Unit Notes
- Hiring Process: Profile Review: Profile Review with MedSol Clinical, Interview with Unit manager at facility
- Radius:: 60 MILES, DL must be submitted
- Week of orientation: Please ensure clinicians are in state for week of orientation even if first day modules are remote
Unit OR Circulator RN - SMC
# Suites 8
Average # of cases per day 10 to 15 cases per day on weekdays
Required Certifications (i.e., BLS, ACLS?) BLS, ACLS, PALS
Common Cases Ortho = Total joint replacements, ORIFs for fractures, Arthroscopic cases, Ortho Spine. General Surgery = Lap Chole, Lap Appy, Ex-laps, bowel resections, DaVinci Xi robotic cases, I&D, hemorrhoidectomies, etc. Urology = Cystos, TURP and TURBT, ESWL, rare adult circumcision or orchiectomy, difficult foley catheter insertions, rare suprapubic cath insertions. ENT = FESS, septoplasty, rhinoplasty, T&A, direct laryngoscopy, Airlift, Inspire in the near future, open neck cases in the future.
Experience or 'Must have' skills Two or more years of intraoperative circulating RN experience preferred with experience in the aforementioned common cases. Must be a fast learner, hardworking, and able to take OR call.
Scrubbing required - RN's Not required for RNs, but this is a nice bonus and would be a good skill to have. We do occasionally use RNs to scrub if the need arises.
Charge Nurse/House Supervisor We have a dedicated Charge RN Mon.-Friday, so this would not be an expectation for this travel role. We also have 24/7 RN house supervisors, so no need for that with this role.
OR techs We do predominantly use CSTs for our scrub roles here.
EMR We are a Level 3 Trauma Center. We use EPIC OpTime as our electronic health record.
Shifts & Scheduling (Do you allow self-scheduling? Block scheduling?) We manage staff scheduling at the leadership level, no self-scheduling. Our greatest need is for (3) 12-hour shifts, 06:30 - 19:00 Tues., Wed., Thursday.
Weeknight/Call Requirements Usually one weeknight of call coverage per week, rarely might be two nights in a week.
Weekend/Call Requirements One weekend of call covereage usually about 4th or 5th weekend.
Holiday/Call Requirements Yes, we do have some holiday call coverage needs for the upcoming Winter holidays to help the RN team with coverage.
What is call response time? 30 minutes from the time of the call to arrival at the hospital.
Floating Requirements No floating required, dedicated to the OR for this travel position.
Scrub Color/Dress Code Blue scrubs, hospital provided. Surgical attire required while on duty. Standard causual attire is okay to and from the hospital as long as it is appropriate for work.
Unit/Department specific orientation Unit-specific orientation will happen on-site with clinical coordinators and/or OR leadership.
Additional Notes Looking for a qualified candidate to start as soon as possible.
Additional Questions If there are any additional questions, feel free to reach out.