Circulating Nurse (RN) Hospital

• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Employee Health Clinic (health ): Our health clinic provides office visits and prescription medications for little to no cost to Alomere Health employees and their dependents who are on a medical insurance plan
• Retirement Savings (P.E.R.A)- All eligible employees of Alomere Health are automatically enrolled in PERA (Public Employees Retirement Association). All eligible employees contribute 6.5% of their salary to PERA and Alomere Health contributes 7.5%
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• Shifts begin from 6:00am to 9:00am and shifts conclude between 2:30pm and 5:30pm

Position Objective

The circulating nurse serves as the patient advocate while the patient is most vulnerable. The circulating nurse 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.

Essential Responsibilities

• Conform with and provide nursing care according to the Physician orders, in compliance with recognized nursing standards and State/Federal regulations
• Monitor patient progress and identify any changes in status, acting on those changes to insure patient comfort and safety
• Perform routine nursing care to assigned patients, while utilizing age specific and universal precaution practices at all times
• Consult and coordinate with health care team members to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care plans
• Conduct pre- and post-operative evaluation
• Ensure that operating on correct patient and the correct procedure is being performed
• Administer medications and treatments
• Report adverse reactions to medications or treatments in accordance with the policy regarding the administration of medications by a licensed registered nurse
• Record all care information concisely, accurately and completely, in a timely manner, in the appropriate format and on the appropriate forms
• Prep operating room for patient/procedure
• Initiate patient education plan, as prescribed by Physician
• Perform other position-related duties as assigned, depending on assignment setting
• Assist in positioning, responding to comfort/safety of patient
• Provide for accurate care and handling of specimens
• Observe and enforce strict standards of asepsis
• Observe, check and monitor all equipment used during surgery to confirm they are running smoothly
• Manage documentation of care throughout the perioperative experience
• Perform operating room cleaning in accordance in accordance to infection control policies

Other Responsibilities

• Perform all other related duties as assigned in a professional and responsive manner
• Demonstrate the ability to use relevant equipment
• Support, understand, and promote Alomere Health’s mission, vision, values, policies and procedures
• Ability to meet the work schedule requirements with flexibility dependent upon the needs of the department
• Foster respectful working relationships with professional colleagues, patients, families, and general public regardless of age, gender, lifestyle, culture, beliefs, race, socioeconomic class, or ability

Required Qualifications

• Graduate of one of the following approved professional nursing schools: Two-year Associate’s Degree Program; Three-year Diploma Program; or Four-year BSN Program
• Must have completed Peri-op course or have previous OR experience
• Active or current registration/licensure in the state of Minnesota

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s and/or Master’s Degree in Nursing
• Certified Operating Room Nurse

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Facilitate communication to the patient’s family and members of the operating team
• Nurse must support the mission, goals, policies and standards of the nursing department and hospital to ensure excellence in nursing practice
• Must participate in professional growth and self-development activities to ensure accountability for own professional nursing practice
• Promote an environment that encourages individual growth and nurtures professional practice
• Utilize experience and educational skills to assume an active role in orienting/teaching of staff

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Coordinate and direct unit operation so that patient/family needs are met and staff is efficiently utilized
• The Charge Nurse is responsible for the assignment of nursing personnel to patient care and other responsibilities consistent with patient needs and staff competence
• The Registered Nurse provides supervision of patient care provided by the LPN and/or Patient Care Assistants