Registered Nurse Operating Room Circulator (Part-Time)
$72,800–$110,240 year
On-siteSaint Charles, Missouri, United States
Job Summary
Deliver patient care through the nursing process across preoperative, interoperative, and postoperative phases. Assess physiological and psychosocial status, establish nursing diagnoses, and implement tailored care plans. Perform proper preoperative communication, surgical case counting, aseptic technique, and patient identification verification. Anticipate surgeon needs, obtain blood products, and respond to emergencies while maintaining efficient turnover times. Requires current IL RN license, BLS, PALS, ACLS certifications, and two years of OR circulating experience. Part-time schedule with hourly compensation ranging from $35.00 to $53.00.
Required Qualifications
- Minimum of an associate's degree from an accredited school of nursing
- Current Registered Nurse License - IL
- Current American Heart Assn. BLS, PALS and ACLS certifications
- Two years of operating room circulating experience in a hospital or ambulatory surgery center
- Demonstrates current, comprehensive professional knowledge and skills in conformance with recognized nursing standards and department policies including the Patient Bill of Rights and AAAHC regulations, Standards for Nursing Care and the Nurse Practice Act
- 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, Policy and Procedures)
- Performs nursing actions that demonstrate accountability (demonstrates flexibility, exercises safe judgment)
- Demonstrates proper preoperative process – communication/report
- Demonstrates proper procedure and documentation for surgical case counting
- Demonstrates proper aseptic technique
- 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
Desired Qualifications
- Team Player: Works well as a member of a group
- Detail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well
- Dedicated: Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity
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