REGISTERED NURSE Circulator
About The Position
The Registered Nurse Circulator plans, implements, and evaluates patient care based on assessment to optimize outcomes and use resources effectively. The role functions across Day Surgery, intra-operative care as a circulating and/or scrub nurse, and the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU). The nurse monitors, records, and communicates patient condition; coordinates care across disciplines; and supports patient transfers, discharge, referrals, and spiritual or psychosocial needs. The role includes identifying communication barriers and providing age-, culture-, condition-, and circumstance-appropriate education to patients and families. The nurse delegates care appropriately, may precept student nurses and new hires, and uses critical thinking and decisive judgment while working with minimal supervision in a fast-paced environment. The role follows AORN and ASPAN standards, recommended practices, and MRH and Surgical Services policies. Before a patient enters the surgical suite, the nurse ensures perioperative verification is complete, including required history and physical information, signed informed consent, test results, and surgical-site identification. The nurse responds to emergencies using applicable ACLS and PALS algorithms, policies, and procedures, and maintains patient confidentiality. The position also requires professional communication and conduct, punctuality, effective time and workload management, completion of required education and training, participation in quality-improvement initiatives, compliance with regulatory requirements, and adherence to infection-control, safety, and risk-management procedures. The stated pay range is $35.10–$55.64, depending on experience.
Requirements
- Must be at least 18 years of age.
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
- Must successfully pass a background check.
- Must successfully pass a pre-employment drug screen and breath alcohol test, if applicable.
- Must complete an Employee Health meeting before starting employment.
- Current and active Colorado Registered Nurse (RN) license or Compact license.
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification, or obtain it within 90 days of hire.
- Current Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification, or obtain it within six months of hire.
- Current Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) or Emergency Nurse Pediatric Course (ENPC) certification, or obtain it within one year of hire.
Nice To Haves
- Current Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) certification; required for call positions.
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Nursing, Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, or a related field.
Responsibilities
- Plan, implement, and evaluate patient care plans based on patient assessments to optimize outcomes and use available resources effectively.
- Provide nursing care in Day Surgery, intra-operative settings as a circulating and/or scrub nurse, and PACU.
- Monitor, record, and communicate patient condition as appropriate.
- Coordinate patient care across disciplines, including transfers, discharge, referrals, and spiritual or psychosocial support needs.
- Identify communication barriers related to psychosocial, literacy, financial, and cultural considerations.
- Assess patient and family learning needs and provide appropriate education.
- Delegate patient care to ancillary personnel effectively.
- May precept student nurses and new hires.
- Apply critical thinking and decisive judgment, work with minimal supervision, and take appropriate action in a fast-paced environment.
- Follow AORN and ASPAN standards, recommended practices, and MRH and Surgical Services policies.
- Ensure perioperative patient verification is complete before the patient enters the surgical suite, including H&P information, signed consent, test results, and surgical-site identification.
- Respond appropriately to emergencies using ACLS and PALS algorithms, policies, and procedures.
- Maintain patient confidentiality.
- Communicate effectively and foster positive working relationships with patients, staff, and vendors.
- Complete required annual education, training, in-services, and licensure or certification updates; participate in meetings or review minutes as required.
- Contribute to departmental and organization-wide performance-improvement and continuous-quality initiatives.
- Comply with regulatory requirements and departmental, hospital, state, and federal standards and policies.
- Follow infection-control, safety, and risk-management procedures.
- Report punctually and complete assigned duties within established timeframes.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
