OR Nurse Circulator (RN) - FLOAT

Job Description

Job Description

O ur Vision is to be the best choice for healthcare in our community

Job Title : Operating Room Circulator - RN

Job Summary : OR RN Circulator able to float both Surgery Centers.

Provide and customizes nursing care to the patient during the intraoperative phase. Setup the operating room, stocks and oversees the room during all surgeries.

Minimum 1 year experience required*

WHAT DOES FLORIDA MEDICAL CLINIC ORLANDO HEALTH HAVE TO OFFER ITS EMPLOYEES?

We offer a wide choice of compensation and benefit programs that are among the best. From competitive salaries to retirement plans.

We make every effort to take care of the people who make our company great.

• Gives you an employer that you will have pride in working for
• Provides excellent training programs and opportunities for growth
• Offers Medical Benefits including :
• Employer Contributions to HSA high deductible plan
• Discounts at our medical facilities
• Cigna Open Access OAPIN & OAP plans
• Supports Incentive based Wellness Programs
• Offers company sponsored Life Insurance with buy-up provisions
• Provides Dental, Vision, Long and Short Term Disability, Accident & Illness policy options
• Supports Paid Time Off and Holidays
• Gives generous 401K plan with annual 3% Employer contribution after one year of employment
• Values and appreciates its employees
• Boasts a reputation for superior health care and quality service

Essential Functions of the Position :

• Damp dusts room and all flat surfaces prior to start of day.
• Collects all equipment and supplies for the day.
• Ensures all alarms are active and functioning
• Ensures equipment wheels are locked and in lowest position
• Tests all equipment before start of the surgical case and monitors equipment during the case
• Ensures implants are available
• Ensures all supplies are available for each case
• Verifies family member is available for communication with surgeon at end of each procedure
• Assesses readiness of patient for surgery / procedure
• Reviews preoperative checklist
• Confirms preoperative assessment
• Confirms required diagnostic testing prior to procedure
• Introduces self to patient
• Verifies NPO status, allergies, past medical history
• Verifies surgical consents
• Confirms identity before the operative procedure
• Verifies verbally and visually the identity of the individual undergoing the operative procedure
• Asks patient to state name, procedure and birth date
• Verifies operative procedure, surgical site, laterality, and level
• Participates in the time out process before every surgery
• Maintains all surgical documentation, as required
• Circulates surgical cases
• Applies, removes and documents safety devices, positioning devices, and additional items related to specific surgical procedures.
• Checks patient skin integrity post surgery
• Implements protective measures to prevent skin or tissue injury due to thermal sources
• Completes all surgical counts and documents same
• Documents all assessments and care provided in the medical record
• Ensures all entries are legible, timely and concise
• Authenticates all entries
• Transfers patient to PACU and provides thorough post-procedure report to PACU nurse
• Maintains training requirements
• BLS and ACLS
• Annual Risk Management education
• Annual OSHA training
• Annual Malignant Hyperthermia drill
• Competencies, when required
• Participates in quarterly fire drills as required for AHCA Life Safety

Additional Responsibilities :

Performs other incidental and related duties as required and assigned.

Physical and Mental Demands :

• Ability to stand for long periods of time
• Ability to think and react quickly to changing patient status and physician needs
• High level verbal and written communication skills
• Above average ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously

Job Qualifications :

• Current Florida RN Licensure
• Strong clinical skills and surgical experience
• Basic computer proficiency
• Minimum 1year experience
• Previous ASC experience preferred
• Excellent communication skills
• Mandatory BLS and ACLS

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and make employment decisions without regard to race, gender, disability or protected veteran status

Florida Medical Clinic Orlando Health is a drug-free workplace and maintains a policy in which new hires will be required to submit to pre-employment drug testing .

This policy is intended to comply with applicable laws regarding drug testing and any privacy rights