Registered Nurse, OR Circulator

Lifepoint Health • Lebanon, KY

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse, OR Circulator is responsible for delivering safe, effective, quality, patient- and family-centered care in the operating room and other perioperative services areas for all patient populations. The nurse assesses patients, develops and implements individualized perioperative plans of care, evaluates progress toward outcomes, transfers care as applicable, and collaborates with other disciplines. Care includes protecting patients from injury and surgical site infection; accounting for surgical items; ensuring the correct procedure site, side, and level; managing specimens; administering medications; maintaining physiological stability; providing education; and protecting patients’ rights, dignity, privacy, and health information. The position requires rotated call, with the nurse able to arrive at the facility within 30 minutes or less of receiving a call.

Requirements

• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing.
• Current registered nurse licensure in the state of employment.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification, or obtain it within six months of hire.
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification, or obtain it within six months of hire.

Nice To Haves

• Two years of perioperative services experience.
• Bachelor’s degree.
• Certified Nurse, Operating Room (CNOR) certification.
• Basic computer skills, such as Microsoft Word.

Responsibilities

• Promote the organization’s mission, vision, and values.
• Assess patients at intervals specified in policies and procedures.
• Develop and implement individualized perioperative patient plans of care.
• Protect patients from injury caused by extraneous objects and chemical, electrical, laser, mechanical, or thermal sources.
• Perform accounting procedures to prevent unintended retained surgical items.
• Ensure procedures are performed at the correct site, side, and level.
• Manage patient specimens according to organizational policies and procedures.
• Communicate patients’ current status to relevant parties throughout the continuum of care.
• Administer medications safely and correctly.
• Maintain wound and tissue perfusion at or above baseline levels.
• Maintain the status of patients’ body systems and fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balances at or above baseline levels.
• Ensure patients are at or returned to normothermia by the conclusion of the immediate postoperative period.
• Protect patients from surgical site infection.
• Assess the knowledge level of patients or their designated support persons and provide education on psychosocial responses, nutrition, medications, pain, wounds, and expected responses to procedures.
• Involve patients or designated support persons in decisions affecting perioperative care and rehabilitation.
• Provide age-specific, culturally competent, ethical care within legal standards of practice, and consistent, comparable care across settings.
• Evaluate patient progress toward outcomes and transfer care as applicable.
• Delegate tasks according to the state Nurse Practice Act and job descriptions.
• Document nursing care accurately, completely, and legibly.
• Collaborate effectively with other disciplines.
• Participate in quality review, performance improvement projects, and the performance appraisal process.
• Use problem-solving and conflict-resolution skills to foster effective working relationships.
• Maintain required competencies and pursue professional growth, including participation in a professional organization.
• Act as a patient advocate and maintain privacy and confidentiality of individuals and health information.
• Participate in rotated call and arrive at the facility within 30 minutes or less after receiving a call.

Benefits

• Multiple levels of medical, dental, and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.
• Life, accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance.
• Short- and long-term disability coverage.
• Paid family leave and paid time off.
• Higher education and certification tuition assistance.
• Loan assistance.
• 401(k) retirement package with company match.
• Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs, including free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services, and discount programs.
• Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed