Registered Nurse (RN) - Operating Room/OR Circulator - FT - Day
About The Position
The Registered Nurse (RN) – Operating Room/OR Circulator provides perioperative nursing care to patients across the lifespan undergoing surgery or procedures requiring anesthesia. The role encompasses pre-procedure, intraoperative, and acute postoperative care, using a comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach. Care ranges from routine elective procedures to complex procedures and trauma, and includes adherence to surgical safety checklists, sterility, surgical counts, and postoperative airway, pain, and nausea management. The nurse also educates patients about postoperative care and provides same-day discharge instructions. This is a full-time, onsite position working a 12-hour day shift, 36 hours per week. The role is non-exempt, patient-facing, and has no supervisory or budget responsibility.
Requirements
- Registered Nurse license through KSBN; a multistate license permitting practice in Kansas is also accepted.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification; may be required within 90 days of hire depending on the department.
- Demonstrated awareness and sensitivity to the rights of patients and significant others.
- Awareness and application of institutional safety requirements.
- Awareness of legal issues in patient care and departmental functioning, with an ability to manage situations to minimize risk.
- Competency in selected psychomotor skills.
- Effective verbal, nonverbal, and written communication skills.
- Ability to perform mathematical calculations related to medication administration and equipment calibration.
- Ability to work with mathematical concepts including probability, statistical inference, geometry, and trigonometry, and apply fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
- Adherence to staffing and scheduling practices.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Provide direct patient care within the scope of the state nurse practice act.
- Perform ongoing, systematic assessments and data collection focused on patients’ physiological and cognitive status.
- Administer prescribed medications and treatments in accordance with nursing standards.
- Formulate and implement prioritized, goal-directed plans of care based on presenting problems and projected outcomes.
- Prioritize patient care according to patient needs and available unit or department resources.
- Prepare equipment and assist providers during treatment, examination, and testing.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of the health care process in meeting outcomes.
- Observe, record, and report patients’ conditions and reactions to drugs and treatments to providers.
- Document in patient and department records accurately, concisely, and on time according to department standards.
- Maintain and review patient records, charts, and other pertinent information; compile test and examination results.
- Adhere to Universal Protocol and complete surgical safety checklists.
- Create, maintain, and monitor sterile environments for all persons in and around them.
- Ensure timely and appropriate surgical counts are performed.
- Participate in system-wide and departmental patient-care quality improvement activities and standards development.
- Participate in clinical education, including orienting new employees and teaching student nurses.
- Participate in nursing research activities and in developing and achieving system-wide and departmental hospital goals.
- Delegate tasks and duties to coordinate health care team members, patient care, and department activities in accordance with the Kansas State Nurse Practice Act.
- Follow staffing and scheduling practices and seek validation or guidance when needed.
- Comply with Stormont Vail Health policies, standards, mandatory training, and requirements; perform other duties as assigned.
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Job Type
Full-time
