The Ambulatory Surgery Center at St. Mary
Full Time Operating Room Staff Nurse - M - F 7:00 AM - 3:30 PM
MUST HAVE AT LEAST 2 YEARS OF PREVIOUS OPERATING ROOM EXPERIENCE with multispecialty cases.
No more Weekends, Holidays or Call!
Full Time Medical Benefits including Dental and Vision
Paid Time Off
401K Vested after 6 months of employment with 3% Safe Harbor!
Experience in multispecialty procedures required
Job Description – OR Circulating Nurse
Lines of Responsibility: Chain of command for the individual – Director of Nursing, Executive Director
Job Summary: Responsible for the delivery of safe, effective, and quality patient-family centered care in the OR and other areas of perioperative services for all patient populations.
Primary Responsibilities:
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Promotes the mission, vision, and values of the organization.
- Assesses patients at intervals as stated in policies and procedures.
- Develops an individualized perioperative patient plan of care.
Implements the plan of care by:
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protecting the patient from injury caused by chemical, electrical, laser, mechanical, and thermal sources and extraneous objects;
- performing counting procedures to protect the patient from unintended retained surgical items;
- performing interventions necessary to ensure that the patient’s procedure is performed on the correct site, side, and level;
- managing the patient’s specimens in the appropriate manner;
- communicating the patient’s current status to the appropriate parties throughout the continuum of care;
- administering medications safely and correctly;
- performing interventions to maintain the patient’s wound and tissue perfusion at or above baseline levels;
- performing interventions to maintain the status of the patient’s genitourinary, gastrointestinal, musculoskeletal, endocrine, respiratory, cardiovascular, and neurological systems and fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balances at or above baseline levels;
- performing interventions to ensure the patient is at or returned to normothermia at the conclusion of the immediate postoperative period;
- performing interventions to protect the patient from surgical site infection;
- assessing the knowledge level of the patient or designated support person;
- providing education regarding the expected psychosocial response, nutritional management, medication management, pain management, wound management, and expected responses to the operative or invasive procedure;
- actively involving the patient or designated support person in decisions affecting his or her perioperative plan of care and the rehabilitation process;
- protecting the patient’s rights, dignity, and privacy;
- providing culturally and age-appropriate, ethical care within legal standards of practice;
- providing consistent and comparable care regardless of the setting.
- Evaluates the patient’s progress toward attaining outcomes.
- Transfers care as appropriate.
- Delegates tasks as appropriate according to the state Nurse Practice Act and job descriptions.
- Documents nursing care accurately, completely, and legibly.
- Collaborates effectively with other disciplines as appropriate.
- Participates in quality review and performance improvement projects.
- Participates in the performance appraisal process.
- Uses problem-solving and conflict resolution skills to foster effective work relationships with team members.
- Maintains required competencies.
- Pursues professional growth and participates in a professional organization.
- Acts as a patient advocate and maintains privacy and confidentiality of all appropriate information.
Education/Licensure/Certification — Mandatory:
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Degree in nursing from an accredited nursing program
- Graduate from an accredited school of nursing
- Current registered nurse licensure in state Pennsylvania
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
Qualifications
Preferred:
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Minimum two years of Operating Room experience
- Certified Nurse, Operating Room (CNOR) certification preferred but not required
- Basic computer skills (ex. Microsoft Word)
Working Conditions/Physical Requirements:
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Exposure to blood and body fluids, communicable diseases, chemicals, radiation, and repetitive motions
- Pushing and pulling heavy objects
- Full range of body motion including handling and lifting patients
- Manual and finger dexterity
- Hand and eye coordination
- Standing and walking for extensive periods of time
- Lifting and carrying items weighing up to 25 lbs.
- Corrected vision and hearing to within normal range
- Working under stressful conditions