Registered Nurse-Operating Room

Ambulatory Surgery Center @ St. Mary

Per Diem Operating Room Circulating RN 

MUST HAVE AT LEAST 2 YEARS OF PREVIOUS OPERATING ROOM EXPERIENCE! Ophthalmology experience preferred/multispecialty cases. 

Must provide at least 32 hours of availability per month.

Job Description – OR Circulating Nurse

Lines of Responsibility: Chain of command for the individual – Director of Nursing, Executive Director

Job Summary: Responsible for the delivery of safe, effective, and quality patient-family centered care in the OR and other areas of perioperative services for all patient populations.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Promotes the mission, vision, and values of the organization.
• Assesses patients at intervals as stated in policies and procedures.
• Develops an individualized perioperative patient plan of care.

Implements the plan of care by:

• protecting the patient from injury caused by chemical, electrical, laser, mechanical, and thermal sources and extraneous objects;
• performing counting procedures to protect the patient from unintended retained surgical items;
• performing interventions necessary to ensure that the patient’s procedure is performed on the correct site, side, and level;
• managing the patient’s specimens in the appropriate manner;
• communicating the patient’s current status to the appropriate 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 genitourinary, gastrointestinal, musculoskeletal, endocrine, respiratory, cardiovascular, and neurological systems and fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balances at or above baseline levels;
• performing interventions to ensure the patient is at or returned to normothermia at the conclusion of the immediate postoperative period;
• performing interventions to protect the patient from surgical site infection;
• assessing the knowledge level of the patient or designated support person;
• providing education regarding the expected psychosocial response, nutritional management, medication management, pain management, wound management, and expected responses to the operative or invasive procedure;
• actively involving the patient or designated support person in decisions affecting his or her perioperative plan of care and the rehabilitation process;
• protecting the patient’s rights, dignity, and privacy;
• providing culturally and age-appropriate, ethical care within legal standards of practice;
• providing consistent and comparable care regardless of the setting.
• Evaluates the patient’s progress toward attaining outcomes.
• Transfers care as appropriate.
• Delegates tasks as appropriate according to the state Nurse Practice Act and job descriptions.
• Documents nursing care accurately, completely, and legibly.
• Collaborates effectively with other disciplines as appropriate.
• Participates in quality review and performance improvement projects.
• Participates in the performance appraisal process.
• Uses problem-solving and conflict resolution skills to foster effective work relationships with team members.
• Maintains required competencies.
• Pursues professional growth and participates in a professional organization.
• Acts as a patient advocate and maintains privacy and confidentiality of all appropriate information.

 Education/Licensure/Certification — Mandatory:

• Degree in nursing from an accredited nursing program
• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing
• Current registered nurse licensure in state Pennsylvania
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification

Qualifications

 Preferred:

• Minimum one year of Operating Room experience, preferably in an ASC setting
• Certified Nurse, Operating Room (CNOR) certification preferred but not required
• Basic computer skills (ex. Microsoft Word)

 Working Conditions/Physical Requirements:

• Exposure to blood and body fluids, communicable diseases, chemicals, radiation, and repetitive motions
• Pushing and pulling heavy objects
• Full range of body motion including handling and lifting patients
• Manual and finger dexterity
• Hand and eye coordination
• Standing and walking for extensive periods of time
• Lifting and carrying items weighing up to 25 lbs.
• Corrected vision and hearing to within normal range
• Working under stressful conditions