OR Circulator

OrthoArizona Surgery Center Gilbert is seeking an FT RN OR Circulator. OrthoArizona Surgery Center Gilberta single-specialty outpatient surgery practice that specializes in orthopedic surgery. Our surgery center is a joint venture between local physicians and USPI, the nation's largest provider of surgical services.

• Off on holidays and weekends!
• NO call required!

Job Summary: A circulating nurse operates as a go-between for the operating room staff and the rest of the surgery center.

They are not scrubbed in. A circulating nurse does the initial assessment of the patient as he/she is wheeled into the operating room and makes sure that the patient is comfortable. The circulating nurse also assists the surgeon and scrub nurse as they clean up and prepare for the surgery.

During the surgery, circulating nurses hand packages of supplies to the scrub nurse as necessary. If something is required from outside of the room, or if the surgeon needs a message passed on to another staff or family member, it falls to a circulating nurse.

After the surgery, the circulating nurse counts opened packages and used supplies, to make sure the numbers add up correctly. This is to ensure that there were no supplies accidentally left inside the patient during the surgery. They are a vital member of the surgical team and ensuring patient safety.

Required Experience:

• Candidates must have graduated from an accredited school of nursing and hold a current unrestricted license to practice in the State of Arizona.

• Current American Heart ACLS and PALS certification required.

• Minimum 2+ years experience working as a circulator required.

• BSN preferred.

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.

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