Registered Nurse-Hourly Operating Room Circulator-PRN

United States·Texarkanamid

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ESSENTIAL DUTIES, TASKS and RESPONSIBILITIES • Proactively participates as a team member in support of the total surgical process • Organizes time, equipment, supplies, and personnel to provide effective and efficient case management • Supervises and directs…

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• Using two patient identifiers, identifies the patient and correct procedure, according to policy and procedures, and communicates with the healthcare team • Reviews patient’s medical record and needs, to provide continuity of care collaboratively,…

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	ESSENTIAL DUTIES, TASKS and RESPONSIBILITIES

•	Proactively participates as a team member in support of the total surgical process
•	Organizes time, equipment, supplies, and personnel to provide effective and efficient case management
•	Supervises and directs patient care in the operating/procedure room
•	Organizes nursing activities efficiently and effectively
•	Delegates activities appropriate to the abilities of available staff members
•	Considers cost containment by using supplies economically and by managing efficient turnover time
•	Assists with supplies, drugs, and equipment inventories to maintain stock level and availability
•	Addresses patient needs specific to the surgical procedure
•	Transports patients to or from the operating/procedure room, as needed, observing policies, procedures, and safety
	requirements
•	Using two patient identifiers, identifies the patient and correct procedure, according to policy and procedures, and
	communicates with the healthcare team
•	Reviews patient’s medical record and needs, to provide continuity of care collaboratively, with other members of the
	healthcare team
•	Provides comfort and reassurance to patient
•	Maintains patient’s privacy and dignity
•	Verifies planned procedure(s) with patient and discusses plan of care
•	Works collaboratively with the healthcare team to prepare the operating/procedure room according to requirements
	of patient, physician, and procedure, to include but not be limited to, assembling and providing properly functioning
	equipment, supplies, and instruments
•	Works collaboratively with the surgical/procedure team to verify sterility and/or high level of disinfection of
	instruments and supplies according to policy and procedure
•	Handles and logs tissue specimens correctly and accurately according to policy and procedures
•	Works collaboratively with healthcare team to ensure physician preference cards are maintained and updated as
	needed
•	Ensures the appropriate and safe positioning of the patient according to patient needs and planned procedure and
	monitors throughout procedure
•	Administers medication(s) per order of physician, documents appropriately
•	Monitors patient condition and maintains accurate documentation during procedure
•	Accurately comprehends and interprets physician orders and direction, following policy and procedures
•	Documents medical records and other forms accurately, legibly and in a timely manner, following policies and
	procedures
•	Works collaboratively with the healthcare team to ensure safe continuity of patient care according to policy and
	procedures
•	Confirms proper aseptic and sterile techniques are used according to accepted standards of practice
•	Monitors and identifies breaks in sterile technique
•	Verifies correct site, ensure all radiologic images are present, as applicable
•	Performs time out prior to start of procedure, inflation of tourniquet, or incision
•	Ensures a correct sponge, needle, sharps, and instrument count (as applicable to the procedure)
•	Performs the surgical preparation
•	Performs other miscellaneous duties as assigned