Job Title: Operating Room Nurse
Profession: Registered Nurse
Specialty: Surgery Center - OR
Duration: 13 weeks
Shift: 6:45 AM - 4:15 PM
Hours per Shift: 10 hours
Experience: Minimum 2 years OR experience required
License: Valid RN License
Certifications: BLS, ACLS, PALS
Must-Have:
Must be comfortable circulating various surgeries.
IV start skills are required.
Preferred if comfortable administering moderate sedation.
Description:
This position is for an OR Circulator.
There are no call, weekends, or holidays required.
The surgery center is open Monday through Thursday and closed on Fridays.
The unit has 4 operating rooms and 2 procedure rooms.
Average patient census is 20 patients per day.
Patient types include both adults and pediatric patients.
Common diagnoses include:
- GYN: hysterectomies, hysteroscopies, D&C
- Urology: cystoscopies, lithotripsies, ureteral stents, reversals, TURPs
- Endoscopy: EGD, colonoscopies
- Orthopedics: sports medicine
- ENT: tonsillectomies/adenoidectomies, septoplasties, ear surgeries, PE tubes
- Podiatry
- UroGYN: implants for incontinence, hysterectomies, bladder slings and revisions, A&P repairs
- Pediatric GI: specialty visits every 2 months
- IVF: egg retrieval and implantation assistance
- Pain injections
Support within the department includes anesthesiologists, surgeons, other nurses, surgical techs, CRNAs, radiology support, lab services, and pharmacy on site.
Technology and equipment utilized include an EMR system, IV pumps, and medication dispensing systems.
Floating opportunities are not available.
There is no weekend rotation as the center is closed on Saturdays and Sundays.
There is no on-call requirement, though occasional late stays may be needed to finish cases.
Holiday expectations include being closed.
Requests for time off will undergo managerial approval.
Shift times are typically 6:45 AM to 5:15 PM or until cases are completed.
The schedule cycle is set.