RN Operating Room Circulator - OR Circulate
Company: South Texas Spine & Surgical Hospital
Location: San Antonio
Posted on: May 28, 2023
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Job Description:
RN Operating Room CirculatorRN Circulator for busy ASC.
Experience preferred. ACLS required. Fast paced surgical center.
Open Monday-Friday.
No weekends, nights, holidays, or on call!
JOB TITLE: Registered Nurse- OR
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
The delivery of patient care through the framework of the nursing
process (assessment, diagnosis and patient outcome) in the
preoperative, interoperative and postoperative phase of the
surgical patient.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED: Supervisor of Clinical Services
EDUCATION/ EXPERIENCE:
* Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
* Current Registered Nurse License
* Current American Heart Assn. BLS and ACLS certifications
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
* Demonstrates current, comprehensive professional knowledge and
skills in conformance with recognized nursing standards and
department policies including the Patient Bill of Rights and JCAHO
regulations, Standards for Nursing Care and the Nurse Practice
Act.
* Assesses physiological and psychosocial health status of
patient.
* Assesses pain per policy.
* Completes patient history.
* Verbally reports pertinent information to appropriate staff to
provide continuity of care.
* Legibly documents information in patient record and signs record
using appropriate professional title.
* Assesses level of understanding and expectations of care.
* Identifies desired patient outcomes.
* Establishes nursing diagnosis.
* Establishes patient/family goals that are mutually
acceptable.
* Formulates Plan of Care for the patient.
* Implements nursing care plans tailored to patient/family
needs.
* Demonstrates ability to assess and problem solve.
* Responds to emergencies.
* Practices within legal and ethical guidelines (Nurse Practice
Act, legal statutes, ANA code for Nurses, PRMC Policy and
Procedures.
* Performs nursing actions that demonstrate accountability
(demonstrates flexibility, exercises safe judgment).
* Continually adjusts care plan based on patient/family data.
* Demonstrates proper preoperative process -
communication/report.
* Demonstrates proper procedure and documentation for surgical case
counting.
* Demonstrates proper aseptic technique.
* Demonstrates efficient turnover time.
* Demonstrates proper technique for obtaining blood products.
* Demonstrates proper patient identification verification per
policy.
* Demonstrates proper surgical site identification and marking per
policy.
* Anticipates surgeon's needs during surgical procedure.
* Participates in a Profession Nursing Organization.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
* Standing: 66-100%
* Sitting: 0-33%
* Walking: 66-100%
* Lifting: 0-50lbs. as needed
* Carrying: 0-25lbs. as needed
* Pushing: 0-400lbs. on wheels with assistance as needed
* Climbing: 1-5 flights of stairs as necessary
* Pulling: As necessary while providing patient care
* Bending: Proper bending necessary to pick things off the
floor
* Squatting: As necessary while providing care
* Rotating: Shoulders as necessary
* Kneeling: If necessary while providing patient care
* Reaching: overhead while providing patient care
* General comments: Visual and hearing senses must be adequate to
provide patient care.
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS:
* Inside: 95-100%
* Outside: 0-5%
* Temperature: 30F-115F
* Fumes: Occasional
* Dust: Occasional
* Gases: None
* Odors: Occasional
* Mist: Occasional
* Radiation: Occasional
* Noise or Vibrations: Biomedical equipment, needles, sharps, copy
machine, phones, latex, disinfectants, etc.
* Hazards: Occasional contact with communicable disease, electrical
equipment, etc.
* Personal Protective Equipment: Provided (gowns, gloves, masks,
head cover).
This description is intended to provide only basic guidelines for
meeting job requirements. Responsibilities, knowledge, skills,
abilities and working conditions may change as needs evolve.
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