Capitola Surgery Center is hiring an OR Circulator Registered Nurse, on a per-diem status. The ideal person can provide great patient care, demonstrate professionalism, have excellent communication and critical thinking skills.

Job Summary:The OR Circulator Registered Nurse supervises and coordinates patient care in the operating room and/or procedure room. Confirms surgical procedure and consent with patient. Essential Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to the following:

Communication:

• Communicates effectively and professionally with patients, visitors, physicians, and co-workers
• Imparts important aspects of patient care to team members
• Interacts with others in a positive, respectful, and considerate manner

Compliance Program:

• Contributes to the progress and development of the organization’s adopted compliance program
• Performs according to established compliance policies and procedures

Performance-Improvement Program:

• Contributes to the progress and development of the organization’s adopted performance-improvement program
• Performs according to established performance-improvement policies and procedures
• Objectively evaluates suggestions, grievances, and processes to identify opportunities to improve performance and quality of care
• Participates in data collection activities
• Helps implement new procedures when they are developed

Job Responsibilities:

• Participates as a team member in support of the total perioperative process
• Uses pre-operative time out and check list appropriately.
• Reports untoward events or near misses as soon as practicably possible.
• Organizes time, equipment, supplies, and personnel to provide effective and efficient case management
• Supervises and directs patient care in a single operating room
• Organizes nursing activities efficiently and effectively
• Delegates activities appropriate to the abilities of available staff members
• Considers cost containment by using supplies economically and in effective turnover time
• Assists with supply, drug, and equipment inventories to maintain stock level and availability
• Addresses patient needs during admission to the operating room, with attention to requirements specific to the outpatient setting
• Transports patients to the operating room observing policies/procedures, safety requirements, and patient needs
• Identifies the patient and correct surgical intervention according to policy/procedure and communicates such information to all members of the surgical team
• Reviews patients’ medical records/needs to plan care with other healthcare team members
• Provides comfort and reassurance to patient

Required Experience, Education, Skills and Abilities:

• Must have at least 1 year OR Circulating experience
• Current RN California License
• Current BLS, and ACLS certifications
  
• Cooperative work attitude toward co-workers, supervisors, patients, visitors, and physicians
• Demonstrates leadership qualities; proven ability to make decisions, and solve problems with strong ethical and moral character references
• High-level written, and interpersonal communication skills

How to apply: Complete the general employment information, and attach your resume

Capitola Surgery Center does not discriminate in employment on account of race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, age, sex (including sexual harassment), sexual orientation, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), transgender status, marital status, physical or mental disability, military status or unfavorable discharge from military service, and no question on this application is used for the purpose of limiting or excusing any applicant consideration for employment on a basis prohibited by local state or federal law.