OR Circulator Registered Nurse FT

Surgery Partners, Inc•Mansfield, TX

9d•Onsite

About The Position

The OR Circulator Registered Nurse is responsible for the delivery of patient care through the nursing process (assessment, diagnosis, and patient outcome) during the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative phases of the surgical patient's care. This role requires adherence to recognized nursing standards, department policies, the Patient Bill of Rights, JCAHO regulations, Standards for Nursing Care, and the Nurse Practice Act.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
Current Registered Nurse License.
Current American Heart Assn. BLS certification.
Current American Heart Assn. ACLS certification.
Demonstrates current, comprehensive professional knowledge and skills in conformance with recognized nursing standards and department policies including the Patient Bill of Rights and JCAHO regulations, Standards for Nursing Care and the Nurse Practice Act.
Visual and hearing senses must be adequate to provide patient care.

Responsibilities

Assess physiological and psychosocial health status of patients.
Assess pain per policy.
Complete patient history.
Verbally report pertinent information to appropriate staff for continuity of care.
Legibly document information in patient records and sign using appropriate professional title.
Assess patient/family understanding and expectations of care.
Identify desired patient outcomes.
Establish nursing diagnoses.
Establish mutually acceptable patient/family goals.
Formulate a Plan of Care tailored to patient/family needs.
Implement nursing care plans.
Assess and problem-solve effectively.
Respond to emergencies.
Practice within legal and ethical guidelines (Nurse Practice Act, legal statutes, ANA code for Nurses, PRMC Policy and Procedures).
Perform nursing actions demonstrating accountability, flexibility, and safe judgment.
Continually adjust care plan based on patient/family data.
Demonstrate proper preoperative process, including communication and report.
Demonstrate proper procedure and documentation for surgical case counting.
Demonstrate proper aseptic technique.
Demonstrate efficient turnover time.
Demonstrate proper technique for obtaining blood products.
Demonstrate proper patient identification verification per policy.
Demonstrate proper surgical site identification and marking per policy.
Anticipate surgeon’s needs during surgical procedures.
Participate in a Professional Nursing Organization.