Registered Nurse, OR Circulator

Spring View Hospital is seeking a Registered Nurse OR Circulator to join the Surgery Unit, a 10-bed perioperative services department (4 operating rooms and 6 recovery beds) in Lebanon, Kentucky. In this full-time day position, you will deliver safe, effective, and quality patient-centered care in the operating room and other perioperative settings for all patient populations.

Clinical Setting

Spring View Hospital is a 75-bed facility offering a full range of services including pain management, physical therapy, respiratory therapy, behavioral health services, wound care, and laboratory services. The Surgery Unit emphasizes teamwork and effective communication in a supportive clinical environment.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients at intervals according to established policies and procedures
• Develop individualized perioperative patient plans of care
• Protect patients from injury caused by extraneous objects and chemical, electrical, laser, mechanical, and thermal sources
• Perform accounting procedures to protect patients from unintended retained surgical items
• Perform interventions to ensure procedures are performed on the correct site, side, and level
• Manage patient specimens according to organizational policy and procedures
• Communicate patient status to relevant parties throughout the continuum of care
• Administer medications safely and correctly
• Perform interventions to maintain patient wound and tissue perfusion at or above baseline levels
• 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
• Ensure patients are at or returned to normothermia at the conclusion of the immediate postoperative period
• Perform interventions to protect patients from surgical site infection
• Assess patient and designated support person knowledge levels
• Provide education regarding expected psychosocial response, nutritional management, medication management, pain management, wound management, and expected responses to operative or invasive procedures
• Involve patients or designated support persons actively in decisions affecting their perioperative plan of care and rehabilitation process
• Protect patient rights, dignity, and privacy
• Provide age-specific, culturally competent, ethical care within legal standards of practice
• Evaluate patient progress toward attaining outcomes
• Transfer care as applicable
• Delegate tasks according to state Nurse Practice Act and job descriptions
• Document nursing care accurately, completely, and legibly
• Collaborate effectively with other disciplines
• Participate in quality review and performance improvement projects
• Participate in the performance appraisal process
• Use problem-solving and conflict resolution skills to foster effective work relationships with team members
• Maintain required competencies
• Pursue professional growth and participate in professional organizations
• Act as a patient advocate and maintain privacy and confidentiality of individuals and health information
• Respond to rotated call back within 30 minutes or less of receiving notification

Schedule

Full-time days with rotated call back required. You must be able to arrive at the facility within 30 minutes or less of receiving a call.

Required Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing
• Current registered nurse licensure in the state of employment
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification or within 6 months of hire
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification or within 6 months of hire

Preferred Qualifications

• Two years of perioperative services experience
• Bachelor's degree
• Certified Nurse, Operating Room (CNOR) certification
• Basic computer skills (e.g., Microsoft Word)

Benefits

Spring View Hospital offers comprehensive benefits including:

• Multiple levels of medical, dental, and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees
• Life, accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance
• Short- and long-term disability coverage
• Paid family leave and paid time off
• Higher education and certification tuition assistance
• Loan assistance
• 401(k) retirement package with company match
• Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs including free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services, and discount programs
• Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities