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0-5 years of experience
Scrub nurse for various surgical procedures (general, vascular, spine, podiatry, orthopedics).
- Primary scrub nurse for total joints and joint revisions
- Periodically second assisted as needed on total joints to maintain efficiency of the OR environment.
- Performed as a circulating nurse administering individualized care either as scheduled or on call with specific needs to the OR
- Maintained accurate computerized charting throughout patient’s surgical experience.
0-5 years of experience
Promoted and restored patient health by executing variety of nursing responsibilities.
- Functioned as cross-departmental intermediary in support of operations and surgical procedures.
- Delivered exceptional patient care, including maintaining sterile and safe environment.
- Cultivated and nurtured relationships with patients and families.
- Ensured availability of legal documentation prior to procedures.
- Assisted with administration of anesthesia; ensured proper positioning of patient for procedures.
- Evaluated pre-procedure patient condition, including vital signs and responsiveness; reported any irregularities to attending surgeon.
- Created and maintained proper patient documentation/records.
0-5 years of experience
Prepare surgical suite with necessary materials and equipment required for specific procedures
- Assisted anesthesia with patients as needed pre/during/post operatively
- Safely transported, moved and positioned patients pre and post operatively
- Performed sterile surgical skin preps of specific operative sites
- Generated accurate, concise operative records of all activities occurring during each case
- Initiated and maintained continuous counts of sponges and instruments throughout case
- Served as a patient advocate, assuring that an aseptic, sterile and safe environment was
- Assisted anesthesia in transporting patients to recovery post procedure
10+ years of experience
Responsible for efficiency and effectiveness of multiple operating theaters including oversight of staff preparation.
- Oversight of three to four operating rooms on each shift including review of cases, physician preferences and communication of expectations with staff to guarantee scrub nurses and technicians were prepared for cases.
- Confirmed rooms were appropriately set with the required equipment and supplies for each case.
- Circulated between rooms determining that cases were progressing, work flow was efficient and supplies were being utilized efficiently.
- Communicated between physicians and scrub nurses in rooms to ensure equipment and supplies were in place before and during cases.
- Inspected sterile packs for appropriate instruments and to ensure the packs were properly processed.
- Coordinated with anesthesia staff to understand their needs for each case and properly prepare the rooms based on the stated requirements.
- Trained nurses as circulators for cases including liver transplants vascular, trauma, emergency, burn, renal surgical procedures.
- Participated as a member of the liver transplant team.
- Acted as resource for nurses filling in as a scrub technician when needed.
0-5 years of experience
Preformed daily equipment checks.
- Assured appropriate paperwork was complete and signed before taking patient back to the operating room.
- Developed a professional therapeutic relationship with patients and their family by gaining their trust and making sure their questions were answered.
- Acted as patient care coordinator and advocate within a multidisciplinary team.
- Accurate documentation in electronic medical records, throughout surgery.
- Anticipated needs and provided any supplies needed before and during surgery.
0-5 years of experience
Perform circulating duties for Gynecology, Urology, Plastics, ENT, Orthopedics, Ophthalmology and Podiatry.
- Collaborate with team members for a safe and effective surgical case.
- Provide accurate care and handling of specimens and grafts.
- Maintain sterility of surgical field and observe for any breaches in asepsis.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Problem solve, prepare, and run surgical equipment.
- Anticipate needs of the surgical team.
0-5 years of experience
First Assist for Orthopaedic, General, and OBGYN Surgeons. Duties include: preoperative skin preparation, positioning of patient, draping, providing hemostasis, providing exposure for instruments and suctioning, suturing, proper handling of tissue, cleaning surgical area and application of dressings.
- Operating Room Circulating Nurse. Provide care and support to the surgical patient during the preoperative, intraoperative and post-operative periods. Maintain a sterile environment in the operating room and ensure that the OR team provides the patient with the best care possible.
- Operating Room Charge Nurse
- Knowledgeable in computer charting systems including Meditech and McKesson.
- CNOR, ACLS and BLS certified.
0-5 years of experience
Functioned in the role of an RN in the perioperative setting.
- Monitored patient and staff during surgery.
- Accounted for instruments before, during, and after surgery.
- Handled and labeled specimens according to policy.
- Ensured patient safety and respected their privacy at all times.
- Able to scrub and assist during surgery.
6-10 years of experience
Inpatient and Outpatient procedures
- Team Leader
- Board Runner 4 operating rooms Inpatient and Outpatient Facilities
- Vascular Services Coordinator- liaison with Vascular Surgeons and representatives from vascular supply companies, ordering and disposition of all vascular supplies
- Pre-operative nursing assessments, familial support and hourly updates, checking in patients, patient transport, assemble equipment, create/open sterile fields, obtain medications and present onto sterile field, perform surgical preparation, nursing documentation, assisting and scrubbing procedures, cleaning rooms, cleaning and autoclaving instrumentation
- Services Include: Orthopedics, Urology, General, Vascular, OB, ENT, Oral, Plastics, ENT
0-5 years of experience
Rooming patients and assisting with first day post up and follow up visits, injections, mole and lesion removals, suture removal, dressing and Jackson Pratt drain removal, and consultations
- Starting I.V. and blood draw for surgery
- Preparing narcotics used for I.V. sedation as well as the local anesthetic used prior to surgery.
- Opening instruments, sutures, implants onto a sterile setting
- Recording vital signs, operating room recorder, and assisting with respiratory needs such as applying jaw thrust, administering oxygen, inserting OPA’s, and applying suction
- Assisting with the post operative dressing application, Jackson Pratt drain care, and all instructions given to the caregiver prior to discharging patient
0-5 years of experience
Prepare patients for and assist with examinations or treatments.
- Maintain accurate, detailed reports and records.
- Record patients’ medical information and vital signs. (EPIC computer charting)
- Consult and coordinate with healthcare team members to assess, plan, implement, or evaluate patient care plans.
- Modify patient treatment plans as indicated by patients’ responses and conditions.
- Prepare rooms, sterile instruments, equipment, or supplies and ensure that stock of supplies is maintained.
0-5 years of experience
Responsible for the delivery of patient care during peri-operative period at a Level II Trauma
center.
- Manage pre-operative care of patients and assist the surgical team in preparing all necessary
- Knowledgeable is aseptic technique, infection control, and general operating room procedures.
- Adequately assess post-operative pain and utilize appropriate pain management techniques.
- Evaluate and modify the plan of care based upon patient recovery status
0-5 years of experience
Provides and customizes nursing care to the patient during the intraoperative phase.
- Sets up operating room, and overseas the room during all surgeries
- Assesses readiness or patient for surgical procedure
- Confirms identity before the operative procedure
- Circulates surgical cases
- Documents all assessments and care provided in the medical record
0-5 years of experience
Direct patient care with dressings, wounds and suture removal, etc.
- Utilized assessment skills to clinically assess patients
- Telephone triage as needed
- Coordinated scheduling of surgical schedule for three surgical sites and two providers
- Use of Epic medical software system
- Prepping and monitoring of clients during surgical procedures.
0-5 years of experience
Promote the sterility of the operating room
- Hookup necessary suction and cauterization equipment.
- Provide medical team with sterile fluids and medications as needed and also replenishes the surgical team’s supplies if they need additional disposables or instruments.
- Handled medication administration.
- Maintain oversight of patient condition.
- Tracking supplies and equipment use.
- Prepared charts notes and other documentation.
- Prepare patient for procedure and helping escort patient to recovery room.
6-10 years of experience
Perform a time out before surgery begins
- Prep patient for Surgery and administer eye medications
- Document on patient and procedure throughout Surgery
- Assist Surgical Tech in setting up room for surgeries
- Maintain a proper sterile field during surgical procedures.
- Hand instruments and supplies to surgeons and surgeons’ assistants, hold retractors and cut sutures, and perform other tasks as directed by surgeon during operation.
