RN-OR-Omaha-NE-Pay Negotiable

About the role

Provides perioperative nursing care as a circulating nurse for surgical patients across the pre-operative, intra-operative and immediate post-operative phases. Maintains the sterile field, anticipates the needs of the surgical team, and advocates for patient safety throughout the procedure. Ensures accurate counts, specimen handling and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Perform pre-operative assessment, verify consent and confirm patient identity and surgical site.
• Participate in surgical time-out and site verification for every case.
• Function as circulating nurse, maintaining the sterile field and monitoring aseptic technique.
• Perform and document accurate instrument, sponge and sharps counts with the scrub team.
• Handle, label and process surgical specimens according to policy.
• Document intra-operative care and provide handoff to the Post Anesthesia Care Unit.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Operating room or perioperative nursing experience.
• Registered Nurse licensure in the state of practice.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.