Registered Nurse Operating Room Circulator

Surgery Partners Careers•The Villages, FL

18h•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 the surgical patient's care. This role requires adherence to recognized nursing standards, department policies, the Patient Bill of Rights, JCAHO regulations, Standards for Nursing Care, and the Nurse Practice Act. The nurse will assess patients' physiological and psychosocial health status, including pain assessment, and complete patient histories. Effective communication and documentation are crucial for continuity of care. The role involves identifying desired patient outcomes, establishing nursing diagnoses and mutually acceptable goals with patients/families, and formulating and implementing tailored care plans. The nurse must demonstrate the ability to assess and problem-solve, respond to emergencies, and practice within legal and ethical guidelines. Specific responsibilities include proper preoperative process and communication, surgical case counting and documentation, aseptic technique, efficient turnover time, obtaining blood products, patient identification verification, surgical site identification and marking, and anticipating surgeon's needs. Participation in a Professional Nursing Organization is also encouraged.

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.
Assess physiological and psychosocial health status of patients, including pain assessment.
Complete patient histories.
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 and establish nursing diagnoses.
Establish patient/family goals that are mutually acceptable.
Formulate and implement nursing care plans tailored to patient/family needs.
Assess and problem-solve effectively.
Respond to emergencies.
Practice within legal and ethical guidelines.
Perform nursing actions demonstrating accountability, flexibility, and safe judgment.
Continually adjust care plan based on patient/family data.
Demonstrate proper preoperative process, 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 procedure.
Participate in a Professional Nursing Organization.