Registered Nurse (RN) – Operating Room/OR Circulator
About The Position
The Registered Nurse provides perioperative nursing care to patients across the life span undergoing surgery or procedures requiring anesthesia. Care encompasses pre-procedure, intraoperative, and acute postoperative phases, using a comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach. The role covers routine elective procedures as well as complex procedures and trauma. Perioperative nursing practice includes adherence to surgical safety checklists, sterile technique, surgical counts, and postoperative airway, pain, and nausea management. The nurse also educates patients about postoperative care and provides same-day discharge instructions. The nurse delivers direct patient care within the scope of the state Nurse Practice Act, assesses and plans care, administers prescribed medications and treatments, evaluates patient responses and care outcomes, and documents care. The position is full-time, patient-facing, and on-site, with a variable 12-hour shift and 36 hours per week. It has no supervisory or budget responsibility.
Requirements
- Required: Registered Nurse license through KSBN; a multistate license with the ability to practice in Kansas is also accepted.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required within 90 days of hire.
- Demonstrate awareness and sensitivity to patient and significant-other rights as identified by the institution.
- Demonstrate awareness and application of institutional safety requirements.
- Demonstrate awareness of legal issues in patient care and departmental functioning and manage situations to minimize risk to patients and the institution.
- Demonstrate competency in selected psychomotor skills.
- Communicate effectively using verbal, non-verbal, and written methods.
- Perform mathematical calculations related to medication administration and equipment calibration, and apply mathematical concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.
Responsibilities
- Provide direct patient care within the scope of the state Nurse Practice Act, including ongoing assessment and data collection focused on physiological and cognitive status.
- Administer prescribed medications and treatments in accordance with nursing standards.
- Formulate a prioritized, goal-directed plan of care based on presenting problems and projected outcomes.
- Implement care skillfully and consistently while promoting continuity of care.
- Prioritize patient care based on patient needs and available time, personnel, equipment, and supplies.
- Prepare equipment and assist providers during patient treatment, examination, and testing.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of the health care process, including self, systems, environment, and instrumentation, in meeting outcomes.
- Observe, record, and report patients’ conditions and reactions to drugs and treatments to providers.
- Document in patient and department records promptly, accurately, and concisely according to department standards; maintain and review records and compile test and examination results.
- Adhere to Universal Protocol and complete the surgical safety checklist.
- Create, maintain, and monitor sterile environments and the people in and around them.
- Ensure timely and appropriate surgical counts.
- Participate in system-wide and department patient-care quality improvement activities and standards development.
- Participate in clinical education, including orienting new employees and teaching student nurses, and take part in nursing research activities.
- Participate in developing and attaining system-wide and department 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.
- Adhere to staffing and scheduling practices.
- Seek validation of knowledge, skills, and decision-making as needed, and seek guidance when uncertain.
- Comply with Stormont Vail Health policies, standards, mandatory training, and requirements; perform other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
