Orthopedic OR Circulating Nurse — Perioperative Leader

HOPCo; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k with company match

Health benefits

Monthly $43 stipend

HSA/FSA with company match

Employee Assistance Program

Free Lunch Fridays

Employee Discounts

Wellness events

Employee Appreciation Days

Job summary

The CORE Institute is seeking a Circulating Nurse to support perioperative care in the operating room. You will ensure safety, coordinate with surgeons and scrub team, and help maintain a sterile field while promoting high quality patient outcomes.

Required RN license in the state of practice with an Associate degree in Nursing; Bachelor’s degree preferred. BLS/ACLS/PALS certifications are expected within 90 days of hire and prior OR experience is valued.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in Nursing is required.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing is preferred.
• RN license in state of practice or equivalent.
• BLS/ACLS/PALS certifications within 90 days of hire.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safe patient care in peri-op unit and maintain proper patient identification and timeouts.
• Assist in keeping sterile field and support scrub role in OR.
• Mentor and orient staff; provide feedback to manager.
• Maintain orderly, clean surgical area and assist in room turnover.
• Ensure supplies and equipment are available; manage inventory.
• Educate patient pre-surgery and participate in handoff during transitions.
• Contribute to OR metric goals and process improvements.
• Assess patient condition with surgeon to develop care plan.

Education

Associate degree in Nursing

Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing (preferred)

BLS Certification

ACLS Certification

PALS Certification

Tools

HSA/FSA with company match for HSA

Job description

At The CORE Institute, we are dedicated to taking care of you so you can take care of business! Our robust benefits package includes the following:

• Competitive Health & Welfare Benefits
• Monthly $43 stipend to use toward ancillary benefits
• HSA/FSA with qualifying HDHP plans with company match for HSA
• 401k plan first of month after hire date with company match (Part-time employees included)
• Employee Assistance Program that is available 24/7 to provide support
• Employee Appreciation Days
• Employee Wellness Events
• Employee Discounts
• Free Lunch Fridays

Qualifications

Associate degree in Nursing from an accredited program is required. Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing is preferred.

Three years previous experience in acute OR setting, with at least 12 months as a Registered Nurse in the Orthopedic specialty area is preferred.

• A current, valid RN license in state of practice or equivalent per state regulations.
• Certification in Basic Life Support (BLS) or obtained within 90 days of hire.
• Certification in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) or obtained within 90 days of hire.
• Certification in Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) or obtained within 90 days of hire.

Essential Functions

• Ensure safe patient care within the peri-op unit. Ensuring that proper patient identification, time outs, resources, and supplies are available to maintain a safe environment.
• Serves as a resource to teammates, support services, and physicians; working side by side with scrub to help maintain the sterile field in the operating room. Ensures that the sterile field is not compromised during the procedure.
• Promotes/supports growth of others through precepting, mentoring, and orientation when appropriate. Serves as a positive, clinical role model to facilitate staff development, providing pertinent feedback to manager or designee.
• Keeps the surgical area clean and organized for the scrub and the physician; removes instruments and sponges as they are used during the procedure.
• Assist in room turnover process and that the surgical room is sterile and safe for the patient. Ensuring that the goals of the unit are met and maintained to provide for better room utilization.
• Maintains environment and supply inventory, including assuring the procurement of necessary supplies, equipment and expertise, and the timely delivery of needed care, and alerting administration of these needs in a timely manner.
• Prepares the patient for the procedure and handles the preparation for the operating room including educating the patient before the surgery takes place and participates in patient handoff during times of transition.
• Is engaged in helping to ensure that OR metrics, process improvement, work processes, providing solutions and actions plans to reach departmental metrics and goals.
• Assesses the patient’s condition before a surgical procedure and works with a physician to develop the care plan for the patient during the surgery.

The Circulating Nurse is responsible for monitoring the surgical procedures and assists by acting as an intermediary between the operating room staff and the rest of the hospital. This position is responsible for providing efficient and effective patient care and achievement of desired patient outcomes. Ensuring the efficient and cost-effective use of departmental resources necessary to provide safety quality care to our patients and physicians.

Healthcare Outcomes Performance Company (HOPCo) is a vertically integrated musculoskeletal outcomes management company. HOPCo manages physician practices, hospital service lines, population health and value-based care programs, and musculoskeletal delivery networks.

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