OR Circulator Nurse

Job description

Position Summary: The OR Circulator Nurse (RN) serves as the patient’s advocate in the operating room by managing all nursing care, coordinating activities, and ensuring a safe environment. This position key responsibilities involve preparing the OR, verifying patient and procedure details, assisting the surgical team from a non-sterile role, and documenting the procedure. This position monitors the patient's condition and the team's adherence to aseptic technique, handles specimens, and manages the flow of the room. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: - Utilizes nursing process in assessment, evaluation, and intervention in patient care as provided in the operating room. - Ensures the OR is set up appropriately for each case, including using the surgeon preference card to review the supplies pulled for each case, for the next day. - Prior to transporting the patient from Pre-op to OR identifies the patient, reviews with the patient the site and procedure to be performed and ensures the completion of the medical record, including H&P. - Demonstrates continued competence in assessing, treating, and caring for individuals based upon age-specific needs utilizing a developmental per...