CRNA - Anesthesia

Cynet Health; Menomonee Falls (WI); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Cynet Health seeks a Circulating RN for a 16-week perioperative role focused on anesthesia support. The RN coordinates patient care and OR activities, advocates for patient safety, and collaborates with surgeons and anesthesia staff to ensure smooth surgical flow.

Required are 2+ years as an RN Circulator with orthopedic emphasis, an active RN license, and BLS/ACLS within 6 months of hire. Shift is 5x8, 8 hours per shift, in ambulatory or OR settings.

Qualifications

• One to two years of perioperative nursing experience as a circulating nurse in an operating room, ambulatory surgery center, or procedural setting.
• Current Registered Nurse License.
• BLS and ACLS within 6 months of hire.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate patient care and operating room activities before, during, and after surgical procedures.
• Serve as patient advocate and promote safety, efficient flow, and regulatory compliance.
• Maintain perioperative documentation, surgical counts, specimens, and medications.
• Collaborate with surgeons, anesthesia providers, and perioperative team for safe patient care.

Skills

Perioperative nursing

Circulating nurse experience

Orthopedic surgery experience

Education

RN license

Job description

CRNA - Anesthesia

Profession: RN

Specialty: Client

Duration: 16 Weeks

Shift: 5x8 1st

Hours per Shift: 8

Experience: Minimum 2 Years as RN Circulator with emphasis in Orthopedic Surgery

License: Current Registered Nurse License

Certifications: American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) within 6 months of hire

Must-Have:

One to two years of perioperative nursing experience as a circulating nurse in an operating room, ambulatory surgery center, or procedural setting.

Description:The Circulating Registered Nurse (RN) coordinates patient care and operating room activities before, during, and after surgical procedures in the ambulatory surgery center.The RN serves as the patient advocate and promotes patient safety, efficient surgical flow, regulatory compliance, and effective communication among the interdisciplinary surgical team.The RN continuously assesses the patient's condition, anticipates the needs of the surgical team, and coordinates the equipment, supplies, and resources required for safe and efficient procedures.The RN is responsible for managing and verifying surgical specimens, medications, implants, documentation, surgical counts, and required safety processes, while maintaining situational awareness of the operating room environment.The RN collaborates closely with surgeons, anesthesia providers, surgical technologists, and other perioperative team members to ensure safe, organized, and efficient patient care.The RN supports timely room starts and turnovers, infection prevention, appropriate resource utilization, and compliance with organizational, regulatory, and accreditation standards.The RN coordinates perioperative patient care before, during, and after surgical procedures, ensuring continuity of care and a safe transition to the next level of care.The RN serves as the patient advocate in the operating room, protecting patient safety, privacy, dignity, comfort, and rights throughout the surgical experience.The RN performs and verifies surgical safety processes, including patient identification, procedure and site verification, consent, allergies, and participation in the surgical time-out.The RN continuously assesses the patient and surgical environment, recognizing changes in patient condition or the surgical plan and responding appropriately in collaboration with the surgical and anesthesia teams.The RN anticipates and coordinates the needs of the surgical team, ensuring appropriate equipment, instruments, supplies, implants, medications, and other resources are available and functioning properly.The RN maintains compliance with infection prevention and perioperative safety standards, including sterile technique, surgical counts, positioning, specimen management, and regulatory requirements.The RN facilitates effective communication and teamwork among the surgical team and other members of the interdisciplinary team.The RN completes accurate and timely perioperative documentation, including surgical records, specimens, implants, medications, counts, patient assessments, and other required documentation.The RN supports efficient ambulatory surgery center operations and surgical flow, including on-time starts, effective room turnover, appropriate resource utilization, and timely identification and escalation of operational or patient safety concerns.The RN participates in quality improvement and professional development, maintaining clinical competency and contributing to patient safety, infection prevention, regulatory readiness, and continuous improvement initiatives.The RN demonstrates flexibility and willingness to cross-train and provide clinical support in other patient-care areas within demonstrated competency and scope of practice.The RN supports fluctuating staffing and operational needs through flexibility in assignments and work responsibilities.The RN delegates appropriate patient-care activities to qualified support personnel consistent with scope of practice, competency, organizational policies, and applicable standards.The RN ensures supplies, equipment, and patient-care areas are appropriately prepared, available, and functioning to support safe and efficient patient care and daily operations.The RN performs other duties as assigned to support safe, efficient operations.