Ambulatory OR Nurse: Circulator & Scrub Pro

HCA Healthcare; Portsmouth (NH); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Wellbeing support

Time away from work (PTO)

401(k) plan with match

Education support

Equal opportunity employer

Job summary

New England Center for Orthopaedic Surgery in Portsmouth, NH is seeking an Operating Room Nurse to join our ambulatory surgery center. You will provide circulating or scrub nursing care, ensuring safe and effective patient care until transfer to recovery.

You will collaborate with providers, surgeons and technologists, delivering care in a fast-paced, evidence-based environment with a focus on patient safety and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited school of professional nursing.
• Active RN license as required by state of employment or appropriate compact licensure.
• ACLS as required by facility.
• CNOR certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate patients prior to surgery.
• Provide patient and family education surrounding the procedure and peri-operative process.
• Assume responsibility for patient preparation, including intravenous therapy, preoperative medications, and surgical site verification.
• Participate in surgical site verification, including briefing, time out, debriefing, and universal protocols, according to hospital policy.
• Recognize and respond to patient emergencies.
• Deliver high-quality, patient-centered care while managing evidence-based practices and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Be an integral member of a dynamic interdisciplinary team – consisting of the provider(s), surgeons, surgical technologists and more.
• Consistently apply the nursing process, critical thinking skills, scientific judgment, technical skills and leadership to independently deliver safe nursing care to patients.
• Assess patient condition, monitor throughout your shift, and document changes in patient condition along with the care provided thoroughly.
• Educate patients and families/caregivers about the patient’s medical condition, treatment and follow-up measures

Skills

Patient care

Communication

Teamwork

Critical thinking

Education

RN license (state)

ACLS certification

CNOR certification preferred

Job description

New England Center for Orthopaedic Surgery in Portsmouth, NH is seeking an Operating Room Nurse to join our ambulatory surgery center. You will provide circulating or scrub nursing care, ensuring safe and effective patient care until transfer to recovery.

You will collaborate with providers, surgeons and technologists, delivering care in a fast-paced, evidence-based environment with a focus on patient safety and continuous improvement.