Registered Nurse Operating Room Circulator

Surgery Partners, Inc•The Villages, FL

1d•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) in the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative phases of the surgical patient. 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. They will verbally report pertinent information for continuity of care, document information legibly in patient records, and assess patient/family understanding of care. The role involves identifying desired patient outcomes, establishing nursing diagnoses and mutually acceptable patient/family goals, and formulating and implementing nursing care plans tailored to patient/family needs. The nurse must demonstrate the ability to assess and problem-solve, respond to emergencies, and practice within legal and ethical guidelines. Specific duties include demonstrating proper preoperative process, surgical case counting, 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 expected.

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

Delivery of patient care through the nursing process (assessment, diagnosis, and patient outcome) in the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative phase of the surgical patient.
Assess physiological and psychosocial health status of patient.
Assess pain per policy.
Complete patient history.
Verbally report pertinent information to appropriate staff to provide continuity of care.
Legibly document information in patient record and sign record using appropriate professional title.
Assess level of understanding and expectations of care.
Identify desired patient outcomes.
Establish nursing diagnosis.
Establish patient/family goals that are mutually acceptable.
Formulate Plan of Care for the patient.
Implement nursing care plans tailored to patient/family needs.
Demonstrate ability to assess and problem solve.
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 that demonstrate accountability (demonstrates flexibility, exercises safe judgment).
Continually adjust care plan based on patient/family data.
Demonstrate proper preoperative process – communication/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 Profession Nursing Organization.