What are the responsibilities and job description for the OR RN Circulator (Contract) position at METROPOLITAN HEALTHCARE SERVICES?
Job Details
Job Location: Franklin, TN
Salary Range: Undisclosed
Description
Main function:
The Registered Nurse provides nursing care to patients in compliance with, but not limited to, recognized Standards of Practice and State Practice Act Standards, and organization protocols, policies, procedures, and guidelines. Supervises and directs patient care in a single operating room.
Duties, Responsibilities, Competencies
- Assess patients and family needs to provide quality care to assigned patients.
- Organizes time, equipment, supplies, and personnel to provide effective and efficient case management.
- Considers cost containment by using supplies economically and in effective turnover time.
- Prepares the operating room according to requirements of patient/procedure to be performed.
- Implement plan of care safely and effectively and provides safe environment, including, but not limited to:
- positioning patient safely, padding bony prominences and ensuring respiratory and circulatory protection ensuring correct prepping and draping procedures
- Conducting "time out" process prior to incision to ensure correct patient, correct procedures, and correct surgical site.
- Ensure asepsis during all procedures. Opens and presents sterile items to sterile fields aseptically; ensures supplies are not expired.
- Accounting for all sponges, needles, sharps, during and after the procedures and documenting appropriately including promoting positive communication with all team members.
- Anticipates needs of surgical team and assists anesthesia personnel by supporting patients during administration of anesthesia.
- Maintains current knowledge, certification, and licensure. Pursues growth and development.
- Functions as a role model for current and new staff.
- Demonstrates a professional manner.
- Attends all required safety training programs and can describe his or her responsibilities related to general safety, center/service safely, and specific job-related hazards.
- Follows the center exposure control plans/blood borne and airborne pathogens.
- Assumes other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Required:
- Must possess a current (state) license as a Registered Nurse.
- Minimum of two years OR nursing experience.
- BLS and ACLS poss. PALS certifications
Preferred:
- Bachelor's degree
- ASC experience
