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SalaryOur ideal candidate:
- Passionate about providing high quality patient care to their patients
- Ability to take responsibility for their actions
- Communicate effectively with the multidisciplinary health care team
- Ability to think critically in high stress situations
Responsibilities include:
The circulating nurse is part of the multi-disciplinary team which works collaboratively in providing professional nursing care in the operative setting to patients undergoing surgical or other invasive procedures.
- Responsible for directing patient care in the Operating Room
- Must be comfortable with Circulating the following cases: Plastics, General, OB-GYN, Neuro (Pain), Eyes.
- Knowledge of sterile technique
- Maintaining a count of sponges, needles, and other instruments used in the OR
- Primarily Circulate, but scrub experience is a plus
- Preparing the Operating Room, positioning the patient, ensuring all supplies and equipment necessary are sterile and available for the procedure
- Observing any changes in the patient’s condition and communicating with anesthesia and surgeon with observed changes
- Ensuring medications are administered and charted
- Caring for specimens
Job Requirements:
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing; BSN preferred
- Previous Operating Room experience
- Current Illinois license
- BLS (Required) and ACLS (Preferred)
- Ability to work different shifts in order to accommodate staffing
- Ability to lift up to 35 pounds without assistance. For patient lifts of over 35 pounds, or when patient is unable to assist with the lift, patient handling equipment is expected to be used, with at least one other team member, when available. Unique patient lifting/movement situations will be assessed on a case-by-case basis
Application Question(s):
- How many years of Operating Room experience do you have?
Education:
- Bachelors (Preferred)
Experience:
- Operating Room/Circulating Nurse Experience
License/Certification:
- Illinois RN License (Required)
- BLS Certification (Required)
- ACLS Certification (Preferred)
- PALS (Preferred)
Work Location: One location
Pay: $42.84 - $57.12 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k) matching
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
- Referral program
Medical specialties:
- Surgery
Physical setting:
- JCAHO accredited facility
- Outpatient
Standard shift:
- Day shift
Supplemental pay types:
- Overtime pay
Supplemental schedule:
- Overtime
Weekly schedule:
- Monday to Friday
- Rotating weekends
- Weekends as needed
Application Question(s):
- How many years of Operating Room experience do you have?
Education:
- Associate (Preferred)
Experience:
- Nursing: 1 year (Required)
License/Certification:
- BLS Certification (Preferred)
- RN License (Required)
Work Location: In person
