Operating Room RN Circulator

LOG Surgery Center•Lancaster, CA

6d•Onsite

About The Position

LOG Surgery Center (LOG) is a busy outpatient surgery center seeking an experienced OR RN Circulator to join our great team of professionals. At LOG Surgery Center, you will not work weekends, holidays or have an on-call rotation!

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing with an associate degree or BSN degree.
RN in State of Pennsylvania
Basic Life Support (BLS), required
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) within 3 months of hire
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) within 3 months of hire
Complies with the facility’s time and attendance policy.
Promotes teamwork between people, departments and services.
Uses effective communication skills to create a culture of collaboration and respect.
Accepts suggestions and feedback from others.
Adheres to the professional standards set forth in the Employee Handbook.

Nice To Haves

CNOR preferred but not required

Responsibilities

Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care for patients, coordinate ancillary staff and collaborate with interdisciplinary health care team.
Provides direct and individualized nursing care to patients based on scientific nursing principals.
Consults and coordinate with health care team members to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care plans.
Assesses and monitors patients’ vital signs
Assists in positioning the patient and assures safety at all times.
Provides for accurate care and handling of specimens.
Observes, checks and monitors all equipment used during surgery to confirm they are operating smoothly.
Handles patient documentation.
Inventories all items pre and post-surgery.
Ensures that operating on correct patient and the correct procedure is being performed through a well-executed Time Out procedure.
Provides basic bedside care.
Reports to life-saving situations based upon nursing standards and protocols.
Records all care information concisely, accurately and completely, in a timely manner, in the appropriate format in the center’s electronic medical record (EMR) software system.
Preps operating room for patient/procedure.
Preps patients’ operative area using aseptic technique with approved antiseptic to prepare the patient for the planned surgical procedure.
Monitors patients’ physical well-being throughout the care continuum.
Familiar with surgical hand scrubbing technique in accordance with the AORN standards.
Selects and handles instruments and supplies used for the operating procedure and passing these items to the surgeon.