Registered Nurse Operating Room Circulator ($5000 Sign-On Bonus!)

Valley Surgery Center is looking for an Operating Room RN to join their team and make a meaningful impact in the care and experience of our patients!  Valley Surgery Center is a multi-specialty ASC that focuses on Ophthalmology and GI, as well as other specialties including ENT, GYN, Podiatry, General, Ortho, Plastic/Reconstruction, Dental, and Pain Management across their 6 Operating Rooms and 2 Procedure Rooms.  The center provides great patient care in partnership with local physicians, Duly Health, and Surgery Partners. Full Time team members are offered a full suite of competitive benefits through Surgery Partners, including full medical/health coverage, 401(k) with company match, PTO, various paid holidays and more. See below for role-specific details and apply today to join a growing team!

$5,000 sign-on bonus available!

Title: Registered Nurse Operating Room Circulator (Full-Time) 

Salary Range:  $35.00 - $53.00 per hour, based on skill and experience level.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: The delivery of patient care through the framework of the nursing process (assessment, diagnosis and patient outcome) in the preoperative, interoperative and postoperative phase of the surgical patient.

 SUPERVISION RECEIVED: Operating Room Manager

 EDUCATION/ EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum of an associate's degree from an accredited school of nursing 
• Current Registered Nurse License - IL 
• Current American Heart Assn. BLS, PALS and ACLS certifications
• Two years of operating room circulating experience in a hospital or ambulatory surgery center

 KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Demonstrates current, comprehensive professional knowledge and skills in conformance with recognized nursing standards and department policies including the Patient Bill of Rights and AAAHC regulations, Standards for Nursing Care and the Nurse Practice Act.
• Assesses physiological and psychosocial health status of patient.
• Assesses pain per policy.
• Completes patient history.
• Verbally reports pertinent information to appropriate staff to provide continuity of care.
• Legibly documents information in patient record and signs record using appropriate professional title.
• Assesses level of understanding and expectations of care.
• Identifies desired patient outcomes.
• Establishes nursing diagnosis.
• Establishes patient/family goals that are mutually acceptable.
• Formulates Plan of Care for the patient.
• Implements nursing care plans tailored to patient/family needs.
• Demonstrates ability to assess and problem solve.
• Responds to emergencies.
• Practices within legal and ethical guidelines (Nurse Practice Act, legal statutes, ANA code for Nurses, Policy and Procedures.
• Performs nursing actions that demonstrate accountability (demonstrates flexibility, exercises safe judgment).
• Continually adjusts care plan based on patient/family data.
• Demonstrates proper preoperative process – communication/report.
• Demonstrates proper procedure and documentation for surgical case counting.
• Demonstrates proper aseptic technique.
• Demonstrates efficient turnover time.
• Demonstrates proper technique for obtaining blood products.
• Demonstrates proper patient identification verification per policy.
• Demonstrates proper surgical site identification and marking per policy.
• Anticipates surgeon’s needs during surgical procedure.

QUALIFICATIONS: 

• Team Player:  Works well as a member of a group  
• Detail Oriented:  Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well
• Dedicated:  Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity

For Benefit Eligible Roles, Standard Benefits include: 

• Health and dental insurance
• Vision benefits
• Life & Disability Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• 401(k) plan with employer match
• Flexible spending accounts
• Additional optional benefits

 Equal Employment Opportunity & Work Force Diversity  

Our organization is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment based on race, color, creed, sex, religion, marital status, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, parental status, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic testing results or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state or local laws.  This practice relates to all personnel matters such as compensation, benefits, training, promotions, transfers, layoffs, etc.  Furthermore, our organization is committed to going beyond the legal requirements of equal employment opportunity to take positive actions which ensure diversity in the workplace and result in a multi-cultural organization.  

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