OR Registered Nurse (ASC Circulator)

Atlas Healthcare Partners•Phoenix, AZ

3d•$35 - $61•Onsite

About The Position

The OR Registered Nurse (ASC Circulator) assesses, plans, implements, evaluates, and documents patient nursing care 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, using specialized nursing knowledge and judgment to provide care suited to each patient’s physical and developmental needs. The nurse provides perioperative care at Banner Surgery Center – Camelback, an outpatient facility in Phoenix, Arizona, with four operating rooms and orthopedic services including joint replacements, hand, foot and ankle, podiatry, and sports medicine procedures. The position is full-time, working four 10-hour shifts. The role also supports care coordination, patient and family education, documentation, team collaboration, personnel orientation and development, and quality improvement. In some locations, the position may provide relief charge coverage for staff and departmental workflow. The nurse performs all functions in accordance with applicable policies, procedures, regulatory and accreditation requirements, and professional standards, while providing excellent customer service.

Requirements

Associate’s degree or diploma in nursing, or higher.
Current, valid RN license in the state of practice, a temporary RN license in the state of practice, or compact RN licensure valid for the current state of practice.
BLS certification.
ACLS certification.
For the core role, 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.
Licensed RNs without OR experience must be enrolled in the PeriOp101 program and successfully complete it within four months.
PALS certification within 90 days of the start date if assigned to ASC services involving pediatrics.

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 histories, diagnostics, and laboratory data, and report abnormal findings to physicians and appropriate caregivers.
Complete patient assessments and reassessments according to patient needs and policy.
Develop and revise individualized plans of care, including discharge plans, in collaboration with patients, families, physicians, and the multidisciplinary health care team.
Implement plans of care through direct patient care, coordination, delegation, and supervision of health care team activities.
Provide care in accordance with physician orders, nursing plans, policies and procedures, standards of care, and regulatory requirements; communicate patient status accurately and completely to other caregivers.
Evaluate patient and family responses to care and teaching, assess progress toward goals, and revise plans of care as needed.
Document assessments, plans, interventions, evaluations, patient responses, and physician orders legibly, accurately, and on time in the patient record.
Provide evidence-based care and may participate in research activities within clinical practice.
Participate in department or facility shared leadership and in the education, orientation, and role development of facility personnel, patients, students, families, and visitors.
Support the development of others through precepting and mentoring when appropriate.
Contribute to excellent patient outcomes and improvement of nursing quality indicators through timely, effective, efficient, equitable, and safe care; activities may include participation in professional organizations.
In some locations, provide relief charge coverage for staff and departmental workflow.
Comply with established policies, procedures, regulatory and accreditation requirements, and professional standards.
Provide customers with an excellent service experience by consistently demonstrating core and leader behaviors.