What are the responsibilities and job description for the RN Circulator position at Ortho Illinois?
Job Purpose :
The RN Circulator is responsible for the overall care of patients in the operating room, including ensuring the patient receives the utmost and safest care and assisting the surgeons and anesthesiologist in performing surgeries.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities :
- Prepares the operating room for surgery, ensuring that proper equipment and supplies are ready and available using aseptic technique during setup while opening all sterile packs and supplies; prepares any medications necessary for the surgery
- Prepares patients for surgery including reviewing medical history, verifying proper consent, assessing the patient and verifying correct patient and surgical site, and educating patient on surgery expectations
- Receives reports from pre-operative nurse and transports patients to operating room
- Assists anesthesia with intubation, assists with proper positioning of the patient, and provides the surgeon and / or anesthesia with any additional supplies necessary for the surgery
- Prepares for the end of surgery, assists anesthesia with extubation, and transfers patient to PACU
- Cleans operating room after surgery, including disposing biohazards and supplies; prepares the room for the next surgery
- Provides clear and accurate documentation throughout the surgical case
- Ensures prescribed medications are administered and documented appropriately
- Ensures specimens obtained during surgery are labeled correctly and are placed in appropriate bin
- Assists in restocking the operating room and anesthesia carts; completes proper supply count for each surgery
- Maintain yearly required programs including but not limited to
o Infection Control / OSHA
o Annual TB Testing
o Fire Safety
o All codes
o Locate MSDS
Competencies :
Organizational Culture :
All OrthoIllinois employees focus on service by putting the mission, vision, and value statements into practice and using the guiding principles of Compassion, Respect, Trust, Integrity, Innovation, Education Fiscal Responsibility, Practice Independence, Accountability, and Empowerment to direct their interactions and decision making. Employees promote and model the service standards to create lasting impressions, extraordinary moments, exceptional on-stage experiences, and meaningful and compassionate connections.
Education and Experience Requirements :
Environmental / Working Conditions :
Working environment is an ambulatory surgery center. Consistent work hours outside of normal business hours including evenings and occasional weekends.
Physical / Mental Demands :
Possess full range of motion in shoulders and arms, including reaching above or below the shoulder.
This description is intended to provide only basic guidelines for meeting job requirements. Responsibilities, knowledge, skills, abilities and working conditions may change as needs evolve.
