Operating Room Registered Nurse - OR RN - Circulator

Please note that this location is just outside of Denver in beautiful Lafayette, CO!

Job Description

Since opening our ASC in March 2020, we have diligently assembled a team of enthusiastic and dedicated medical professionals. We have been successful through a mix of humor, energy, and enthusiasm. Our team cares about each other as much as our patients, which means we embrace diversity and consider individual needs in everything we do. No single person is greater than the team and we all share responsibility for building a culture we can be grateful for.

Job Summary

We are seeking a skilled OR Nurse with at least 1 year of experience for our multi-specialty ASC that routinely cares for patients undergoing General, Urology, Plastics, ENT, Ortho, and GYN procedures. We offer numerous professional growth opportunities and are excited to grow our team.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Communication of procedures and treatments with patient and significant others to gain cooperation, understanding, and trust and allay apprehension while reaching mutual consent in care approach.
• Communicates patient education based on individualized needs of the patient, as requested by Physician and/or facility policy to optimize the patients preparation for surgery and continued care upon discharge.
• Directs care of the patient in accordance with physician orders
• Obtains concurrent vital signs to detect deviations from expected normal values and assesses condition for changing patient status and independently intervenes with appropriate care.
• Plans and delivers direct patient care based upon evidence-based standards, facility policies, procedures, protocols or processes.
• Maintains awareness of specific needs of patient including but not limited to: comfort; pain relief; anxiety relief; cultural and spiritual diversity; age specificity; protection of tissue and nerve damage by proper body positioning while under anesthesia; prevention of surgical site infection;
• Verifies patient identification; patients understanding of planned procedure by cross reference to signed consent; correct procedure site, side, & supplies; allergies and special needs before proceeding with planned procedure.
• Applies experiential knowledge for making decisions specific to efficiencies and cost containment to optimize work flow and protection of business assets.
• Accurately communicates continuum of direct patient care verbally and in writing of initial assessment of baseline medical and surgical history, allergies and physical conditions and re-assessments of treatments, medications administered, and general patient progress.
• Prepares operating / procedure rooms with specific equipment, sterile instruments and supplies based on physician preferences and the accumulative knowledge based on experiences to optimize work flow, efficiencies and cost containment strategies.
• Consistently performs hand hygiene practices for the prevention of infection.
• Concurrently participates in facility Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement activities identified by the organization.
• Other responsibilities may be assigned by leadership.

Qualifications and Skills

• Associate's degree (A. A.) or equivalent from two-year accredited School of Nursing or
• Baccalaureate degree (B.S.) from four-year accredited School of Nursing
• Current license from State Board of Nursing
• Current BLS certification
• Current ACLS certification (or obtained within 90 days of hire)
• Advanced knowledge in critical thinking, and applied critical care nursing practice
• Specialized knowledge, skill and abilities in empirical & practical perioperative nursing.
• Specific knowledge, skill and abilities in aseptic techniques, use and application of surgical instrumentation and specialty surgical equipment & supplies.
• Advanced knowledge in aesthetic practice of nursing.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $38.00 - $45.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Free parking
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Medical specialties:

• Surgery

Physical setting:

• Outpatient

Standard shift:

• Day shift

Weekly schedule:

• 3x12
• 4x10
• 5x8
• Monday to Friday
• No weekends

COVID-19 considerations:

In an effort to keep our patients, team, and physicians safe; we require all of our patients to be COVID tested prior to day of surgery.

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Lafayette, CO 80026: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• OR RN: 1 year (Required)
• Nursing: 2 years (Required)

License/Certification:

• BLS Certification (Preferred)
• RN License (Preferred)

Work Location: In person