Full Time OR Circulating Nurse

We have an exciting opportunity for a full-time OR Circulating Registered Nurse to join our upscale plastic surgery center!

A bit about the position

Promotes and restores patients' health for H/K/B patients by completing the nursing process; collaborating with physicians and multidisciplinary team members; providing physical and psychological support to patients, friends, and families. Shifts will vary between 6am-3pm, 7am-4pm, and 8am-6pm, 4 days a week.

What you can expect in the role

• Preparing the operating room with necessary equipment for surgical cases
• Preparing and administering medications
• Assisting Anesthesia providers as needed
• Preparing patients for surgery by cleaning and disinfecting areas to be operated on
• Remaining in the room to assist with any needs
• Intraoperative charting
• Stocking operating rooms with sterile surgical equipment, linens, and supplies
• Developing and implementing nursing care plans for surgical patients
• Identifies patient care requirements by establishing personal rapport with potential and actual patients and other persons in a position to understand care requirements.
• Establishes a compassionate environment by providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, friends, and families.
• Promotes patient's independence by establishing patient care goals; teaching patient, friends, and family to understand condition, medications, and self-care skills; answering questions.
• Resolves patient problems and needs
• Must be able to respond quickly to changes in patient and/or unit conditions.
• Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations; calling for assistance from health care support personnel.
• Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols, medication administration and storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations.
• Prepare patients for surgery in the pre-operative setting.
• Assist in the recovery of patients post surgery.

What we are looking for in a candidate