Operating Room Nurse - Twin Cities Orthopedics

The Operating Room (OR) Circulator – Registered Nurse is responsible for the delivery of optimum quality care to patient while in the OR of the Surgery Center. This is a casual role working 6:00 AM - 5:00 PM, M-F. Looking for a nurse to work 1 or more days a week to help cover busy seasons, maternity leaves, and PTO our of our Edina location. Twin Cities Orthopedics is an operating division of Infinite Health Collaborative (i-Health), a group of local medical practices, owned and led by its physicians, on a mission to give patients more control over their healthcare. #### **Essential Functions:** - Assesses instrumentation, supply and equipment needs based on the scheduled procedure, assesses patient need, and physician preferences. - Assists in obtaining the equipment and supplies for the scheduled procedure as well as preparing the surgical suite. - Creates and maintains an aseptic surgical environment throughout the intraoperative process. - Assist with picking supplies and instrumentation for surgical cases (based on surgeon preference cards), as needed. - Is knowledgeable of the psychological, physiological & spiritual needs of patients & provides care accordingly and in an age-appropriate manner for patients. - Develops an individualized plan of care based on nursing assessment in accordance with the operating room plan of care. Reassess and revise as needed. - Assesses and documents patient condition and responses to nursing and/or medical interventions and communicates the information to the appropriate person. - Perform surgical counts and medication labeling in compliance with departmental policies and procedures. - Administers medications and solutions as ordered following department policies and procedures. - Receives surgical specimens and cultures from the sterile field and handles them appropriately and in compliance with departmental and surgery center policies and procedures. - Assists anesthesia personnel and provides psychological and physiological support for the patient during induction, emergence and as needed throughout the intraoperative phase. - Assists with the cleaning of the OR between cases and after the last case of the day. - Ability to appropriately respond to emergency situations. - Participates in correct site surgery procedure following surgery center policies and procedures. - Functions within the limits of the Minnesota Nurse Practice Act, State and Federal Laws, the ASC OR department policies and procedures and standards of care. - Evaluates the patient post-operatively for any injuries related to positioning, extraneous objects, or chemical, physical and electrical/equipment hazards. - Completes appropriate portions of the patient record accurately, legibly, timely and thoroughly. - Completes patient charges completely and accurately. - Collaborates with other disciplines to maximize patient outcomes and ensure a smooth flow of the surgical experience. - Accountable for reporting occurrences through the center’s established reporting process related to employee and/or patient/visitor events. - Fosters the developmental and educational process of self, colleagues, orientees and students (includes functioning as a preceptor). - Participates in acceptable continuing education, fostering career and skill development including meeting departmental continuing education requirements. - Assists in managing controllable costs by the proper, non-wasteful use of surgery center resources. - Any and all other duties as assigned. **Education and Experience Requirements:** - Graduate of an NLN accredited school of nursing. - BSN preferred. A combination of relevant education and experience will be considered. - Current licensure as a RN in the State of MN or WI multi-state required. - At least one year of OR experience in the last 5 years preferred. - Current member of AORN preferred. - Current BLS certification required or completed upon hire. **Benefits & Compensation:** - Actual starting pay will va…