Registered Nurse Operating Room Circulator RN

Surgery Partners Careers•Lake Worth, FL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) in the Operating Room (OR) Circulator role is responsible for the delivery of patient care through the nursing process (assessment, diagnosis, and patient outcome) during the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative phases of the surgical patient's care. This position operates within the framework of the nursing process and adheres to department policies, JCAHO regulations, Standards for Nursing Care, and the Nurse Practice Act. The role involves assessing patients' physiological and psychosocial health status, pain assessment, completing patient histories, and communicating pertinent information to appropriate staff for continuity of care. Documentation is legibly completed in the patient record. The RN establishes patient outcomes, nursing diagnoses, and mutually acceptable patient/family goals, formulating and implementing care plans tailored to individual needs. The position requires the ability to assess and problem-solve, respond to emergencies, and practice within legal and ethical guidelines. Specific duties include demonstrating proper preoperative processes, surgical case counting and documentation, aseptic technique, efficient turnover time, obtaining blood products, patient identification verification, surgical site identification and marking, and anticipating surgeon's needs. Participation in a Professional Nursing Organization is encouraged.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
Current Registered Nurse License
Current American Heart Assn. BLS and ACLS certifications
Demonstrates current, comprehensive professional knowledge and skills in conformance with recognized nursing standards and department policies including the Patient Bill of Rights and JCAHO regulations, Standards for Nursing Care and the Nurse Practice Act.

Nice To Haves

Participates in a Profession Nursing Organization.

Responsibilities

Deliver patient care through the nursing process (assessment, diagnosis, and patient outcome) in the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative phases of the surgical patient.
Assess physiological and psychosocial health status of patients.
Assess pain per policy.
Complete patient history.
Verbally report pertinent information to appropriate staff to provide continuity of care.
Legibly document information in patient record and sign record using appropriate professional title.
Assess level of understanding and expectations of care.
Identify desired patient outcomes.
Establish nursing diagnosis.
Establish patient/family goals that are mutually acceptable.
Formulate Plan of Care for the patient.
Implement nursing care plans tailored to patient/family needs.
Assess and problem-solve.
Respond to emergencies.
Practice within legal and ethical guidelines (Nurse Practice Act, legal statutes, ANA code for Nurses, PRMC Policy and Procedures).
Perform nursing actions that demonstrate accountability (demonstrates flexibility, exercises safe judgment).
Continually adjust care plan based on patient/family data.
Demonstrate proper preoperative process – communication/report.
Demonstrate proper procedure and documentation for surgical case counting.
Demonstrate proper aseptic technique.
Demonstrate efficient turnover time.
Demonstrate proper technique for obtaining blood products.
Demonstrate proper patient identification verification per policy.
Demonstrate proper surgical site identification and marking per policy.
Anticipate surgeon’s needs during surgical procedure.
Participate in a Profession Nursing Organization.