RN Specialty Circulating Nurse

Department: CPRU

Shift: Day

Working Hours:

, M-F, varying days

Summary:

A Registered Nurse is responsible for planning, organizing, and administering care within the
scope of his/her training and expertise, collaborating with other disciplines to ensure effective
and efficient patient care delivery and achievement of desired patient outcomes is met. This is
done in conjunction with the objectives and policies of the hospital and the Nurse Practice Act
of the state of Arkansas.

A Circulating Nurse is a Registered Nurse who assists surgeons and other healthcare
professionals during surgical procedures. They work outside the operating room's sterile field
by ensuring a clean and sterile environment, administration of medications, implementing and
maintaining surgical counts, prepping for operations/procedures, documentation of
surgery/procedure, monitoring perioperative staff, instruments, and equipment and the
delivery of surgical specimens.

Other information:

A new RN graduate from an accredited nursing program or Registered Nurse in good standing, and licensed to practice in the state of Arkansas. BSN preferred. Applies basic knowledge and skills to meet standard of care. Is able to practice as a full partner of an interdisciplinary team. Healthcare CPR required, some areas may require ACLS, PALS and/or NALS - training is provided.

Specialty units require and will provide specific specialty education.

This job will be authorized 32.00 hours bi-weekly.