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Deliver comprehensive patient care through the nursing process during the preoperative, interoperative, and postoperative phases of surgery. Responsibilities include assessing patient health status, implementing tailored care plans, and ensuring proper aseptic techniques and surgical documentation.
Requirements summary
Requires a minimum of an associate's degree in nursing, a current Illinois RN license, and BLS, PALS, and ACLS certifications. Candidates must have at least two years of operating room circulating experience in a hospital or ambulatory surgery center.
associate degreeCare PlanningProblem SolvingPatient AssessmentEmergency ResponseAseptic TechniquePreoperative CarePostoperative CareNursing DiagnosisPatient Identification VerificationInteroperative CareSurgical Site MarkingSurgical Case Counting
$35.00 - $53.00 per hour, based on skill and experience level.
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: Operating Room Manager
Education/ Experience
Minimum of an associate's degree from an accredited school of nursing
Current Registered Nurse License - IL
Current American Heart Assn. BLS, PALS and ACLS certifications
Two years of operating room circulating experience in a hospital or ambulatory surgery center
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 AAAHC 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, Policy and Procedures.
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.
Qualifications
Team Player: Works well as a member of a group
Detail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well
Dedicated: Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity
Equal Employment Opportunity & Work Force Diversity
Our organization is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment based on race, color, creed, sex, religion, marital status, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, parental status, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic testing results or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state or local laws. This practice relates to all personnel matters such as compensation, benefits, training, promotions, transfers, layoffs, etc. Furthermore, our organization is committed to going beyond the legal requirements of equal employment opportunity to take positive actions which ensure diversity in the workplace and result in a multi-cultural organization.
