About this role
Job Summary: Responsible for the delivery of safe, effective, and quality patient-family centered care in the OR and other areas of perioperative services for all patient populations.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Promotes the mission, vision, and values of the facility or health care organization.
- Assesses patients at intervals as stated in policies and procedures.
- Develops an individualized perioperative patient plan of care.
- Implements the plan of care by:
protecting the patient from injury caused by position, chemical, electrical, laser, mechanical, and thermal sources and extraneous objects;
- performing procedures to protect the patient from unintended retained surgical items;
- performing interventions necessary to ensure that the patients procedure is performed on the correct site, side, and level;
- managing the patients specimens in the appropriate manner;
- communicating the patients current status to the appropriate parties throughout the continuum of care;
- administering medications safely and correctly;
- performing interventions to maintain the patients wound and tissue perfusion at or above baseline levels;
- performing interventions to maintain the status of the patients genitourinary, gastrointestinal, musculoskeletal, endocrine, respiratory, cardiovascular, and neurological systems and fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balances at or above baseline levels;
- performing interventions to ensure the patient is at or returned to normothermia at the conclusion of the immediate postoperative period;
- performing interventions to protect the patient from surgical site infection;
- assessing the knowledge level of the patient or designated support person;
- providing education regarding the expected psychosocial response, nutritional management, medication management, pain management, wound management, and expected responses to the operative or invasive procedure;
- actively involving the patient or designated support person in decisions affecting his or her perioperative plan of care and the rehabilitation process;
- complies with HIPPA standards and guidelines; protecting the patients rights, dignity, and privacy;
- providing culturally and age-appropriate, ethical care within legal standards of practice; and
- providing consistent and comparable care regardless of the setting.
- Evaluates the patients progress toward attaining outcomes.
- Transfers care as appropriate.
- Delegates tasks as appropriate according to the state Nurse Practice Act and job descriptions.
- Documents nursing care accurately, completely, and legibly.
- Collaborates effectively with other disciplines as appropriate.
- Participates in quality review and performance improvement projects.
- Participates in the performance appraisal process.
- Uses problem-solving and conflict resolution skills to foster effective work relationships with team members.
- Maintains required competencies.
- Pursues professional growth and/or participates in a professional organization.
- Acts as a patient advocate and maintains the privacy and confidentiality of all appropriate information.
- Monitoring OR schedule weekly and monthly, reporting to the Practice Administrator with staff schedule or needs.
- Weekly staff huddles to go over the weekly schedule.
- Infection control officer
- Emergency call back (1 st and 3 rd week in a month)
- AAAASF yearly surveys and inspections, and AZDH credentialing
- Other tasks assigned by the Supervisor.
Job Behavior:
Place patients first in all you do to make each patient interaction a positive experience. Demonstrate ability to work as a team member and to communicate directly and professionally. Is flexible, reliable, patient-oriented, and self-motivated. Portrays self in a positive manner, avoids being involved in gossip spreading or conversations that promote discord among staff members. Maintains professional conduct and appearance.
Qualifications
Education/Licensure/Certification
- Graduate from an accredited school of nursing
- Current registered nurse licensure in state of employment
- Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification
Qualifications
Required:
- Two years minimum perioperative (OR circulator) experience
- Basic computer skills (ie, Microsoft Word)
Preferred:
- Certified Nurse, Operating Room (CNOR) certification
Working Conditions/Physical Requirements:
- Physically demanding, fast-paced environment
- Working irregular hours, including possible call back
- Pushing and pulling heavy objects
- Full range of body motion, including handling and lifting patients
- Manual and finger dexterity
- Hand and eye coordination
- Standing and walking for extensive periods of time
- Lifting and carrying items weighing up to 50 lbs.
- Corrected vision and hearing to within normal range
- Potential working under stressful conditions at times
- Possible exposure to blood and body fluids, communicable diseases, chemicals, radiation, and repetitive motions
- Work and hours are based on the needs of the Surgery Center