Registered Nurse (RN) – Operating Room/OR Circulator

Stormont-Vail HealthCare • Topeka, KS

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides perioperative nursing care to patients across the lifespan undergoing surgical procedures or procedures requiring anesthesia. Care spans pre-procedure, intraoperative, and acute postoperative phases and uses a comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach. Procedures may range from routine elective cases to complex procedures and trauma. The role includes adherence to surgical safety checklists, sterile technique, surgical counts, and postoperative airway, pain, and nausea management, as well as educating patients about postoperative care and same-day discharge instructions.

This is a patient-facing, on-site position with no supervisory or budget responsibility. The position is full-time, with a variable 12-hour shift and 36 hours per week. A Bachelor of Science in Nursing is preferred. A Kansas RN license, or an accepted multistate license permitting practice in Kansas, is required. Basic Life Support certification is required within 90 days of hire; RQI, CPR, or ACLS certifications may be required in lieu of or in addition to BLS depending on the department.

Requirements

• Registered Nurse license through KSBN, or a multistate license permitting practice in Kansas.
• Basic Life Support certification within 90 days of hire; RQI, CPR, or ACLS certification may be required in lieu of or in addition to BLS depending on the department.
• Demonstrated awareness of and sensitivity to patient and significant-other rights.
• Demonstrated awareness and application of institutional safety practices.
• Awareness of legal issues in patient care and departmental operations, with efforts 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.
• Ability to work with probability, statistical inference, plane and solid geometry, and trigonometry concepts, and apply fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care within the scope of the state’s nurse practice act.
• Perform ongoing, systematic assessments and data collection, focusing on physiological and cognitive status.
• Administer prescribed medications and treatments in accordance with nursing standards.
• Develop prioritized, goal-directed plans 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 patient needs and available department resources.
• Prepare equipment and assist providers during treatment, examinations, and testing.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of the healthcare process, including systems, environment, and instrumentation, in meeting outcomes.
• Observe, record, and report patient conditions and reactions to medications 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.
• Follow Universal Protocol and complete the surgical safety checklist.
• 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 department 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 attaining system-wide and department goals.
• Delegate tasks and duties to coordinate healthcare 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.

What This Job Offers

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