Registered Nurse (RN) ASC Urology

JOB DESCRIPTION – CIRCULATOR/OPERATING ROOM RN

TITLE: Circulator/Operating Room RN

RESPONSIBLE TO: Nurse Director

DEFINITION:

This position description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications which may be required of the employee assigned to the position.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Experience: Minimum 1 year experience as a Circulator/Operating Room Nurse

Education: Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.

Current nursing license, in good standing with AZ licensing board.

Federal and State required credentials current and on file.

Completion and maintenance of BLS for Healthcare Provider Certification.

Cognitive skills as related to the position.

EXPECTATIONS FOR ALL EMPLOYEES:

Four Peaks Surgery Center exists to serve others, and does so through the expression of our core values:

Respect: To recognize the dignity of every person

Integrity: To be honest, fair, trustworthy, and professional

Stewardship: To manage resources responsibly

Excellence: To work at the highest level of performance with a commitment to continuous improvement

Physical Requirements:

Ability to lift twenty (20) pounds.

Moving, lifting or transferring of patients may involve lifting up to fifty (50) pounds.

Ability to stand for extended periods.

Fine motor skills.

Visual acuity.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to

Successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to

enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of

this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, talk and hear. The employee is occasionally

required to sit, stoop, kneel, or crouch. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to twenty

(20) pounds and occasionally lift or move fifty (50) pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this

job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability

to adjust focus.

JOB DUTIES:

Operating Room Nurses provide direct and individualized nursing care to patients based on the application of scientific nursing principles. In addition to general nursing care, responsibilities of OR Nurses include (but are not limited to):

• Consults and coordinates with health care team members to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care plans.

• Conducts pre- and post-operative education.

• Serves as the communication liaison to family and members of the operating team.

• Takes and monitors patient’s vital signs.

• Participates in Time Out.

• Provides basic bed side care.

• Prepares and administers (orally, subcutaneously, through an IV) and records prescribed medications. Reports adverse reactions to medications or treatments in accordance with the policy regarding the administration of medications by a licensed registered nurse.

• Responds to life-saving situations based upon nursing standards and protocol.

• Records all care information concisely, accurately and completely, in a timely manner, in the appropriate format and on the appropriate forms.

• Preps operating room for patient/procedure.

• Initiates corrective action whenever information from monitoring equipment shows adverse symptomatology.

• Monitors patient’s physical and emotional well-being throughout the care continuum.

• Initiates patient education plan, as prescribed by the physician. Teaches patients and significant others how to manage their post-treatment home care needs, self-administration of medication and rehabilitation.

• Performs other position-related duties as assigned, depending on assignment setting.

During the surgical procedure, OR Nurses can take the role of:

Circulating Nurse, with the following additional duties:

• Assists in positioning, responding to comfort/safety of patient.

• Provides for accurate care and handling of specimens.

• Observes and enforces strict standards of asepsis.

• Observes, checks and monitors all equipment used during surgery to confirm they are running smoothly.

• Handles patient care documentation.

• Inventories all items both pre-and post-surgery.

• May also direct care provided by licensed practical nurses and nursing aides.

• May float among various clinical services, where qualified and competent.