RN Specialty Circulating Nurse

Baptist Health Arkansas; Little Rock, Northern (AR, KY); Hybrid; USD 54,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

The Circulating Nurse at Baptist Health Arkansas is a Registered Nurse responsible for planning, organizing, and delivering perioperative care. You will work with surgeons to ensure patient safety, prepare for procedures, and maintain sterile technique outside the OR while documenting surgeries and coordinating with the perioperative team.

Responsibilities include medication administration, instrument and equipment management, and ensuring accurate surgical counts.

Qualifications

• Must be an RN with an active Arkansas license or a new RN graduate.
• CPR required; ACLS/PALS/NALS may be required in some areas.
• Works collaboratively within an interdisciplinary team to deliver patient care.

Responsibilities

• Assist surgeons and other healthcare professionals during surgical procedures.
• Maintain clean and sterile environment outside the operating room.
• Document surgeries, monitor perioperative staff and equipment, and ensure proper surgical counts.

Skills

RN license

CPR certification

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Education

RN degree from accredited program

BSN preferred

Job description

Summary:

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

The Circulating Nurse is a Registered Nurse responsible for planning, organizing, and administering care within thescope of his/her training and expertise, collaborating with other disciplines to ensure effectiveand efficient patient care delivery and achievement of desired patient outcomes is met. This isdone in conjunction with the objectives and policies of the hospital and the Nurse Practice Actof the state of Arkansas.

The Circulating Nurse assists surgeons and other healthcareprofessionals during surgical procedures. They work outside the operating room’s sterile fieldby ensuring a clean and sterile environment, administration of medications, implementing andmaintaining surgical counts, prepping for operations/procedures, documentation ofsurgery/procedure, monitoring perioperative staff, instruments, and equipment and thedelivery of surgical specimens.

Other information:

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 authorized80.00 hours bi-weekly.

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