Employment Type:

Full time

Shift:

Description:

GENERAL SUMMARY: Provides perioperative patient care, specifically in the intraoperative phase, in both the scrub and circulating roles according to established guidelines. Serves as a clinical resource, preceptor and role model. Serves the population from infant, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Clinical

• Scrubs and circulates on cases as assigned.

• Prepares for surgical cases in an efficient manner, anticipating needs of patient, surgeon, anesthesia and other operating room team members.

• Maintains knowledge of equipment set-up and function.

• Initiates and directs room clean up and turnover.

• Initiates/maintains patient/family education and safety throughout the perioperative experience.

• Provides a safe environment for patient and staff by implementing standards of aseptic technique and by controlling the physical and psychological aspects of that environment.

• Collects and analyzes data and assesses patient in developing nursing diagnosis.

• Serves as a resource and role model in clinical practice.

Leadership

• Collaborates with management on: supply/budget issues, employee concerns/issues, and physician concerns/issues.

• Communicates professionally at all times with staff, physicians and other departments for the following: scheduling, emergency situations, supplies/budget issues, conflict resolution, encouraging team support, and scheduling meal/break times.

• Coordinates the flow of the assigned room. Coordinates schedule with manager

• Interview potential team members, as needed.

• Leads daily department huddles

• Maintains a high level of visibility and interaction with staff and physicians.

Technical

• Facilitates changes on surgeon preference cards.

• Ensures that equipment and supplies are available for assigned cases.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, Catholic healthcare systems in the nation. Built on the foundation of our Mission and Core Values, we integrate diversity, equity, and inclusion in all that we do. Our colleagues have different lived experiences, customs, abilities, and talents. Together, we become our best selves. A diverse and inclusive workforce provides the most accessible and equitable care for those we serve. Trinity Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by law.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

EOE including disability/veteran