Registered Nurse-Hourly Operating Room Circulator-PRN

ESSENTIAL DUTIES, TASKS and RESPONSIBILITIES • Proactively participates as a team member in support of the total surgical process • Organizes time, equipment, supplies, and personnel to provide effective and efficient case management • Supervises and directs patient care in the operating/procedure room • Organizes nursing activities efficiently and effectively • Delegates activities appropriate to the abilities of available staff members • Considers cost containment by using supplies economically and by managing efficient turnover time • Assists with supplies, drugs, and equipment inventories to maintain stock level and availability • Addresses patient needs specific to the surgical procedure • Transports patients to or from the operating/procedure room, as needed, observing policies, procedures, and safety requirements • Using two patient identifiers, identifies the patient and correct procedure, according to policy and procedures, and communicates with the healthcare team • Reviews patient's medical record and needs, to provide continuity of care collaboratively, with other members of the healthcare team • Provides comfort and reassurance to patient • Maintains patient's privacy and dignity • Verifies planned procedure(s) with patient and discusses plan of care • Works collaboratively with the healthcare team to prepare the operating/procedure room according to requirements of patient, physician, and procedure, to include but not be limited to, assembling and providing properly functioning equipment, supplies, and instruments • Works collaboratively with the surgical/procedure team to verify sterility and/or high level of disinfection of instruments and supplies according to policy and procedure • Handles and logs tissue specimens correctly and accurately according to policy and procedures • Works collaboratively with healthcare team to ensure physician preference cards are maintained and updated as needed • Ensures the appropriate and safe positioning of the patient according to patient needs and planned procedure and monitors throughout procedure • Administers medication(s) per order of physician, documents appropriately • Monitors patient condition and maintains accurate documentation during procedure • Accurately comprehends and interprets physician orders and direction, following policy and procedures • Documents medical records and other forms accurately, legibly and in a timely manner, following policies and procedures • Works collaboratively with the healthcare team to ensure safe continuity of patient care according to policy and procedures • Confirms proper aseptic and sterile techniques are used according to accepted standards of practice • Monitors and identifies breaks in sterile technique • Verifies correct site, ensure all radiologic images are present, as applicable • Performs time out prior to start of procedure, inflation of tourniquet, or incision • Ensures a correct sponge, needle, sharps, and instrument count (as applicable to the procedure) • Performs the surgical preparation • Performs other miscellaneous duties as assigned