Registered Nurse | Operating Room Circulator

Surgical Registered Nurse is responsible for the nursing activities related to the patient's care experiencing an operative or other invasive procedure. The Registered Nurse is a resource person and guides non-licensed personnel. The staff member can expect to care for adult patients, including the older adult through geriatric and pediatric patients from 1 month through adolescence. The attached criteria-based performance evaluation provides a specific set of standards related to age-specific competency.

Responsibilities:

* Meets all required deadlines. Demonstrates discretionary ability in establishing priority.

* Delivers indirect and direct patient care according to established standards, taking into consideration the age and risk factors of the patient.

* Possesses the knowledge and ability to use the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate the patient's care.

* Uses nursing judgment in decision-making.

* Acts as patient advocate in meeting his / her physical and psychological needs.

* Provides care to each patient undergoing surgical interventions in a manner that preserves and protects the patient's autonomy, dignity, and human rights.

* Identifies the patient and confirms informed consent. Ensures that all required contents of the medical record are present pre-operatively.

* Takes emergency calls as required.

* Understands and practices and ensures sterile technique. Correctly operates sterilizers.

* Integrates and coordinates care across settings and among disciplines.

* Provides guidance and supervision for personnel assigned in the operating room.

* Ability to recognize and intervene in stressful situations.

* Maintains or acquires skills in equipment and machinery necessary to complete required responsibilities.

* Performs duties of the circulating nurse during surgical procedures. Performs scrub duties if circumstances require.

* Follow policies and procedures for counts.

* Follows policies and procedures for specimens.

* Properly prepares rooms, instruments, and equipment for procedures and assists in cleaning the room after completion of procedures.

* Document all records according to established policies and procedures.

Qualifications:

* Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing.

* Minimum one year previous OR experience required

* Current Texas License as a Registered Nurse required

* BLS required

* Possess the ability to work independently and prioritize responsibilities

* Ability to deal tactfully with patients, families, physicians, and employees.

* Knowledgeable of hospital policies and procedures specific to operating room nurses.

* Clinically proficient in operating room nursing skills, demonstrating knowledge of the developmental needs of pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients.