Registered Nurse or Circulator

3 weeks ago

Houston, United States Memorial Plastic SurgeryMemorial Ambulatory Surgery Center Full time

The **Registered Nurse -** **OR** **Circulator **is responsible for providing safe and direct quality care to patients in the Operating Room, in collaboration with other members of the multidisciplinary care team, to assist Physicians and other medical staff in delivering the highest standard of patient care available.
- ** MUST BE FLEXIBLE TO WORK BOTH DAY & EVENING SHIFTS (MONDAY -FRIDAY - NO WEEKENDS) **_

**Duties & Responsibilities**:

- Greet all patients, visitors, staff members, and physicians upon their arrival to the surgical facility.
- Deliver the highest standard of patient care available by establishing priorities based on essential patient needs, available resources, equipment and supplies.
- Assist in inventory management, maintenance of preference cards, and facilitating patient flow from admission to discharge.
- Ensure all operative and informed consents are signed and in order; Start intravenous catheters (IVs) and administer medications in accordance with approved methods and techniques, if applicable, as needed or directed.
- Prepare Operating Rooms, ensuring all needed supplies, implants, medical devices, and equipment are available and ready for use for each case; actively participate in efficient Operating Room turnover to prepare for the next case.
- Transfer patients to the Operating Room and prep surgical sites according to Surgeon preference and product indication; Provide extensive “Time Out” before surgery starts; Ensure sterile technique is utilized by all sterile team members at all times; Stay vigilant of possible harm or dangers throughout procedure to protect the patient and staff.
- Accurately document patient assessments, vital statistics, and all administered medications; complete medication reconciliation/charges, as needed.
- Assist Surgeons in retrieving all necessary information to generate Operative Report; Provide “Patient Info Card” with patient’s family/contact information to Surgeon at completion of procedure.
- Provide accurate and thorough patient reports for transfer of care, including, but not limited to: assessment, safety issues, allergies, alerts (falls, isolations, history), and post-operative discharge instructions.
- Assist in conducting post-op calls to follow-up with patients following facility discharge, as needed or directed.
- Identify potentially unsafe situations and notify appropriate supervisors; ensure emergency equipment and supplies are always available to perform life saving intervention duties in emergency situations.
- Perform job duties and responsibilities in accordance with established federal, state and accreditation standards, along with the surgical facility’s policies and procedures.
- Understands, verbalizes and participates in the quality improvement processes to ensure proper functioning and protocols in Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI), Risk Management, and Infection Prevention of the Surgery Center, as directed by the Management Team, Director of Nursing, Medical Director and the Quality Committee(s).
- Collaborate with team members to make appropriate lunch/meal accommodations for Surgeons, as needed.
- Perform other job related duties, as assigned or directed.

**Skills & Knowledge**:

- **Interpersonal**: Effective communication skills; oral and written. Demonstrates a positive, friendly and courteous manner. Serves as a role model to other staff members. Demonstrates the ability to work well with other employees.
- **Critical Thinking**: Ability to organize equipment, instruments and supplies for cases according to patient needs and physician preference cards. Ability to adhere to the work schedule and manage time appropriately. Assumes responsibility for competency and takes initiative for professional development and continuing education. Ability to handle stress associated with prioritizing multiple tasks. Above average organization skills.
- **Knowledge**: Working knowledge and experience in a hospital, operating room or ambulatory surgery center. Ability to anticipate the needs of the physician and has equipment, instrumentation, medical gases and supplies readily available for all procedures. Ability to scrub all types of cases preferred. Ensures that an adequate amount of in-house supplies and medical gases are available in accordance with weekly caseload. Willingness to assume additional assignments on an as needed basis.

**Qualifications**:

- Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of Texas required.
- Minimum 2-3 years of direct work experience as an OR Circulator or Surgical Scrub Nurse required.
- Current BLS & ACLS certification required.

Must be a mature, well-adjusted person who gets along with others and is able to work with others to accomplish common goals. Should be skilled in organization and coordination of efforts and personnel and in the maintenance of interpersonal relationships. Must be able to show good judgment and initiative and be alert, adaptable

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