Circulator RN (ASC Registered Nurse)

Atlas Healthcare Partners•Phoenix, AZ

2d•$35 - $61

About The Position

The Circulator RN assesses, plans, implements, evaluates, and documents nursing care for patients in accordance with organizational policies and professional nursing standards. The role is accountable for the quality of nursing services delivered by the nurse and by others under their direction, and uses specialized nursing knowledge and judgment to plan and provide care appropriate to patients’ physical and developmental needs. The nurse works with patients, families, physicians, and the multidisciplinary health care team to develop individualized plans of care, coordinate and deliver treatment, evaluate outcomes, and support discharge planning. The role also includes accurate documentation, patient and staff education, mentoring and precepting when appropriate, and contributing to quality improvement and safe, effective patient outcomes. 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 nurses assigned to ASC services that include pediatrics, PALS certification is required within 90 days of the start date.
For Core (FT/PT): at least one year of licensed RN experience in an operating room; experience in other procedural areas may be considered with Support Center Clinical Educator approval.
A licensed RN with no OR experience must be enrolled in the PeriOp101 program and successfully complete 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 history and physical information and complete assessments and reassessments according to patient needs and policy.
Review diagnostic and laboratory data and report abnormal results to physicians and other appropriate caregivers.
Formulate and initiate individualized plans of care and discharge plans using assessment information and input from patients, families, and the health care team.
Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team and revise plans of care as patient needs and status change.
Implement care through direct patient care, coordination, delegation, and supervision of health care team activities.
Provide care in accordance with physician orders, nursing plans, policies, procedures, standards of care, and regulatory requirements.
Promote continuity of care by accurately communicating patient status to other caregivers.
Evaluate patient and family responses to care and teaching, progress toward goals, and the effectiveness of patient education; revise plans as needed.
Document assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation, interventions, patient responses, and physician orders accurately and in a timely manner.
Provide evidence-based care and, where applicable, participate in research activities and department or facility shared leadership.
Participate in education, role development, and orientation for facility personnel, patients, students, families, and visitors; support others through precepting and mentoring when appropriate.
Contribute to excellent patient outcomes and nursing quality indicators through timely, effective, efficient, equitable, and safe care.
In some locations, provide relief charge coverage for staff and department workflow.
Follow established policies and procedures, regulatory and accreditation requirements, and applicable professional standards.
Deliver an excellent customer service experience while demonstrating the organization’s core and leader behaviors.