Registered Nurse-Hourly Operating Room Circulator-PRN

  ESSENTIAL DUTIES, TASKS and RESPONSIBILITIES                           • Proactively participates as a team member in support of the total surgical process     • Organizes time, equipment, supplies, and personnel to provide effective and efficient case management • Supervises and directs patient care in the operating/procedure room     • Organizes nursing activities efficiently and effectively       • Delegates activities appropriate to the abilities of available staff members     • Considers cost containment by using supplies economically and by managing efficient turnover time • Assists with supplies, drugs, and equipment inventories to maintain stock level and availability • Addresses patient needs specific to the surgical procedure       • Transports patients to or from the operating/procedure room, as needed, observing policies, procedures, and safety    requirements               • Using two patient identifiers, identifies the patient and correct procedure, according to policy and procedures, and   communicates with the healthcare team           • Reviews patient’s medical record and needs, to provide continuity of care collaboratively, with other members of the    healthcare team             • Provides comfort and reassurance to patient         • Maintains patient’s privacy and dignity           • Verifies planned procedure(s)  with patient and discusses plan of care     • Works collaboratively with the healthcare team to prepare the operating/procedure room according to requirements    of patient, physician, and procedure, to include but not be limited to, assembling and providing properly functioning    equipment, supplies, and instruments           • Works collaboratively with the surgical/procedure team to verify sterility and/or high level of disinfection of    instruments and supplies according to policy and procedure        • Handles and logs tissue specimens correctly and accurately according to policy and procedures • Works collaboratively with healthcare team to ensure physician preference cards are maintained and updated as    needed               • Ensures the appropriate and safe positioning of the patient according to patient needs and planned procedure and    monitors throughout procedure           • Administers medication(s) per order of physician, documents appropriately     • Monitors patient condition and maintains accurate documentation during procedure   • Accurately comprehends and interprets physician orders and direction, following policy and procedures • Documents medical records and other forms accurately, legibly and in a timely manner, following policies and    procedures               • Works collaboratively with the healthcare team to ensure safe continuity of patient care according to policy and    procedures               • Confirms proper aseptic and sterile techniques are used according to accepted standards of practice • Monitors and identifies breaks in sterile technique         • Verifies correct site, ensure all radiologic images are present, as applicable     • Performs time out prior to start of procedure, inflation of tourniquet, or incision     • Ensures a correct sponge, needle, sharps, and instrument count (as applicable to the procedure) • Performs the surgical preparation           • Performs other miscellaneous duties as assigned