Operating Room Circulator Registered Nurse

USPI•Vero Beach, FL

5h•Onsite

About The Position

The Advanced Center for Surgery is a busy, multispecialty ambulatory surgery center in Vero Beach, performing outpatient procedures in Orthopedics and Neurology. We are an affiliate of United Surgical Partners International, who provides first-class surgical services for local communities, and we recognize our employees as our number one asset. USPI’s mission is to treat each patient and every family as if they were our own. Each patient, each family, each and every time. If you share our mission, please reach out to discuss joining our team. We are currently searching for a OR Circulating Registered Nurse - PRN to join our team.

Requirements

Registered Nurse
Ability to multi-task
Ability to show flexibility in assignments
Maintain scrupulous infection control standards
Maintain professional competencies
Ability to work as part of an interdependent multidisciplinary team
Detail oriented

Nice To Haves

Focused on excellent customer service

Responsibilities

Assesses, plans, implements and evaluates care for all age patients in operating room.
Provides care within nursing standards of practice and the policies of the Center.
Makes decisions regarding direct patient care needs and communicates appropriate information to physicians, patients, family members, and personnel in other departments as well as team members.
May have additional responsibilities as designated by the Clinical Director, which include, but are not limited to, serving on committees, participating in quality improvement audits and projects.
Circulating nurses may ensure all patient paperwork is completed, such as consent forms.
During the procedure, nurses may also document what takes place.
They are a patient advocate in that they assure that safety procedures are being met.
Circulating nurses may also replenish surgical supplies as needed during the procedure.
After the procedure, they may verify instrument count and complete charting and other related duties.
Being detail oriented is also a needed skill for OR nurses.
Nurses must also be able to handle several things at once.
For instance, they may need to listen to the surgeon, monitor the patient and assist with the procedure at the same time.