Registered Nurse Surgery / Circulator na Riverview Health Systems
Riverview Health Systems · Noblesville, Estados Unidos De América · Onsite
- Professional
- Escritório em Noblesville
Job Summary
The Surgical Nurse (RN) is responsible for caring for patients during surgical procedures. The RN Surgery assists the operating room staff during surgery and assists perianesthesia RN’s with care to patients recovering from a procedure.
Job Responsibilities
- Provide patients with surgery expectations prior to transporting to operating room.
- Develop and implement the nursing care plan for surgical patients.
- Prepare and deliver medications to sterile field. Sterilize, confirm and mark incision sites.
- Set up the operating room for the procedure/patient, ensuring all tools and supplies are sterile prior to the procedure.
- While in a scrub role, assist the surgical team by donning sterile masks, gloves and gowns as well as aid the surgeon by passing instruments during the procedure. Apply sterile techniques in handling medical instruments and equipment pre-, during, and post-surgery.
- Use and troubleshoot medical equipment safely and effectively to carry out planned nursing interventions, assist staff and obtain equipment needed.
- Post procedure, clear tools, prepare the patient for transport to recovery, and provide report to the recovery RN.
- Assist with the ordering, maintenance, and safe storage of surgical equipment and supplies.
- Perform other duties inside the surgical room that ensure safe and effective care.
- Accurately and timely document patient care to ensure proper post-procedure follow up and billing of services.
- Provide continued education on unit as needed and assist with orientation and training of new employees.
- Serve on call for rotating weekend, holiday and weeknights as needed.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Education Requirements
- Minimum: Graduation from an accredited school of nursing as a Registered Nurse (ASN)
- Preferred: Bachelor Science Nursing
Experience Requirements
- Minimum: Two (2) years of previous circulating and or scrub experience in multiple specialties
- Preferred: Five (5) years or more of above experience
License/Certification Requirements
Minimum:
- American Heart Association Certifications of:
Basic Life Support (BLS) – upon date of hire
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) – within 90 days of hire or transfer to position - Registered Nurse – licensed to practice in the state of Indiana upon hire date
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