RN Or Circulator

PSN Services•Tomball, 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 patient care across disciplines, and supports safe and effective surgical procedures. Responsibilities include assessing, planning, and evaluating patient care; providing preoperative comfort and bedside care; participating in conscious sedation care; carrying out physician orders; administering medications; monitoring vital signs; assisting physicians; maintaining aseptic technique; and ensuring the operating room, equipment, supplies, and specimens are handled appropriately. The nurse documents and communicates patient condition and care, verifies the correct patient and procedure, responds to adverse symptoms and life-saving situations, and supports patient positioning, safety, wound exposure, bleeding control, and suturing. The role may float among qualified clinical services and includes providing age- and culturally appropriate care, orienting and mentoring new staff, and following Standard Precautions with required personal protective equipment. Legent Health describes its mission as providing first-class healthcare that puts patients first, and its vision as becoming a nationwide leader in compassionate, quality healthcare through physician partnerships. Its values are respect, service, and leadership. The organization offers a supportive, values-driven environment for delivering exceptional care and professional growth.

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

Graduate of an accredited nursing program preferred.
Operating room experience preferably in Spine/Ortho.

Responsibilities

Assess, plan, and evaluate patient 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 controlling bleeding, providing wound exposure, and suturing patients after surgery.
Maintain aseptic technique and monitor for potential breaches; observe and enforce strict asepsis standards.
Coordinate the operating room to ensure sterility, cleanliness, and availability of functioning equipment and supplies.
Ensure proper handling of specimens and accurate patient and procedure verification.
Serve as the primary coordinator of all disciplines for coordinated patient care.
Monitor, record, and communicate patient condition using computerized documentation systems; handle patient documentation and record care accurately, completely, and promptly.
Respond to life-saving situations according to nursing standards and protocols, 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 to ensure it is functioning properly.
Inventory and count surgical items before and after surgery; select and handle instruments and supplies used for operations.
Prepare the operating room for patients and procedures as needed.
Float among clinical services for which 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.