Job Title: RN Circulator Profession: Nursing Specialty: Perioperative Nursing Duration: 13 weeks Shift: Day Hours per Shift: 8 Experience: Preferred: Previous RN circulator experience, Peri-op 101 course, Scrub experience. License: Required: Current RN license in the state, BLS, ACLS, & PALS Certification, TNCC. Preferred: CNOR, Peri-op 101, CRASE training if travel assignment extends beyond a 6-month period. Certifications: ACLS - required BLS - required PALS - required Must-Have: Associate of Science in Nursing. Bachelors degree in nursing preferred. Description: The Registered Nurse specializes in perioperative nursing practice during intraoperative surgical experiences. Responsible for the delivery of safe, effective, and quality patient-family centered care in the operating room and other areas of perioperative services for all patient populations. Acts as the patient advocate and oversees the direction and supervision of personnel assigned. Will be on call for the Surgery Unit on a regularly scheduled rotation. Essential Job Functions: Accept responsibility for the direction, control, and planning of an activity. Make evaluations and decisions based on measurable or verifiable criteria. Work independently. Implement the plan of care by: Protecting the patient from injury caused by extraneous objects and chemical, electrical, laser, mechanical, and thermal sources. Performing accounting procedures to protect the patient from unintended retained surgical items. Performing interventions necessary to ensure that the procedure is performed on the correct site, side, and level. Managing the patient's specimens according to organizational policy and procedures. Communicating the patient's status to relevant parties throughout the continuum of care. Administering medications safely and correctly. Performing interventions to maintain the patient's wound and tissue perfusion at or above baseline levels. Performing interventions to maintain the status of the patient's bodily systems and fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balances at or above baseline levels. Performing interventions to protect the patient from surgical site infection. Protecting the patient's rights, dignity, and privacy. Providing age-specific, culturally competent, ethical care within legal standards of practice. Documenting nursing care accurately, completely, and legibly. Collaborating effectively with other disciplines as applicable. Using problem-solving and conflict resolution skills to foster effective work relationships with team members. Maintaining required competencies. Pursuing professional growth and participating in a professional organization. Acting as a patient advocate and maintaining privacy and confidentiality of individuals and health information. Supports the hospital mission, vision, values, policies, and procedures. Participates in required education for applicable programs. Performs other related duties as assigned.
