Registered Nurse Operating Room Circulator
Intermountain Health · Miles City, MT · 1 mo ago
On-siteHealthcare$34.62–$52.51/hrPart-time
Benefits
Benefits Eligible: Yes
Shift Details
Shift: Part time (24 budgeted hours) Day shift with some on call required.
Scope
- Pre Operative: Demonstrates understanding of the role of the circulating nurse.
- Prepares the operating room ahead of time and ensures equipment and instruments are ready for the scheduled cases.
- Intra Operative: Demonstrates aseptic technique when opening sterile packaging and demonstrates awareness of the sterile field parameters.
- Identifies and handles specimens according to policy.
- Provides direct support to the surgical team, anticipates the needs of the surgeon and ensures that they receive the required items in a timely fashion.
- Aids in positioning the patient for the surgical procedure. Follows positioning guidelines and uses appropriate positioning devices.
- Completes surgical site prep.
- Uses Personal Protective Equipment appropriately. Adheres to employee work place health and safety guidelines.
- Ensures that the Universal Protocol (Time Out) is initiated for each procedure and that all perioperative team members participate.
- Conducts sponge, sharp and instrument counts per policy.
- Maintains traffic flow and noise within the operating room and supports the needs of the clinical team.
- Post Operative: Assists anesthesia with transport. Stays with patient until the recovery RN is able to take over care.
- Helps clean operating room and set up for next case.
- Puts away supplies, instruments and restocks.
Required Minimum Qualifications
- Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing is required.
- A Registered Nurse with an AS DN degree must complete a BSN degree within four (4) years from the Registered Nurses date of hire unless the Registered Nurse has a minimum of fifteen (15) years of proven continuous Registered Nurse experience in an acute care setting.
- Current license as a Registered Nurse in the state of practice is required.
- BLS certification is required.
- Preferred: Bachelor's degree in Nursing is preferred.
- Certification as appropriate for unit or service is preferred.
- Previous experience as a Registered Nurse is preferred.
Scope
- Pre Operative: Demonstrates understanding of the role of the circulating nurse.
- Prepares the operating room ahead of time and ensures equipment and instruments are ready for the scheduled cases.
- Intra Operative: Demonstrates aseptic technique when opening sterile packaging and demonstrates awareness of the sterile field parameters.
- Identifies and handles specimens according to policy.
- Provides direct support to the surgical team, anticipates the needs of the surgeon and ensures that they receive the required items in a timely fashion.
- Aids in positioning the patient for the surgical procedure. Follows positioning guidelines and uses appropriate positioning devices.
- Completes surgical site prep.
- Uses Personal Protective Equipment appropriately. Adheres to employee work place health and safety guidelines.
- Ensures that the Universal Protocol (Time Out) is initiated for each procedure and that all perioperative team members participate.
- Conducts sponge, sharp and instrument counts per policy.
- Maintains traffic flow and noise within the operating room and supports the needs of the clinical team.
- Post Operative: Assists anesthesia with transport. Stays with patient until the recovery RN is able to take over care.
- Helps clean operating room and set up for next case.
- Puts away supplies, instruments and restocks.
Pay
The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience. $34.62 - $52.51
Schedule
Shift: Part time (24 budgeted hours) Day shift with some on call required.
Location
Work City: Holy Rosary Hospital
Work State
Work State: Montana
Scheduled Weekly Hours
Scheduled Weekly Hours: 24