Registered Nurse (RN) - Operating Room/OR Circulator - FT - Day

Stormont Vail Health•Topeka, KS

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) - Operating Room/OR Circulator provides perioperative nursing care for patients across the lifespan undergoing surgical procedures or procedures requiring anesthesia. Care encompasses pre-procedure, intraoperative, and acute postoperative phases, using a comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach. The role supports procedures ranging from routine elective cases to complex procedures and trauma, with emphasis on surgical safety checklists, sterility, surgical counts, and postoperative airway, pain, and nausea management. Perioperative nurses also educate patients about postoperative care and provide same-day discharge instructions. This is a full-time, patient-facing, on-site position working a 12-hour day shift, 36 hours per week. It has no supervisory or budget responsibility.

Requirements

Current Registered Nurse license through KSBN; a multistate license permitting practice in Kansas is also accepted.
Demonstrated awareness of and sensitivity to patient and significant-other rights.
Awareness and application of institutional safety requirements.
Awareness of legal issues in patient care and department operations, with the ability to manage situations to minimize risk to patients and the institution.
Competency in selected psychomotor skills.
Effective verbal, non-verbal, and written communication skills.
Ability to perform mathematical calculations related to medication administration and equipment calibration, and apply mathematical concepts including fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
Ability to work with probability, statistical inference, geometry, and trigonometry concepts.
Basic Life Support (BLS) may be required within 90 days of hire, depending on the department.
Other RQI certifications may be required within 90 days of hire, depending on the department.

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 systematic assessment and data collection focused on physiological and cognitive status.
Administer prescribed medications and treatments in accordance with nursing standards.
Develop a prioritized, goal-directed plan of care based on patient problems and projected outcomes.
Implement care skillfully and consistently while promoting continuity of care.
Establish patient-care priorities based on essential needs and available time, personnel, equipment, and supplies.
Prepare equipment and assist providers during treatment, examinations, and testing.
Evaluate the effectiveness of the health care process, including self, systems, environment, and instrumentation, in meeting outcomes.
Observe, record, and report patient conditions and reactions to drugs and treatments; provide medication as directed.
Document accurately and promptly in patient and department records, maintain and review relevant records and charts, and compile test and examination results.
Follow Universal Protocol and complete the surgical safety checklist; create, maintain, and monitor sterile environments.
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.
Follow staffing and scheduling practices.
Seek validation of knowledge, skills, and decision-making as needed, and seek guidance when questions arise.
Comply with Stormont Vail Health policies, standards, mandatory training, and requirements; perform other duties as assigned.