Registered Nurse-Operating Room Circulator-Part-Time

University Clinical Health•Memphis, TN

About The Position

The Registered Nurse-Operating Room Circulator provides safe, high-quality nursing care to patients throughout the perioperative process. The role assesses patients, plans and evaluates care, coordinates nursing interventions, supports patient education, documents care and progress, and adapts care to patients’ age-specific needs. The nurse performs circulating or scrub nurse duties, prepares the operating room and supplies, monitors aseptic technique and surgical safety processes, and assists physicians and anesthesia personnel as needed. The position also contributes to care coordination, quality improvement, staff orientation, compliance, safety, infection control, service excellence, and effective use of facility resources. The nurse communicates with patients, families, physicians, and teammates; maintains accurate records; and keeps equipment and work areas clean, organized, and ready for use.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
Current state licensure to practice.
Successful completion of BLS and ACLS within 90 days of employment, or documentation of current BLS/ACLS certification.
Successful completion of an ACLS course within 90 days of employment, or documentation of current ACLS certification.
Successful completion of a PALS course within 90 days of employment, or documentation of current PALS certification, if requested by the supervisor.

Nice To Haves

At least one year of Operating Room Circulator experience is preferred.
Specialty certification in Perioperative Nursing (CNOR) is recommended.

Responsibilities

Assess patients on admission and throughout care, plan and evaluate nursing care, and revise care plans as patient status or information changes.
Implement standards of care and coordinate nursing interventions to support patient outcomes, readiness for discharge, safety, comfort, and education.
Provide direct or indirect nursing care using specialized knowledge, the nursing process, and clinical judgment.
Coordinate care, assign responsibilities based on patient needs and staff abilities, and assume charge nurse responsibilities when assigned.
Participate in quality monitoring, quality council activities, staff orientation, patient education program development, and team conferences.
Adapt assessments, treatment, communication, and safety interventions to patients’ age-specific needs.
Review the schedule, prepare supplies and equipment, assess patients, review medical records, and verify surgical sites and required consent and documentation.
Perform circulating or scrub nurse duties, maintain aseptic technique, and ensure the surgical site time-out process is completed.
Position patients safely, apply electrosurgical return electrodes and tourniquets as appropriate, and provide supportive equipment for comfort and protection.
Administer, record, and document medications and nursing care; complete intraoperative records and maintain accurate sponge, needle, and instrument counts.
Label and care for specimens, maintain room supplies, and assist physicians and anesthesia personnel as needed.
Operate, clean, and support sterilization of instruments and surgical equipment; stock supplies, review preference cards, check inventory, and arrange reordering.
Provide emergency care according to physician and administrative policy and maintain a safe environment, including infection control and equipment safety.
Clean and restock operating or procedure areas and prepare them for subsequent cases and the following day.
Maintain accurate documentation, controlled-substance records, patient charges, handoff reports, and event or variance documentation as required.
Follow attendance, safety, infection-control, confidentiality, compliance, and facility policies and procedures.
Participate in staff meetings, performance appraisals, in-services, training, continuing education, and professional development.
Communicate respectfully and professionally with patients, families, visitors, physicians, and teammates, supporting confidentiality and continuity of care.
Provide input on equipment and supply needs, use cost-containment practices, and participate in inventory counts as assigned.
Perform other duties as assigned by management.