OAAS OR Circulator RN

OR Circulator Registered Nurse

New orthopedic specialty ASC in the Chico/Butte County area looking for a Operating Room Circulating Nurse!  We are looking for highly skilled team members to help grow this center. Get in on the ground floor as we staff our State-of-the-art facility and provide quality, orthopedic service to the people in our community. Positive Patient experience and outcomes are our #1 goals embraced in a foundation of teamwork and good will.  As a company, we believe employee satisfaction drives patient satisfaction. Our internal culture is important – work where you want to come in everyday-we thrive on this as part of our culture here. 

Position Summary:

The Circulator RN is the surgical team member who is responsible for coordinating and controlling the multi-disciplinary activities required to provide a safe environment for patients undergoing surgical intervention.

Responsibilities:

Performance of the duties of the Circulator, according to the set standards, is crucial to the smooth flow of events before, during, and after a surgical procedure.  The Circulator duties will consist of, but are not limited to:

• Be thoroughly familiar with and totally comfortable in the role of patient advocate, as applied to Operating Room nursing.
• Assume the responsibility for Improvement of patient safety during the state of enforced dependency created intra-operatively.
• Responsible for creating a safe, therapeutic environment in which the patient's psychological, physiological, and physical needs are identified, anticipated, and met.
• Provide a channel of communication between events and team members in the operating room and persons who may not be in the immediate area, but who are concerned with the patient's operative status.
• Make provisions for instrument, supply, and equipment requirements of surgical procedures, as assigned.
• Responsible for documenting accurate, timely data appropriately. (This includes documentation of Charge sheets, Incident Reports, Nursing Notes and Surgical Logs).
• Must file an incident report for any unusual event that occurs to a patient or member of staff; this would include, but not be limited to, falls, needlestick injuries, aspiration of gastric contents, allergic reactions, and disruptive behavior by staff or patients. Also required to report any incidences or alleged incidences of abuse, harassment, or injury to self, other employees, or patients occurring at the Center or relating to the Center. Further specifications can be found in the Abuse Reporting documents and Code of Safe Practices, provided by the Director of Nursing.

Pre-Operative

• For proper identification of patient and plan of action intra-operatively, check OR schedule to determine patient's name, Surgeon, Anesthetist, and the nature of the surgical intervention.
• Requests drugs as required by Anesthetist or Physician.
• To ensure the patient’s safety and comfort and smooth flow of procedure, inspect the OR to be certain it is clean, complete, and safe.  All equipment, to include lights and suction, should be checked for safety, functioning capability, and complete assembly.
• Direct and assist surgical technician in preparing for the surgical procedure according to established procedure and the Surgeon's preference card.
• Conduct surgical Count(s) with the surgical technician and document.
• To decrease patient's anxiety and help plan nursing actions intra-operatively, greet the patient in Pre-Op Holding Area for the purposes of identification, physical/psychol