient and companion.
Coordinates surgery patients' follow up schedule with front desk, endorses charts to front desk or IT for scanning
Logs surgery cases in Phil Health log book
SCRUB NURSE DUTIES
Prepares all supplies for surgeries and fills out daily inventory sheet
Ensures that operating room is ready before setting up tables and opening packs for surgery
Ensures sterility of surgical field from start to end of procedure including preparation instruments and supplies
Sets up and Primes machines to be used for the procedure
Serves gown and gloves to surgeon/s
Prepares surgical site by applying sterile drapes
Assists surgeon in instrumentation and use of machines
Prepares intraocular lenses for implantation when applicable
Does needle count before end of surgery
Signs out after each surgery
Practices proper instrument care after each procedure, including cleaning, inspecting and sterilizing of instruments
CIRCULATING NURSE DUTIES
Receives patient from pre operative nurse
Does complete time out including patient's full name, procedure, surgical site, surgeon's name and IOL choice when applicable
Prepares lenses to be used
Opens sterile packs for scrub nurse
Positions patient on surgical bed with patient monitors and oxygen cannula
Assists anesthesiologist before and after induction of general anesthesia
Records events of surgery
Endorses patient to post operative nurse
Maintains sterility of surgical field