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OR Circulator RN
Status/Type: Non-Exempt
Department: OR
Shift: Days
Reports: Director of OR
Original Date: 04/01/2023
Revised Date:
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General Summary
The RN Circulator manages all the necessary care inside the surgery room, assisting the team in maintaining and creating a comfortable, safe environment for the patient and observing the team from a wide perspective. Serves as a liaison between surgeons, anesthesiologists, O.R. Manager and staff. Ensures all surgical team members perform in a unified effort. Serves as a patient advocate. Responsible for the smooth and uneventful intraoperative care.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Completes unit specific Nurse Competency Checklist on a yearly basis.
- Obtains a medical history through interview of patient or family members with pertinent information documented and communicated to surgeon and/or Anesthesiologist.
- Administers parenteral therapy and blood and blood products according to Policy.
- Administers medications according to CPSH Policy.
- Carries out physician's orders accurately, clarifying unclear orders.
- Performs treatments and procedures according to CPSH Policy.
- Cost effectively maintains adequate supplies and equipment in appropriate working condition.
- Initiates and carries out appropriate emergency procedures.
- Initiates nurse-physician communication as appropriate.
- Maintains a clean, safe, and quite environment for patients, as well as other personnel.
- Utilizes sound nursing judgment as evidence by ability to provide rationale for decisions made.
- Demonstrates skills in organization: Accurately anticipates needs of surgical team by timely availability of needed supplies and equipment.
- Provides for patient privacy and confidentiality at all times, allows patient dignity to be maintained.
- Recognizes potential benefits of selected new products and discusses with OR manager possible acquisition for use.
- Documents, in writing the specific actions during codes and conveys this information to O.R. Manger.
- Serves as resource person for updating or improving patient care practices.
- Assists in facilitating patient-physician-nurse communication process.
- Serves as preceptor in orientation of new employees.
- Assumes leadership role, acting as a role model especially in crisis situations.
- Assists in development and implementation of departmental goals.
- Possesses a working knowledge of equipment used in the O.R., as demonstrated by completing competency checklist.
- Assists in maintenance, care, and cleanliness of supplies - cost effectively maintains adequate supplies and equipment in appropriate working condition with proper documentation.
- Reports damaged instruments to the OR manager and follows proper procedure for damaged instruments and/or equipment.
- Assist the OR manager in obtaining the supplies, equipment, etc. necessary to do the scheduled cases.
Education/Qualifications
- Graduation from an accredited nursing program and at least one (2) years of recent experience as an O.R. Nurse (RN).
- Unrestricted Registered Nurse license issued by the Louisiana State Board of Nursing.
- Current BLS, PALS, ACLS through the American Heart Association.
- Successful completion of orientation and demonstration of competence.
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