OR Registered Nurse (Full-Time Circulator RN)

Atlas Healthcare Partners•Mesa, AZ

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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 appropriate to patients’ physical and developmental needs. The nurse assesses patients’ clinical and broader care needs, reviews history and diagnostic information, formulates and revises individualized plans of care, and coordinates and delivers care in collaboration with patients, families, physicians, and the multidisciplinary team. The role includes evaluating outcomes and patient education, maintaining accurate documentation, supporting continuity of care, and following applicable policies, procedures, regulatory requirements, accreditation requirements, and professional standards. The position also contributes to evidence-based practice, shared leadership, staff and patient education, orientation, precepting and mentoring, and improvements in nursing quality and patient outcomes. In some locations, the nurse may provide relief charge coverage for staff and departmental workflow. The position is full-time and open to four 10-hour shifts.

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 and ACLS certifications.
PALS certification within 90 days of the start date if assigned to ASC services pediatrics.
For Core (full-time/part-time): at least one year of licensed RN experience in the OR; 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.

Nice To Haves

Additional licensed RN experience in the OR or perioperative setting is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Assess patients’ physical, psychological, social, spiritual, educational, developmental, cultural, and discharge-planning needs.
Review patient history and physical information with the patient or family and ensure required completion within the appropriate timeframe.
Review information from other health care team members and diagnostic and laboratory data; report abnormal results to physicians and other appropriate caregivers.
Complete assessments and reassessments according to patient needs and policy.
Formulate and initiate individualized plans of care, including discharge planning, using assessment information and input from the patient, family, and health care team.
Develop realistic, measurable patient goals with the patient or family and account for the patient’s physical, cultural, psychosocial, spiritual, age-specific, and educational needs.
Plan care with the multidisciplinary team and revise plans to reflect changing patient needs and evaluation of patient status.
Implement care through direct patient care, coordination, delegation, and supervision of health care team activities.
Provide care according to physician orders and the nursing plan of care, policies and procedures, standards of care, and regulatory requirements.
Promote continuity of care by communicating patient status accurately and completely to other caregivers.
Evaluate patient and family responses to care and teaching, patient progress toward goals, and the effectiveness of teaching; revise plans as needed.
Document assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation, interventions, patient responses, and physician orders legibly and in a timely manner in accordance with policy.
Provide evidence-based care and potentially participate in research activities within clinical practice.
Participate in department or facility shared leadership and in activities that support nursing quality indicators and patient outcomes.
Contribute to education, role development, and orientation for facility personnel, patients, students, families, and visitors; precept and mentor when appropriate.
In some locations, provide relief charge coverage for staff and departmental workflow.
Follow established policies, procedures, regulatory and accreditation requirements, and applicable professional standards.
Provide customers with an excellent service experience by consistently demonstrating core and leader behaviors.