Registered Nurse -Operating Room Circulator

Registered Nurse – Operating Room Circulator — Full Time

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A Community-Focused Critical Access Hospital with Emergency, Inpatient, and Surgical Services.

• Harvard Hospital is a Critical Access Hospital (CAH) proudly serving our rural community with high-quality, compassionate care.
• A 5-bed Emergency Department (ED) providing 24/7 care.
• ASRH (Acute Stroke Ready Hospital) designation, ensuring rapid response for stroke patients.
• EDAP (Emergency Department Approved for Pediatrics) designation, equipped and staffed to care for pediatric emergencies.
• 10 Inpatient Rooms + 3 ICU Rooms (Licensed for 4 Inpatient Beds + 1 ICU Bed). Flexible use of rooms.
• 2 Operating Rooms (ORs) + 1 Procedure Room.
• Emergency Physicians On‑Site 24/7, Immediate, round‑the‑clock emergency care.
• Hospitalist Coverage 24/7, Remote overnight support with daily on‑site rounding.
• Leadership Support – Nurse leaders on site Monday‑Friday during business hours. RN House Coordinators covering nights, weekends, and any leadership gaps.

We are committed to clinical excellence and patient‑centered care, supported by a dedicated, multidisciplinary team. Harvard Hospital offers the unique opportunity to work in a close‑knit, rural environment with advanced emergency capabilities.

• Utilizes the nursing process and critical thinking in collaboration with interdisciplinary team members in caring for patients.
• Performs assessments, planning, intervention and evaluation of care.
• Administers prescribed medications and treatments in accordance with approved nursing techniques, policies and procedures, standards of care, and state laws/practice act as required by care setting.
• Ensures all documentation is accurate and comprehensive in accordance with the established standards of care for documentation at the system and entity levels.
• Develops initiates and executes a patient plan of care according to the patient’s individualized needs, as prescribed by the physician and/or hospital policy. Utilizes resources available to teach and support patient and family education. Provides education to the appropriate level of understanding.
• Participates in department or unit performance improvement activities, which may include shared governance.
• Utilizes clinical expertise and guidance to other units/departments in support of the patient’s longitudinal plan of care. Acts to resolve systems breakdowns and engages self and others in providing solutions.
• Utilizes critical thinking in regards to patient safety and patient experience, manages complex situations and delegates to other staff appropriately. Escalates to the appropriate chain of command as needed.
• Positively influences the professional and organizational environments and shared governance.
• Engages in personal development and supports system‑entity opportunities for continuous learning and growth including developing or revising evidence based practice guidelines.
• Supports and participates in peer review and peer feedback opportunities.
• Participates in the professional nursing continuum.

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
• BSN preferred.

• Current IL RN licensure by the IL Dept of Professional Regulation (IDFPR).
• Approved CPR / BLS certification required within 90 days of hire.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) required within one year of hire.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.
• The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms.
• The employee is occasionally required to sit; stoop, kneel, crouch, or smell.
• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.

• Quality – follows policies and procedures; adapts…