OR Circulator Registered Nurse PRN

Methodist Mansfield ASC
Mansfield, TX 76063, USA

Job Title:
Registered Nurse- OR Circulator (PRN)

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:
Supervisor of Clinical Services

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Current Registered Nurse License
• Current American Heart Assn. BLS and ACLS certifications

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
• Health Savings Account with an employer contribution
• Life Insurance
• PTO
• 401(k) retirement plan with a company match
• And more!

• Demonstrates current, comprehensive professional knowledge and skills in conformance with recognized nursing standards and department policies including the Patient Bill of Rights and JCAHO 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, PRMC Policy and Procedures.
• Performs nursing actions that demonstrate accountability (demonstrates flexibility, exercises safe judgment).
• 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.
• Participates in a Profession Nursing Organization

• Standing: 66-100%
• Sitting: 0-33%
• Walking: 66-100%
• Lifting: 0-50lbs. as needed
• Carrying: 0-25lbs. as needed
• Pushing: 0-400lbs. on wheels with assistance as needed
• Climbing: 1-5 flights of stairs as necessary
• Pulling:
  As necessary while providing patient care
• Bending:
  Proper bending necessary to pick things off the floor
• Squatting:
  As necessary while providing care
• Rotating:
  Shoulders as necessary
• Kneeling:
  If necessary while providing patient care
• Reaching: overhead while providing patient care
• General comments:
  Visual and hearing senses must be adequate to provide patient care.

• Inside 95-100%
• Outside 0-5%
• Temperature 30F-115F
• Fumes:
  Occasional
• Dust:
  Occasional
• Gases:
  None
• Odors:
  Occasional
• Mist:
  Occasional
• Radiation:
  Occasional
• Noise or Vibrations:
  Biomedical equipment, needles, sharps, copy machine, phones, latex, disinfectants, etc.
• Hazards:
  Occasional contact with communicable disease, electrical equipment, etc.
• Personal Protective Equipment:
  Provided (gowns, gloves, masks, head cover).

Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well

Shows intense and eager enjoyment and interest

Works well as a member of a group

Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity

Inspired to perform without outside help

Inspired to perform well when granted the ability to set your own schedule and goals

Associates or better in Nursing.

2 years: OR need min 2 years experience

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