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Ambulatory Surgery Center @ St. Mary Per Diem Operating Room Circulating RN MUST HAVE AT LEAST 2 YEARS OF PREVIOUS OPERATING ROOM EXPERIENCE! Ophthalmology experience preferred/ multispecialty cases. Must provide at least 32 hours of availability per month. Job Description – OR Circulating Nurse Lines of Responsibility: Chain of command for the individual – Director of Nursing, Executive Director Job Summary: Responsible for the delivery of safe, effective, and quality patient-family centered care in the OR and other areas of perioperative services for all patient populations. Primary Responsibilities: • Promotes the mission, vision, and values of the organization. • Assesses patients at intervals as stated in policies and procedures. • Develops an individualized perioperative patient plan of care. Implements the plan of care by: • protecting the patient from injury caused by chemical, electrical, laser, mechanical, and thermal sources and extraneous objects; • performing counting procedures to protect the patient from unintended retained surgical items; • performing interventions necessary to ensure that the patient’s procedure is performed on the correct site, side, and level; • managing the patient’s specimens in the appropriate manner; • communicating the patient’s current status to the appropriate parties throughout the continuum of care; • administering medications safely and correctly; • performing interventions to maintain the patient’s wound and tissue perfusion at or above baseline levels; • p erforming interventions to maintain the status of the patient’s genitourinary, gastrointestinal, musculoskeletal, endocrine, respiratory, cardiovascular, and neurological systems and fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balances at or above baseline levels; • performing interventions to ensure the patient is at or returned to normothermia at the conclusion of the immediate postoperative period; • performing interventions to protect the patient from surgical site infection; • assessing the knowledge level of the patient or designated support person; • providing education regarding the expected psychosocial response, nutritional management, medication management, pain management, wound management, and expected responses to the operative or invasive procedure; • actively involving the patient or designated support person in decisions affecting his or her perioperative plan of care and the rehabilitation process; • protecting the patient’s rights, dignity, and privacy; • providing culturally and age-appropriate, ethical care within legal standards of practice; • providing consistent and comparable care regardless of the setting. • Evaluates the patient’s progress toward attaining outcomes. • Transfers care as appropriate. • Delegates tasks as appropriate according to the state Nurse Practice Act and job descriptions. • Documents nursing care accurately, completely, and legibly. • Collaborates effectively with other disciplines as appropriate. • Participates in quality review and performance improvement projects. • Participates in the performance appraisal process. • Uses problem-solving and conflict resolution skills to foster effective work relationships with team members. • Maintains  required competencies. • Pursues professional growth and participates in a professional organization. • Acts as a patient advocate and maintains privacy and confidentiality of all appropriate information. Education/Licensure/Certification — Mandatory: • Degree in nursing from an accredited nursing program • Graduate from an accredited school of nursing • Current registered nurse licensure in state Pennsylvania • Basic Life Support (BLS) certification Qualifications Preferred: • Minimum one year of Operating Room experience, preferably in an ASC setting • Certified Nurse, Operating Room (CNOR) certification preferred but not required • Basic computer skills (ex. Microsoft Word) Working Conditions/Physical Requirements: • Exposure to blood and body fluids, communicable diseases, chemicals, radiation, and repetitive motions • Pushing and pulling heavy objects • Full range of body motion including handling and lifting patients • Manual and finger dexterity • Hand and eye coordination • Standing and walking for extensive periods of time • Lifting and carrying items weighing up to 25 lbs. • Corrected vision and hearing to within normal range • Working under stressful conditions