Operating Room Circulator RN

Star Valley Health; Afton (WY); Sur place; USD 39 000 - 55 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

PTO

Retirement match

Wellness program

Résumé du poste

Star Valley Health in Afton, WY is seeking a Circulator RN in the Surgery department. The role supports operating room procedures, collaborates with a multidisciplinary team, and ensures high standards of patient care.

This is a full-time position with on-site responsibilities in a dynamic, scenic Wyoming community. Qualified candidates hold a Wyoming RN license, CPR certification, and have experience in acute or surgical nursing.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Wyoming Registered Nurse licensure.
• CPR certification for Health Care Providers.
• ACLS and PALS certifications preferred.
• Two years acute or surgical nursing experience preferred.
• Computer literate; EMR experience.

Responsabilités

• Monitor procedures in operating rooms during surgery.
• Collaborate with health care team to ensure quality patient care.
• Document nursing process and plans of care.
• Educate patients and families about post-discharge care.
• Lead/educate staff and participate in quality improvement initiatives.
• Maintain a safe and therapeutic patient care environment.

Connaissances

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Nursing knowledge

Crisis management

Team collaboration

Attention to detail

Decision making

Stethoscope use

Patient education

Formation

High school diploma

Wyoming RN license

CPR certification

ACLS and PALS preferred

Outils

EMR software

Description du poste

Description

Position: Circulator RN

Department: Surgery

Supervisor Title: OR Manager

Location: Afton, WY (primary), Alpine, WY (occasional travel)

Employment Status: Full-time (36-40 hours per week)

Compensation: Minimum $33.98, commensurate with experience and certification.

Benefits: What We Offer

• Competitive Pay: Starting at $33.98/hour, with additional pay based on experience and certifications
• Comprehensive Benefits:
  • Health, dental & vision insurance
  • PTO and STS
  • Retirement plan with employer match
  • Employee wellness program

Why Join Star Valley Health?

Make a difference every day in a collaborative surgical team while enjoying the unmatched beauty of Wyoming’s Star Valley. Our nurses benefit from excellent work-life balance, competitive pay, and a supportive environment that values your expertise.

Located near the Grand Tetons and Jackson Hole, our community offers abundant outdoor recreation, a safe and welcoming atmosphere, and a strong sense of purpose.

Summary

While upholding the Star Valley Health mission, vision and values this key position whose function is to monitor the procedures in operating rooms during surgery. The circulator collaborates with other professional disciplines to ensure effective and efficient patient care delivery and the achievement of desired patient outcomes. This position is at will.

Job Duties

• Identifies, assesses and diagnoses problems through patient assessment and interactions; and evaluates actual or potential patient health problems.
• Assesses, plans and implements interventions for solving patient care problems.
• Formulates care plans for specific patients and documents the nursing process in patient's record.
• Evaluates patient response to interventions and modifies plan of care as needed to achieve health care goals.
• Develops and participates in educating patients, their families, or significant others about post discharge care programs.
• Initiates patient care meetings with the health care team to revise the plan of care as the patient's condition warrants.
• Maintains a safe and therapeutic patient care environment.
• Provides guidance and direction to members of the health care team to ensure quality patient care.
• Keeps current on advances in nursing care by participating in educational programs.
• Orients and educates new staff in nursing techniques and departmental procedures.
• Provides and oversees direct patient care in accordance with established nursing protocol and physicians' orders.
• Utilizes knowledge of medications, procedures, infection control, and safety precaution; and initiates appropriate interventions in crisis situations.
• Participates in total quality management to positively affect patient and system outcomes to improve care.

Requirements

Abilities & Skills:

• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail, prioritizes work to meet the changing needs of the department
• Proficient oral and written communication skills
• Aptitude to apply and modify the principles, methods and techniques of professional nursing to provide on-going patient care
• Sound analytical and problem solving skills with the ability to recommend solutions
• Skill to develop and maintain department quality assurance
• Knowledge of modern clinical equipment
• Talent to establish and maintain effective working relationships with physicians, leadership and peers
• Capable of making decision concerning problems that might arise
• Ability to react calmly and effectively in busy or emergency situations
• Hearing: Adequate to perform job duties in person and over the telephone. Able to use stethoscope and respond to verbal questions
• Speaking: Must be able to communicate clearly to patients in person and over the telephone
• Vision: Visual acuity adequate to perform job duties, including visual examination of patient and reading information printed sources and computer screen
• Other: Requires frequent lifting and carrying items weighting up to 50 pounds unassisted, including assisting patients when required.
• Adequate physical ability including sufficient manual dexterity to perform the requisite healthcare service, including injections.
• Requires frequent bending, reaching, repetitive hand movements, standing, walking, squatting and sitting, with some heavy lifting, pushing and pulling exerted regularly throughout a regular work shift.
• Requires exposure to communicable diseases and/or bodily fluids

Experience & Education:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
• Maintains current State of Wyoming Registered Nurse licensure
• Maintains CPR certificate for Health Care Providers
• ACLS and PALS certifications, preferred
• Knowledge of professional nursing theory and practice to give and evaluate patient care
• Two years acute or surgical nursing experience, preferred
• Computer literate, experience with EMR

Why Star Valley Health?

We value teamwork, excellence, compassion, and continuous learning. Our nurses enjoy strong support, collaborative teams, and opportunities for growth, all in a breathtaking location.

Note: Position descriptions are intended to serve as a guideline for typical duties and requirements of a position, but are not inclusive. Additional or different responsibilities within a reasonable scope of the position description may be added or deleted any anytime at the discretion of the Board.