Registered Nurse; RN OR Circulator

Position: Registered Nurse (RN) OR Circulator
Performs plan of care intervention, including medication administration, specimen collection, clinical treatments, as well as other medical care treatment. Documents patient care given. Monitors, records, and communicates patient condition as appropriate to care team, physician, patient, and family. Positions and preps patients correctly for procedures, assesses and monitors patient during procedure, provides an accounting for all supplies during and after procedure, communicates effectively with physician throughout procedures.

Collaborates as needed across disciplines to coordinate patient care, including patient transfer, discharge, referral and spiritual/psychosocial support needs.

Evaluates learning needs of patient and/or family and provides patient/family education appropriate to age, culture, condition, and circumstances. Works as an advocate for the physical and emotional well-being of the patient. Prepares and cleans OR suites, handles and maintains equipment and supplies, sets up sterile supplies for procedures, and has patient in surgical suite on time. Required to take call. To perform this job, an individual must perform each essential function satisfactorily with or without a reasonable accommodation.

Every effort has been made to make this job description as complete as possible. However, it in no way states or implies that these are the only duties the incumbent will be required to perform. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or is a logical assignment to the position.

This position description does not restrict the right of management to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities with and without notice.