Registered Nurse/OR Circulator-full time

Marshall Health Network•Point Pleasant, WV

21h

About The Position

Rivers Health is seeking a full-time Registered Nurse to work as an OR Circulator. The role provides perioperative nursing care, including patient assessment, care planning and evaluation, safe and timely nursing interventions, patient education, discharge planning, medication administration, and accurate documentation. The OR Circulator helps maintain a sterile environment, monitors surgical supplies and equipment, supports a safe and efficient operating room schedule, and contributes to staff education, quality improvement, and departmental compliance. The role also requires call-related flexibility and cross-training as assigned.

Requirements

Graduate of an approved school of nursing.
Current West Virginia nursing license.
BCLS certification required.
ACLS certification required.

Nice To Haves

One year of nursing experience, preferably in the assigned area.

Responsibilities

Perform initial patient assessments and formulate nursing diagnoses and plans of care.
Continuously monitor and evaluate patients, revising care plans as needed.
Provide safe, timely nursing care in accordance with unit proficiencies, hospital policies, procedures, and philosophy.
Document care accurately, including thorough documentation on the operating room nursing record.
Provide patient education and discharge planning in collaboration with other disciplines.
Delegate patient care duties according to team members’ proficiency while retaining accountability for delegated duties.
Assist with education and staff development, provide technical supervision, and serve as a preceptor to new employees.
Evaluate care and participate in hospital-wide and departmental quality improvement activities, meetings, and teams.
Keep the Vice President of Patient Care Services and/or Risk Management informed of quality, cost-effectiveness, and risk management concerns; keep the Surgical Services Manager informed of actions.
Use standards of national specialty organizations and take responsibility for projects supporting departmental compliance with environment-of-care, information-management, patient-care, and infection-control standards.
Identify structural or equipment damage, request maintenance repairs, and report actions to the Surgical Services Manager.
Maintain positive customer relations, respect patient privacy and values, and address patients’ and families’ physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.
Maintain emergency drugs, equipment, and supplies; safeguard medications and narcotics; and administer medications safely with appropriate monitoring.
Assist with unit cleanliness and maintain a safe physical environment.
Attend educational offerings and maintain at least 24 annual contact hours; complete annual competencies for assigned areas.
Participate in developing and evaluating annual unit goals and objectives.
Apply aseptic principles and maintain a sterile environment for perioperative patients.
Count sponges, needles, and instruments according to policy to ensure no items are lost.
Ensure surgical supplies are available; monitor instruments, supplies, and equipment and report needs to the Surgical Services Manager.
Support an efficient surgical schedule by completing daily assignments, preparing supplies for the next day’s cases, cleaning and tidying, and maintaining stock.
Follow written protocols for taking call, trading call, and requesting time off; maintain flexible hours to meet patient needs.
Receive and give patient reports as needed to support continuity of care.
Participate in operating room staff development, procedure and technique review, evaluation of operating room activities and nursing care, and hospital in-services.
Receive postoperative patients after regular working hours when the ICU is full.
Comply with corporate and departmental policies, procedures, and the Personnel Employee Handbook.
Foster teamwork and collaboration and cross-train to other areas as assigned.
Perform other duties as assigned.