RN Specialty Circulating Nurse

Baptist Health; Little Rock (AR); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Baptist Health is seeking a Circulating Nurse (RN) for the Operating Room. The role supports surgeons during procedures, maintains a sterile field, administers medications, and documents surgeries. Requires an Arkansas RN license (BSN preferred) with CPR and possible ACLS/PALS/NALS training.

Shift is day, Monday–Friday, with call and holidays required; position offers full-time hours and a collaborative perioperative environment in Little Rock, AR.

Qualifications

• RN with an unencumbered license to practice in Arkansas (BSN preferred).
• CPR certification required; ACLS/PALS/NALS training may be required.
• Willingness to work day shift, call and holidays, and 80 hours bi-weekly.

Responsibilities

• Assist surgeons and other healthcare professionals during surgical procedures.
• Work outside the operating room’s sterile field to ensure a clean and sterile environment.
• Administer medications and manage surgical counts.
• Prepare for operations/procedures and document surgery/procedure.
• Monitor perioperative staff, instruments, and equipment; handle surgical specimens.

Skills

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Patient care

CPR certification

Arkansas RN license

Education

Unencumbered RN license in Arkansas

BSN preferred

Job description

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Job Details

Department: Operating Room

Shift: Day

Working Hours: Monday-Friday 6:30am-3:00pm Call and Holidays required

Summary

The Circulating Nurse is a Registered Nurse responsible for planning, organizing, and administering care within the scope of his/her training and expertise, collaborating with other disciplines to ensure effective and efficient patient care delivery and achievement of desired patient outcomes is met. This is done in conjunction with the objectives and policies of the hospital and the Nurse Practice Act of the state of Arkansas. The Circulating Nurse assists surgeons and other healthcare professionals during surgical procedures. They work outside the operating room’s sterile field by ensuring a clean and sterile environment, administration of medications, implementing and maintaining surgical counts, prepping for operations/procedures, documentation of surgery/procedure, monitoring perioperative staff, instruments, and equipment and the delivery of surgical specimens.

Minimum Requirements

• A new RN graduate from an accredited nursing program or Registered Nurse with an unencumbered license in good standing to practice in the state of Arkansas. BSN preferred.
• Healthcare CPR required, some areas may require ACLS, PALS and/or NALS - training is provided.
• Specialty units require and will provide specific specialty education.
• Applies basic knowledge and skills to meet standard of care.
• Is able to practice as a full partner of an interdisciplinary team.

This job will be authorized 80.00 hours bi-weekly.