Registered Nurse OR Circulator - Ambulatory Surgery Center

Description:

At CHRISTUS Surgery Center Alamo Heights, our Registered Nurse (RN) OR Circulator plays a vital role in delivering exceptional surgical care and ensuring a safe, positive experience for every patient. Serving as the patient's advocate throughout the perioperative journey, the RN collaborates closely with surgeons, anesthesiologists, surgical technologists, and fellow nurses to provide high-quality, patient-centered care. Responsibilities include maintaining a safe and sterile environment, coordinating care across the multidisciplinary surgical team, and promoting outstanding clinical outcomes. 

CHRISTUS Surgery Center Alamo Heights is a state-of-the-art, AAAHC-accredited Ambulatory Surgery Center known for excellence in patient care and surgical services. Join a highly skilled and collaborative team supporting more than 75 providers across a diverse range of adult and pediatric specialties, including orthopedics, general surgery, otolaryngology, gynecology, ophthalmology, pain management, podiatry, and urology. If you are passionate about delivering exceptional care in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment, we invite you to be part of our mission to extend the healing ministry of Jesus Christ. 

Summary:

The competent Nurse, in the same or similar clinical setting, practices independently and demonstrates an awareness of all relevant aspects of a situation. Provides routine and complex care, with the ability to on long-range goals or plans. Continues to develop the ability to cope with and manage contingencies of clinical nursing. Makes appropriate assignments and delegates to other care providers as a means to help manage the clinical situation.

Responsibilities:

• Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
• Consistent with the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice, provides nursing care utilizing the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention and evaluation for assigned patients.
• Addresses increasingly complex psychological, emotional, cultural, and social needs of patient and families in accordance with their level of practice.
• Using the appropriate protocol, administers medications and treatments; monitors for side-effects and effectiveness of the treatment prescribed.
• Documents patient history, symptoms, medication, and care given.
• Assess learning needs and provides education to patients, family members and/or care givers; identify issues and resources. 

Job Requirements:

Education/Skills

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, preferred

Experience

• 1 year of experience in the related nursing specialty preferred

Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications

• BLS required
• RN License in state of employment or compact

Work Schedule:

5 Days - 8 Hours

Work Type:

Full Time