Operating Room RN Circulator – PRN

St Joseph's Outpatient SC (11102); Paradise Valley (AZ); On-site; USD 55,000 - 83,000; Part time

Job summary

USPI St Joesphs Outpatient Surgery Center in Paradise Valley, AZ is seeking a PRN RN Circulator for the operating room. The role involves assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating perioperative care across age groups and communicating with physicians, patients and families.

You will collaborate with the Nurse Manager and directors, participate in quality improvement, document nursing care, and ensure patient safety and infection control in a fast-paced ASC environment.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients at intervals as stated in policies and procedures.
• Develop an individualized perioperative plan of care.
• Implement interventions to protect patient from injury caused by chemical, electrical, laser, positioning, thermal sources, and extraneous objects.
• Perform count procedures to protect patient from unintended retained foreign objects.
• Perform interventions to ensure patient’s procedure is performed on the correct site, side, and level.
• Manage patient’s specimen(s) in the appropriate manner.
• Communicate patient’s current status throughout the continuum of care.
• Administer medication(s) appropriately.
• Perform interventions to maintain patient's wound and tissue perfusion at or above baseline levels.
• Perform interventions to maintain the status of the patient’s genitourinary, gastrointestinal, musculoskeletal, endocrine, respiratory, cardiovascular, and neurological systems, and fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balances at or above baseline levels.
• Perform interventions to ensure the patient is at or returned to normothermia at the conclusion of the immediate postoperative period.
• Perform interventions to protect patient from infection.
• Assess knowledge level of patient or designated support person and provide education regarding the expected psychosocial response, nutritional management, medication management, pain management, wound management, and expected responses to the operative or invasive procedure.
• Actively involve patient or designated support person in decisions affecting his or her perioperative plan of care and the rehabilitation process.
• Protect patient’s rights, dignity, and privacy.
• Provide culturally competent, age-appropriate, ethical care within legal standards of practice.
• Provide consistent and comparable care regardless of the setting.
• Evaluate the patient’s progress toward attaining outcomes.
• Transfer care as appropriate.
• Delegate tasks as appropriate according to the state Nurse Practice Act and job descriptions.
• Document nursing care.
• Collaborate effectively with other disciplines as appropriate.
• Participate in quality review and performance improvement projects.
• Participate in the performance appraisal process.
• Use problem-solving and conflict resolution skills to foster effective work relationships with team members.
• Maintain required competencies.
• Attend required meetings and educational sessions.
• Act as a patient advocate and maintain privacy of all appropriate information.

Skills

Perioperative nursing

Patient assessment

Communication with physicians

Team collaboration

Education

Registered Nurse (RN) license

Tools

Operating room equipment

Job description

USPI St Joesphs Outpatient Surgery Center in Paradise Valley, AZ is seeking a PRN RN Circulator for the operating room. The role involves assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating perioperative care across age groups and communicating with physicians, patients and families.

You will collaborate with the Nurse Manager and directors, participate in quality improvement, document nursing care, and ensure patient safety and infection control in a fast-paced ASC environment.