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Job Summary: To act as patient advocate, providing continuity of care designed to meet individual patient needs through collaboration with other members of the health care team. Supports the philosophy, objectives and goals. The Circulating Nurse will assess the perioperative needs of individual patients including but not limited to adult, pediatric, adolescent, and geriatric patients.
Responsibilities:
- Prepares room, equipment and supplies needed for procedure, including anesthesia supplies.
- Opens sterile packs and supplies, using Surgeon's preference card for specific requests.
- A preoperative assessment is performed that includes:
- Assess level of consciousness and color and integrity of skin.
- Identify patient and introduce self to patient.
- Determine a plan of care based on individual needs.
- Necessary patient teaching will be done at this time.
- In addition: checks chart, confirm consent, history and physical, laboratory results, allergies and confirms operative site.
- Brings patient to Operating Room suite and assists patient to the operating bed after braking of gurney.
- Positions patient for safe functional alignment, exposure of surgical site and to provide physical support.
- Effectively manages human resources.
- Informs front desk of progress and Post Anesthesia Care Unit, other facility unit and/or front desk prior to transfer.
- Assists Anesthesiologist with monitor leads, blood pressure cuff and oximeter placement and remain at patient's side during induction and positioning.
- Prepares patient's operative site, again confirming procedure with Surgeon's history and physical.
- Directs overhead spot lights and connects equipment such as electrocautery, suction and power equipment.
- Performs sponge and needle counts and instrument counts, if required. Obtains any sterile supplies needed throughout procedure.
- Maintains an aseptic controlled environment.
- Follows proper procedures regarding exposure to Category 1 tasks.
- Follows proper procedures for handling hazardous waste materials.
- Documents information required on operating room record.
- Follows appropriate Pre Op/Admitting policies and procedures.
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USPI complies with federal, state, and/or local laws regarding mandatory vaccination of its workforce. If you are offered this position and must be vaccinated under any applicable law, you will be required to show proof of full vaccination or obtain an approval of a religious or medical exemption prior to your start date. If you receive an exemption from the vaccination requirement, you will be required to submit to regular testing in accordance with the law.