0-5 years of experience
Work with scrub nurses to help maintain the sterile field in the operating room
- Assess the patient condition before a surgical procedure
- Work with physician to develop the care plan for the patient during surgery
- Ensure sterile field is not compromised during the procedure
- Strong attention to detail and physical stamina to handle long, arduous work hours
0-5 years of experience
Patient check-in, IV starts, patient education
- Assisted OR staff during surgery as OR circulator while maintaining sterile environment
- Pain, fluid, and nausea management of the patient in the immediate post operative phase
- Cleaned and sterilized instruments
- Responsible for benchmarking studies, quality improvement studies, and random chart reviews
10+ years of experience
Assist in a medical procedures
- Preparation and cleaning to the operating room
- Assist in placing bandages intervened area
- Preparation of equipment, tray and material needed for surgery before the start of intervention
10+ years of experience
- Interview patients pre-operatively, establish rapport
- Review charts to assure that all potentially complicating medical factors have been noted and addressed before surgery
- Check surgical instrumentation
- Assist with anesthesia
- Complete charting to assure that all medical documentation is complete
0-5 years of experience
Provide professional nursing care to patients undergoing surgery
- Prepares and maintains operating room for all surgical procedures
- Establishes and utilizes a checklist to monitor the physical plan of the operating room and equipment for conformity to all national standards for ensuring safety for the patient and all personnel
- Assembles the type and quantity of material and special equipment needed for daily procedures and possible emergencies
- Circulates and scrubs for surgical procedures
- Pre-operative and post-operative patient care
- Differentiate between leadership role and management function
- Recognize the impact of cultural beliefs and ethnic diversity
- Utilize critical thinking in a goal-directed, outcome-oriented process
0-5 years of experience
Asses the patient’s condition before, during and after the operation to ensure an optimal outcome for the patient
- Responsible for managing the nursing care of the patient within the OR and coordinating the needs of the surgical team with other care provider necessary for completion of surgery
- Observes the surgery and surgical team from broad perspective and assists the team to create and maintain a safe and comfortable environment for the patient
- Must be able to anticipate the scrub nurse’s needs and be able to open sterile packs, operate machinery and keep accurate records.
0-5 years of experience
Responsible for patient positioning with use of special equipment.
- Implement nursing care and evaluate patient safety.
- Aid in maintaining a sterile environment for the surgical patient.
- Scrub experience in gynecological procedures.
0-5 years of experience
300 bed Level I Trauma hospital
- Assess, plan and evaluate the nursing care needs of the patient before, during and after an outpatient surgical procedure
- Provide nursing care to the patient undergoing surgical procedures
- Provide comfort and support for pre-operative patients
- Efficiently and effectively carry out physician orders
- Administer prescribed medications, apply dressings, monitor vital signs
- Coordinate the activities of the Anesthesiologist, Surgical Technologist, and Surgeon to ensure safe patient care
- Maintain sterile field with aseptic techniques and actively monitor situations which could lead to breaches in aseptic technique
- Provision the operating room with respect to sterility, cleanliness, availability of functioning equipment and supplies
- Ensure the proper labeling handling of specimens
- Monitor, record and communicates patient condition as appropriate utilizing computerized documentation systems
0-5 years of experience
- Provide accurate and concise documentation by recording assessments, nursing care, observations, validations of physician’s orders and patient’s progress
- Supervise surgical procedures by preparing and/or directing staff in the preparation of surgical instruments, equipment and supplies
- Ensure patient safety and comfort while they are in the surgical suite
0-5 years of experience
Operating Room Circulator
- Ensure safety for each veteran and make sure that they are provided with optimal care and a pleasing surgical experience
- Adhere to the policy and protocols of the federal government while remaining to keep patient care and safety a priority
- Check patient’s records preoperatively to ensure that all necessary documents are present prior to surgery
- Prepare the operating room and ensure that the sterile field remains sterile throughout the procedure as well as monitor patients before and throughout the procedure; Assist anesthesia, surgeons, and scrub technician while anticipating and always planning for the worst case scenario
- Communicate care processes between all members of collaborative team
- Recover postoperative surgical patients during the first critical hours following surgeries.
- Exhibit excellent teamwork in helping other circulators set up rooms and learning how to scrub surgical procedures.
- Care for patients in the ambulatory surgery department, both preoperatively and postoperatively
- Lead team after hours with assignments and room support needs
10+ years of experience
Patient pre-op teaching
- Assess patients & chart pre-op, charting/documentation intra-op
- Open Heart Surgery; on pump/off pump procedures
- Thoracic surgery/Aortic aneurysm repairs
- Intra-aortic balloon pump insertion; Arterial line/SWAN insertion, including FloTrac and PreSep by Edwards LifeSciences; Impella insertion
- Prepare for aortic/ mitral valve replacements; Pacemakers
- Cardiac ablation
- Endoscopic vein harvesting
- On Call
6-10 years of experience
- Providing excellent care to patients and their families throughout the surgical procedure.
- Scheduling procedures, preparing patient for the procedure in ambulatory services, which includes obtaining informed consents, history and physicals, lab work, and insertion of intravenous lines. Administering medications as ordered
- Positioning patients safely in the operating rooms, working closely with the anesthetist and the surgeon. Maintaining sterile fields and patient safety. Cleaning scopes in endoscopy, stocking rooms.
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