Operating Room Circulator Registered Nurse

Mount Sinai Medical Center•Miami Beach, FL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Mount Sinai Medical Center is hiring an experienced Operating Room Nurse. The role prepares and maintains the operating room suite, receives and assesses patients, supports safe surgical and anesthesia care, and documents assessments, interventions, counts, treatments, and patient outcomes. The nurse provides pre-operative and post-operative care and education, uses aseptic technique, follows hospital policies and standard precautions, and safely operates unit-specific equipment. The position also includes planning and evaluating individualized patient care, responding to diagnostic findings and emergencies, coordinating patient transfers, and communicating with physicians, patients, and families. Professional responsibilities include maintaining annual competencies and training, attending staff meetings, presenting in-services and patient conferences, serving as a preceptor or clinical resource, and contributing to charge-nurse functions and unit quality-improvement activities.

Requirements

Current Registered Nurse (RN) licensure in the state of Florida.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.
Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
At least 2 years of experience in the specialty for Level III.
Ability to perform the clinical, documentation, patient-safety, communication, and professional-development responsibilities described for the role.

Nice To Haves

CNOR certification preferred for operating room nurses.
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.

Responsibilities

Prepare the operating room suite for new admissions, greet patients, and initiate hemodynamic monitoring.
Assess and document patients’ surgical status, vital signs, admission history, systems assessments, education needs, and psychosocial needs; report abnormal findings to physicians.
Develop and initiate plans of care, establish care priorities, and evaluate and document patient progress and responses to interventions.
Support anesthesia care by monitoring intake and output, checking blood product availability and verifying blood products with anesthesia before administration, and documenting blood administration.
Monitor and intervene appropriately for patients receiving conscious sedation; use safe positioning devices and apply appropriate precautions for potential radiation exposure.
Prepare intravenous solutions using aseptic technique; administer and document IV therapy and medications according to hospital policy, and report adverse reactions.
Provide individualized patient and family instructions and perform pre-operative and post-operative care during the shift.
Use standard precautions, including hand hygiene; perform dressing changes, collect and label specimens, monitor bedside glucose, initiate wound and skin protocols, provide ostomy care, insert urinary catheters, and administer oxygen as ordered.
Maintain patient hygiene, document valuables, use restraints safely, and transfer patients with complete orders, documentation, referral forms, and handoff reports.
Maintain knowledge of operating-room equipment and demonstrate competency in new procedures, skills, and specialty routines.
Complete required chart checks and document pre- and post-operative counts.
Maintain annual hospital and unit training and clinical competencies; attend required staff meetings and use established communication channels to resolve problems and conflict.
Present in-services and patient conferences, serve as a preceptor or clinical resource, and function as a charge nurse as needed.
Assist with staffing, scheduling, length-of-stay reduction, triage, and supply management; chair or co-chair unit performance-improvement meetings and participate in staff competency compliance.