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RN OR Circulator Full TIme with Experience in Total Joint and Ortho
USPI Phoenix Spine Goodyear ASC, is Hiring a RN OR Circulator with Experience in Total Joint and Ortho to join the team!
USPI Phoenix Spine Goodyear ASC is a fast-paced ASC environment committed to producing the highest quality work and experience for patients and their families.
Job Summary:
Under the general supervision of Charge Nurse and Clinical Director, this position provides nursing care to insure the safety of the patient during their transfer and stay in the surgical suite/procedure room.
Some of the responsibilities of this role include:
- Direct and assist in carrying out safe aseptic techniques and procedures
- Supervise and directs the activities of surgical technician and non-professional personnel as necessary
- Perform assessments of patients for specific nursing care needed
- Checks room for needed supplies and prepares room for specific patient and procedure
- Assist in transporting patients to operating room/procedure room and checks patient record for appropriate pre-op preparation and procedures (i.e. lab, x-ray, appropriate permits)
- Performs clean up following procedures, as well as general housekeeping duties
- Sets up operating room/procedure room with all necessary equipment an supplies
- Participates in on-going committees and other educational programs to enhance patient care
- Reviews physicians’ preference cards and updates as needed
- Performs sponge, needle, and instrument counts and documentation of same as applicable.
- Ability to maintain sterile field throughout the surgical procedure
- General familiarity of medical terminology as it pertains to anatomy and surgical procedures for an operating room
- Strong communication skills and ability to promote departmental relationships to ensure continuity of care
- Capable of efficiently as a member of surgical/procedural team
- Ability to handle instruments correctly and checks for cleanliness and proper working condition
- Capability to function efficiently as a member of surgical/procedural team
What We Offer
As a valued member of USPI, your health and well‑being are important to us. We are proud to provide you and your dependents with valuable and significant benefits. USPI knows the value of well-rounded, balanced employees, which is why we offer a variety of additional benefits to help manage life’s daily stresses.
- Health, Dental & Vision Coverage
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Company Paid Holidays
- Employee Assistance Programs
- Health Savings Account/ Flexible Spending Account
- Education Assistance
Who We Are
At USPI, we create relationships that create better care. We partner with physicians and healthcare systems to provide first-class ambulatory solutions throughout the United States. We are committed to providing surgical services in the most efficient and clinically excellent manner.
USPI is committed to, and proud of our inclusive culture. An inclusive culture, in our view, is respectful of differences and nurtures and supports the contributions of each individual, while also embracing and leveraging diversity. A diverse workforce, combined with an inclusive culture, makes USPI stronger and better able to meet the needs of our diverse patient and physician population.
Required Skills
Qualifications:
- The Circulating Registered Nurse must be a graduate of an accredited School of Nursing and be currently licensed to practice nursing in the state.
- 1 year of experience in the operating room is preferred.
- Experience in Circulating in total joints and ortho.
- The successful candidate must have the ability to work independently as well as function within a team; have the ability to assess patient needs, determine priorities, plan and direct care for the surgical patient, and must possess the ability to handle stress.
- BLS/ACLS required.