Registered Nurse Operating Room Circulator

Work Schedule : \n

• Full-Time position available\n
• No Weekends / No Holidays / No Call\n\nSummary : \n\nRN provides competent and skilled nursing care to patients throughout the three stages of perioperative care by performing the following job responsibilities.\n\nEssential Job Responsibilities with demonstrated competency : \n
• Communication of procedures and treatments with patient and significant others to gain cooperation, understanding, and trust and allay apprehension while reaching mutual consent in care approach.\n
• Communicates patient education based on individualized needs of the patient, as requested by Physician and / or facility policy to optimize the patients preparation for surgery and continued care upon discharge.\n
• Directs care of the patient in accordance with physician orders, including astute assessment of patient responses to medical treatment, therapeutic response to prescribed medications, ability to recognize significant conditions and adverse reactions, and effectively communicates patient's condition, progress, and reaction to drugs, treatments, and or significant change in condition with physician, peers & family.\n
• Obtains concurrent vital signs to detect deviations from expected normal values and assesses condition for changing patient status and independently intervenes with appropriate care.\n
• Plans and delivers direct patient care based upon evidence-based standards, facility policies, procedures, protocols or processes.\n
• Maintains awareness of specific needs of patient including but not limited to : comfort; pain relief; anxiety relief; cultural and spiritual diversity; age specificity; protection of tissue and nerve damage by proper body positioning while under anesthesia; prevention of surgical site infection; hydration; thermoregulation; hemodynamics; accurate management of specimens; prevention of URO and protection against burns; and plans interventions accordingly.\n
• Verifies patient identification; patients understanding of planned procedure by cross reference to signed consent; correct procedure site, side, & supplies; allergies and special needs before proceeding with planned procedure.\n
• Applies experiential knowledge for making decisions specific to efficiencies and cost containment to optimize workflow and protection of business assets.\n
• Accurately communicates continuum of direct patient care verbally and in writing of initial assessment of baseline medical and surgical history, allergies and physical conditions and re-assessments of treatments, medications administered, and general patient progress.\n
• Prepares operating / procedure rooms with specific equipment, sterile instruments and supplies based on physician preferences and the accumulative knowledge based on experiences to optimize workflow, efficiencies and cost containment strategies.\n
• Consistently performs hand hygiene practices for the prevention of infection.\n
• Concurrently participates in facility quality assessment and performance improvement activities identified by the organization.\n
• Other responsibilities may be assigned by management.\n\nEducation / Experience : \n
• Associate Degree (A.A.) or equivalent from two-year accredited School of Nursing or\n
• Baccalaureate Degree (B.S.) from four-year accredited School of Nursing\n
• Current license from State Board of Nursing\n
• Current BCLS certification\n
• Current ACLS certification (to administer Moderate Sedation or PACU position)\n
• Current PALS certification\n
• Advanced knowledge in critical thinking, and applied critical care nursing practice\n
• Specialized knowledge, skill and abilities in empirical & practical perioperative nursing.\n
• Specific knowledge, skill and abilities in aseptic techniques, use and application of surgical instrumentation and specialty surgical equipment & supplies.\n
• Advanced knowledge in aesthetic practice of nursing.\n
• Orthopedic and / or Spine OR experience required.\n
• Able to work independently in a fast-paced outpatient surgical center.\n\nJob Type : Full-time\n\nPay : $37.00 - $48.00 per hour\n\nExpected hours : 32 – 40 per week\n\nBenefits : \n
• Dental insurance\n
• Employee assistance program\n
• Flexible schedule\n
• Flexible spending account\n
• Health insurance\n
• Health savings account\n
• Life insurance\n
• Paid time off\n
• Referral program\n
• Retirement plan\n
• Vision insurance\n\nExperience : \n
• Circulator : 1 year (Required)\n
• Orthopedic surgery : 1 year (Required)\n\nWork Location : In person