Circulating Nurse (OR RN)-ASC

Atlas Healthcare Partners•Olympia, WA

14h•$39 - $67•Onsite

About The Position

The Circulating Nurse provides nursing care to patients in a multispecialty ambulatory surgery center. The position assesses, plans, implements, evaluates, and documents patient care in accordance with organizational policies and professional nursing standards. The nurse is accountable for the quality of care delivered by self and those under their direction, and applies specialized knowledge and judgment to provide care appropriate to each patient's physical and developmental needs. The role includes assessing patients and reviewing their histories, diagnostic results, and laboratory data; developing and revising individualized plans of care, including discharge plans; coordinating and delivering care in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team; and evaluating patient and family responses to care and teaching. The nurse documents care accurately and promptly, supports continuity of care, contributes to quality improvement and shared leadership, and may support personnel education, orientation, precepting, and mentoring. In some locations, the position may provide relief charge coverage for staff and department workflow.

Requirements

Associate’s degree or diploma in Nursing, or higher.
Current, valid RN license in the state of practice, temporary RN license in the state of practice, or compact RN licensure for the current state of practice.
BLS certification.
ACLS certification.
For ASC services involving pediatrics, PALS certification is required within 90 days of the start date.
At least one year of licensed RN experience in the operating room; experience in other procedural areas may be considered with Support Center Clinical Educator approval.
A licensed RN without OR experience may qualify if enrolled in the PeriOp101 program and successfully completes it within four months.

Nice To Haves

Additional operating room or perioperative licensed RN experience is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Assess patients’ physical, psychological, social, spiritual, educational, developmental, cultural, and discharge-planning needs.
Review patient histories and physicals with patients and families, review information from other care team members, and ensure assessments and reassessments are completed according to patient needs and policy.
Review diagnostic and laboratory data and report abnormal results to physicians and appropriate caregivers.
Formulate, initiate, review, and revise individualized plans of care, including discharge plans, using assessment data and input from patients, families, and the health team.
Implement plans of care through direct patient care, coordination, delegation, and supervision of health care team activities.
Provide care according to physician orders, nursing plans of care, policies, procedures, standards of care, and regulatory requirements.
Communicate patient status accurately and completely to other caregivers to promote continuity of care.
Evaluate patient and family responses to care and teaching, patient progress toward goals, and the effectiveness of patient teaching; revise care plans as needed.
Document assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation in patient records in a legible and timely manner, including patient data, nursing interventions, responses to treatment, and physician orders.
Provide evidence-based care and potentially participate in research activities within clinical practice.
Participate in department or facility shared leadership and contribute to nursing quality indicators and outcomes.
Support education, role development, and orientation of facility personnel, patients, students, families, and visitors; precept and mentor others when appropriate.
In some locations, provide relief charge coverage for staff and department workflow.
Follow established policies, procedures, regulatory and accreditation requirements, and applicable professional standards.
Provide customers with an excellent service experience by consistently demonstrating core and leader behaviors.