RN Or Circulator (Seasonal)

PSN Services•Carrollton, TX

About The Position

The Operating Room Circulator Nurse provides care and support to patients before, during, and after surgery and assists the surgeon and surgical team. The role delivers direct, individualized nursing care based on scientific nursing principles, coordinates care across disciplines, and helps maintain a safe, sterile, and well-prepared operating room. The nurse may float among clinical services for which they are qualified and competent, and provides age- and culturally appropriate care. Responsibilities include assessing, planning, and evaluating patient needs throughout surgical procedures; providing preoperative comfort and bedside care; participating in conscious sedation care; carrying out physician orders; administering prescribed medications; applying dressings; monitoring vital signs and equipment; assisting physicians; handling specimens and surgical instruments; counting surgery items; and documenting care accurately and promptly. The nurse confirms the correct patient and procedure, maintains aseptic technique, responds to adverse symptoms and life-saving situations, supports patient positioning and safety, and may prepare the operating room and suture patients after surgery. The role also includes mentoring and orienting new staff and following Standard Precautions and personal protective equipment requirements. Legent Health describes its mission as providing first-class health care that puts patients first, with a vision of becoming a nationwide leader in compassionate, quality healthcare through physician partnerships. Its stated values are respect, service, and leadership.

Requirements

Current Registered Nursing license in good standing with the State licensing board.
Current and active CPR certification.
Minimum of three years of operating room experience.
Cognitive skills appropriate to the position.
Top-level customer service attitude and compassion for patients and customers.

Nice To Haves

Graduation from an accredited nursing program is preferred.

Responsibilities

Assess, plan, and evaluate patients’ nursing care needs before, during, and after surgical procedures.
Provide nursing care to patients undergoing surgical procedures, including comfort and support for preoperative patients and basic bedside care.
Participate in the care of patients receiving conscious sedation.
Carry out physician orders; administer prescribed medications, apply dressings, and monitor vital signs.
Assist physicians and the surgical team during procedures, including helping control bleeding, providing wound exposure, and suturing patients after surgery.
Maintain aseptic technique and observe and enforce standards of asepsis.
Coordinate operating room readiness, including sterility, cleanliness, and availability of functioning equipment and supplies; prepare the room when needed.
Handle specimens accurately and ensure their proper care.
Coordinate patient care across disciplines and communicate patient condition using computerized documentation systems.
Verify that the correct patient and procedure are being performed.
Respond to life-saving situations according to nursing standards and protocol and initiate corrective action when monitoring equipment indicates adverse symptoms.
Assist with patient positioning and attend to patient comfort and safety.
Observe, check, and monitor equipment used during surgery.
Handle patient documentation and record care accurately, completely, concisely, and promptly in the appropriate format.
Inventory and count surgical items before and after surgery; select and handle instruments and supplies.
Float among clinical services when qualified and competent.
Provide age- and culturally appropriate care.
Orient and mentor new staff members.
Follow Standard Precautions and use personal protective equipment as required.