Registered Nurse - Circulator

Pay Range: $41.66 - $58.69. Sign‑on: $25,000. Relocation: $10,000.

Benefits include retirement, paid time off, parental leave, health insurance, dental, vision, life insurance, short‑term and long‑term disability, and more.

• The Registered Nurse (RN) provides professional nursing care across the lifespan in accordance with organizational standards, policies, and evidence‑based practice.
• The RN utilizes the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care while delivering high‑quality, culturally sensitive, and patient‑centered services.
• The RN collaborates with providers and interdisciplinary teams to promote optimal patient outcomes, safety, and positive patient experience.
• A circulator nurse coordinates perioperative workflow outside the sterile field by preparing the patient, verifying documentation, ensuring equipment readiness, completing safety checklists, and facilitating communication among the surgical team.
• Circulator nurses serve as the patient’s advocate while maintaining situational awareness, anticipating needs, supporting sterile staff, and documenting key intraoperative events to keep the surgical environment safe and efficient.
• Circulator nurses are required to participate in on‑call coverage to support urgent and emergent surgical cases.
• Performs comprehensive patient assessments and develops individualized plans of care.
• Implements and evaluates nursing interventions and patient responses.
• Administers medications and treatments safely and accurately per provider orders and policy.
• Recognizes changes in patient condition and initiates appropriate interventions or escalation of care.
• Provides patient and family education related to care, medications, and discharge needs.
• Delivers culturally responsive, patient‑centered care.

• Associate’s degree in Nursing from an accredited program.
• Current, unrestricted Registered Nurse license in the State of Alaska.
• Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) are required. All certifications must be obtained within six (6) months of hire.
• High‑Risk Competency required within three (3) months and annually thereafter.
• New Nursing Program Graduates: BLS at the time of hire; all additional certifications within six (6) months of hire.
• Experienced Nurses – New to a Specialty Area:
  Obtain all required specialty‑specific and advanced certifications within six (6) months of hire.
• Experienced Nurses:
  Provide evidence of current required certifications for the position at the time of hire.
• Nurses with Float Areas:
  Complete the required certifications for the highest level specialty in which they will provide care.

• Knowledge of nursing principles, evidence‑based practice, medication safety, and infection prevention.
• Strong clinical judgment, organization, prioritization, and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast‑paced environment.
• Proficiency with electronic health records and clinical systems.

• Ability to lift, push, pull, and move up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to stand for extended periods and perform bending, stooping, and kneeling.
• Ability to work in a moderate‑to‑high noise clinical environment.

• Employees are responsible for complying with safe work practices, reporting injuries and unsafe conditions, and cooperating in safety investigations.
• Report adverse events, near misses, and unsafe conditions per policy.

• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) – American Heart Association
• Basic Life Support (BLS) – American Heart Association
• Clinical Competency Assessment – SEARHC
• High Risk Competency – SEARHC
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) – American Heart Association
• Registered Nurse License – State of Alaska