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APPLICATION DEADLINE: 11/15/2026
J ob Summary:
The Operating Room RN is responsible for managing all nursing care within the operating room, observing the surgical team from a broad perspective, and assisting the team to create and maintain a safe, comfortable environment for the patient’s surgery. The circulating nurse ensures that all members of the surgical team perform in a united effort. By employing critical thinking, assessment, diagnosing, outcome identification, planning, and evaluation skills, RN circulators direct the nursing care and coordinate activities of the surgical team for the benefit of the patient.
Hours:
.8 FTE - 32 Hours Per Week
8-Hour Shifts
Essential Job Functions:
Advocate for patients’ rights, preferences, and needs, ensuring that they receive high-quality, compassionate care that is tailored to their individual circumstances
Project a professional demeanor and appearance while maintaining the confidentiality of the patient, coworkers, and the organization, as appropriate
Assess patient health problems and needs to develop, implement, and evaluate care in collaboration with healthcare team
Provide direct patient care, including administering medications and treatments as prescribed
Educate patients and their families on health conditions, medications, treatment care, and post-surgical care
Operate and monitor medical equipment relevant to patient care
Ensure infection control protocols and safety standards are followed in all aspects of patient care
Promptly record all care information concisely, accurately, and completely
Respond to emergency situations using appropriate interventions
Promptly report and document any occurrences of unusual events, safety concerns, or incidents in accordance with organization policies and procedures
The circulating RN serves the well-being of the patient, advocating for their safety, vigilantly watching for any unforeseen or unintended event that might compromise the patient during the surgery
Prepare the operating room for the procedure
Performs and documents point-of-care testing in accordance with established protocols, ensuring accuracy, quality control compliance, and timely communication of results to the care team
Ensure compliance with Universal Protocol by initiating a pre-procedural 'Time Out' to prevent wrong-site, wrong-procedure, and wrong-patient errors
Assist in positioning and responding to the comfort and safety of the patient
Perform a surgical site identification and surgical time-out on every patient
Prepare, administer, and record prescribed medications
Observe and enforce strict standards of asepsis
Observe, check, and monitor all equipment used during surgery to confirm that it is functioning properly, removes and reports any malfunctioning equipment from service
Operate the retinal laser under the direction of the physician, adhering to all safety protocols and maintaining annual competency through required training
Provide for accurate care and handling of specimens
Inventory all items used in surgery
Provide hand-off…