Registered Nurse Operating Room Circulator

Surgery Partners Careers•The Villages, FL

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse Operating Room Circulator 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 surgical patient care. This role requires no nights, weekends, major holidays, or on-call duties.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
Current Registered Nurse License
Current American Heart Assn. BLS and ACLS certifications
Operating Room experience required

Nice To Haves

Participates in a Profession Nursing Organization.

Responsibilities

Deliver patient care through the nursing process (assessment, diagnosis, and patient outcome) in the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative phases of the surgical patient.
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 for the patient.
Implement nursing care plans tailored to patient/family needs.
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.