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Registered Nurse, OR Circulator

City of Hope, Goodyear, AZ, United States


Registered Nurse, OR Circulator

The successful candidate:

Ability to care for patients with Arterial Catheters:
Competent in caring for patients with chest tubes
Provides appropriate care of Electrosurgery in Perioperative patients
Adheres to AORN Standards for Providing Patient Care in Perioperative Services
Promotes prevention of surgical skin infections
Appropriately applies oxygen therapy to patients
Ability to position patients appropriately during surgery; understanding of HAPI prevention
Performs Preoperative Assessment
Maintains Radiation Safety
Appropriately performs Surgical Safety Checklist
Performs Hand Hygiene Surgical Scrub
Performs Surgical Time Out
Ability to understand how to prevent Postoperative Complications
Ability to use appropriate interventions to prevent Deep Vein Thrombosis in Patients
Performs blood transfusions
Qualifications

1 year experience in OR
Associate Degree in Nursing or equivalent
Arizona Registered Nurse License or a Registered Nurse License form a Compact State
Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification- an approved American Heart Association (AHA) training site, American Safety & Health Institute, or Red Cross BLS certification is required upon hire and renewal every two years. If their current certification does not meet the guidelines, employees will have (30) days from the date of hire to attend an onsite initial BLS course and will be required to renew every two years.
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Certification-Employees will have thirty (30) days from the date of hire to acquire American Heart Association (AHA) ACLS certification and will need to be renewed every two years. Will not be allowed to provide ACLS for patients independently until AHA ACLS cards are obtained
City of Hope is an equal opportunity employer.

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