Nurse Specialist

Delivers professional nursing care in the operative setting to patients undergoing surgical or other invasive procedures.

• Performs Scrub Functions:
  • Selects and handles instruments and supplies used during procedure.
• Performs Circulating Functions:
  • Monitors, records, and communicates patient condition.
  • Manages overall nursing care of patient before, during, and after procedure.
• Assists Operating Physician:
  • Performs surgical tasks, including hemostasis, suturing, and wound exposure.
  • Assists with patient positioning.
• Prepares Operating Rooms:
  • Prepares operating rooms and surgical instruments and equipment for use.
• Applies Evidence-Based Practice:
  • Applies existing body of evidence-based practice and scientific knowledge in healthcare to nursing practice.
  • Ensures nursing care is delivered based on patient's age-specific needs and clinical needs.
• Works in a Constant State of Alertness:
  • Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.

• Education:
  • Graduate of accredited school of nursing or education equivalency for licensing.
• Experience:
  • No experience required.
• Physical Requirements:
  • Constant use of speech to share information through oral communication.
  • Constant standing and walking.
  • Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
  • Frequent sitting, reaching, and keyboard use/data entry.
  • Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
  • Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
  • Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds, and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
  • Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
  • Occasional lifting/moving of patients.
  • Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping, and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
  • Occasional driving.
  • Rare crawling and running.
• Required Professional License and/or Certifications:
  • State of Work Location:
    • Illinois
  • Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
  • Registered Professional Nurse (RN) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)
  • State of Work Location:
    • Missouri
  • Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
  • Registered Nurse (RN) - Missouri Division of Professional Registration
  • Or
  • Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State
  • State of Work Location:
    • Oklahoma
  • Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
  • Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State
  • Or
  • Registered Nurse (RN) - Oklahoma Board of Nursing (OBN)
  • State of Work Location:
    • Wisconsin
  • Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
  • Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State
  • Or
  • Registered Nurse (RN) - Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services

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