OR Registered Nurse (Full-Time Circulator RN)

Atlas Healthcare Partners•Mesa, AZ

12d•$35 - $61•Onsite

About The Position

The OR Registered Nurse 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, and uses specialized knowledge and judgment to provide care suited to each patient's physical and developmental needs. The nurse works with patients, families, physicians, and the multidisciplinary team to develop and revise individualized plans of care, including discharge planning. Responsibilities include direct patient care, coordination and supervision of care activities, clear communication with other caregivers, evaluation of patient outcomes and teaching, and timely, accurate documentation. The position also supports education and development of personnel, patients, students, and families; may participate in research, shared leadership, and quality improvement; and may provide relief charge coverage for staff and workflow in some locations. Managed by Atlas Healthcare Partners, Banner Surgery Center - Gilbert is a multispecialty ambulatory surgery center with five operating rooms and services including cosmetic, ENT, orthopedic, urology, and ophthalmology procedures. The center serves the Gilbert and greater East Valley community. The role is open to a four-day, 10-hour schedule.

Requirements

Associate's degree or diploma in nursing, or higher.
Current, valid RN license in the state of practice, temporary RN license in the state of practice, or compact RN licensure for the current state of practice.
BLS certification.
ACLS certification.
At least one year of licensed RN experience in the operating room for core full-time or part-time positions; 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 start date if assigned to ASC services pediatrics.

Nice To Haves

Additional operating room or perioperative licensed RN experience is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Assess patients' physical, psychological, social, spiritual, educational, developmental, and cultural needs, including discharge planning needs.
Review patient history and physical information with patients and families, review information from other care-team members and diagnostic and laboratory data, and report abnormal results to physicians and appropriate caregivers.
Complete assessments and reassessments according to patient needs and policy.
Develop and revise individualized plans of care, including discharge plans, using assessment data and input from patients, families, physicians, and the multidisciplinary team.
Implement care through direct patient care and the coordination, delegation, and supervision of health care team activities, in accordance with physician orders, the nursing plan of care, policies, standards, and regulatory requirements.
Promote continuity of care by accurately communicating patients' status to other caregivers.
Evaluate patient and family responses to care and teaching, patient progress toward goals, and the effectiveness of teaching; revise care plans as needed.
Document assessments, plans, interventions, evaluations, patient responses, and physician orders accurately and in a timely manner 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 support education, orientation, role development, precepting, and mentoring of personnel, patients, students, families, and visitors.
Contribute to safe, effective, equitable, timely, and efficient patient outcomes and participate in improvement of nursing quality indicators and outcomes.
In some locations, provide relief charge coverage for staff and department workflow.
Follow established policies, procedures, regulatory and accreditation requirements, and professional standards.
Provide an excellent customer service experience while demonstrating organizational core and leader behaviors.