Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Our 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

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $39.54 - $54.10 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Continuing education credits
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

Medical Specialty:

• Surgery

Application Question(s):

• How many years of operating room experience do you have?
• Do you have circulating experience?

Education:

• Associate (Preferred)

Experience:

• Nursing: 1 year (Required)

License/Certification:

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

Work Location: In person

The Center provides exceptional patient centered care in full range of surgical specialties. We are licensed by the Illinois Department of Public Health, Accredited by The Joint Commission and Medicare Certified. We have great physicians and team members! Come join our growing team!

Company Description

The Center provides exceptional patient centered care in full range of surgical specialties. We are licensed by the Illinois Department of Public Health, Accredited by The Joint Commission and Medicare Certified. We have great physicians and team members! Come join our growing team!

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