Philadelphia

Pennsylvania

1766 live openings

Work location: Surgical Clinic

• Before surgery
• Check the patient’s records, vital signs, and consent forms.
• Help the patient change into a gown and prepare the operative site (for example, shaving and disinfecting).
• Set up the operating room and test equipment so everything is ready.
• Gather supplies and specialty items the surgeon might need, such as specific lenses or implants.

• During surgery
• Call and lead the time-out so the team confirms the correct patient, procedure, and site.
• Provide extra supplies and sterile instruments as needed.
• Monitor the patient’s level of consciousness and vital signs.
• Keep track of surgical counts (sponges, needles, instruments) and document events.
• Help with positioning and with other tasks outside the sterile field.

• After surgery
• Monitor the patient and watch for signs of good or poor outcomes.
• Give postoperative instructions to the patient before discharge.
• If general anesthesia was used, watch the patient as they wake and check pain, breathing, and vital signs.
• Assist with cleaning up of the operating room and proper disposal of used supplies.

Requirements

• At least one year of circulating experience
• Must have operating room experience
• PACU experience (preferred)
• Active Nursing License
• BLS Certification
• TB skin test (current; within 1 year)
• Federal background check

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