Registered Nurse - Main OR

Saint Luke's; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 78,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Saint Luke's in Kansas City is seeking an experienced operating room nurse to circulate across multiple specialties in the OR. The circulating nurse acts as the patient advocate, ensures safe and effective care, and works independently using the nursing process within a multidisciplinary team.

This role also involves coordinating patient care, delegating tasks, identifying hospital resources, and serving as a clinical resource for new staff while showing positive leadership within the unit.

Qualifications

• 2 years of applicable experience in operating room nursing.
• BLS certification (American Heart Association or Red Cross) required.
• Registered Nurse with an active license (RN)
• Associate Degree in nursing or equivalent

Responsibilities

• Circulate multiple specialties in the OR.
• Circulating nurse is the patient advocate and ensures safe and effective care.
• Functions independently and uses the nursing process.
• Coordinates care for a group of patients with the Multidisciplinary Team.
• Delegates tasks appropriately.
• Identifies hospital resources.
• Serves as a clinical resource for new employees.
• Demonstrates positive leadership within unit or department.

Skills

Patient advocate

Leadership

Team coordination

Education

Associate Degree

Registered Nurse (RN) license

Job description

Job Description

We are looking for experienced operating room nurse who work well under pressure and embrace the unexpected. We are seeking nursing professionals that are passionate about their practice, adaptable, and eager to learn and drive continuous improvement. We are looking for confident nurses who can be the patient’s advocate and speak up when needed.

Job Description

We are looking for experienced operating room nurse who work well under pressure and embrace the unexpected. We are seeking nursing professionals that are passionate about their practice, adaptable, and eager to learn and drive continuous improvement. We are looking for confident nurses who can be the patient’s advocate and speak up when needed. Our operating teams have unit-based leadership teams and are supportive and collaborative on one another. We believe in creating teams that are kind, professional and treats each other as they would a patient. This is key to being successful in this position. These teams work with innovative processes and technologies. We continue to expand our robotics programs.

Responsibilities

• Responsible to circulate multiple specialties in the OR.
• Circulating nurse is the patient advocate and is responsible for safe and effective patient care.
• Functions independently and accountable for utilizing the nursing process.
• Coordinates the care for a group of patients with the Multidisciplinary Team.
• Delegates tasks appropriately.
• Identifies hospital resources.
• Serves as a clinical resource for new employees.
• Demonstrates positive formal or informal leadership within unit or department.

Job Requirements

Applicable Experience:
2 years
Basic Life Support - American Heart Association or Red Cross, Registered Nurse - Various
Associate Degree

Job Details

Full Time
Day (United States of America)