divh2RN Circulator Lead/h2pThe Blue Mountain Hospital District (BMHD) is located in Grant County, Oregon, at the heart of the John Day River, in beautiful, rural, Eastern Oregon./ppPosition Summary: The RN Circulator Lead manages all necessary care or tasks inside the surgery room; assisting the team in maintaining and creating a comfortable, safe environment for the patient and observing the team from a wide perspective. The RN Circulator Lead must ensure all surgical team members perform in a unified effort. The RN Circulator Lead directs care and the activities of the team for the patients best interest. The RN Circulator Lead provides care and support for the patient before, during and after surgery, delivers care to patients utilizing the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation. The RN Circulator Lead must collaborate with other professional disciplines to ensure effective patient care delivery and achievement of desired outcomes. Assists the surgeon and the surgical team in their tasks. Performs general nursing duties in all departments./ppBonus/Benefits: $20,000 Sign-on Bonus, Relocation available, Medical, Dental, Vision, Life insurance, ADD, Retirement accounts with employer match/ppEssential Functions Responsibilities:/pulliAssess and evaluate the organization of supplies, equipment, unit needs and initiates changes, as deemed necessary, working with departmental staff and nursing leadership./liliContribute to policy development and updates./liliEnvironmental Rounding- ensures that equipment and department is clean and items in good repair. Submits monthly environmental rounding reports. Notifies nursing leads of needed items and repairs./liliParticipate with interviews of prospective new hires./liliResponsible for schedules and payroll./liliEnsure that cart checks, medication drawer checks are completed monthly and outdated supplies are removed./liliDevelop quality improvement projects and indicators for department, collect data and submit monthly report to Clinical Lead./liliAssist with promoting staff development, assessing educational needs./liliEncourage ideas from team members and work collaboratively with them on implementation when feasible. The Lead will promote positive team dynamics and work to improve the patient experience./liliTeaches and directs other surgery staff for maximum utilization of their skills and abilities./liliDemonstrates skills in sterile technique and maintaining the sterile field./liliFamiliar with central processing./liliUnderstands and practices the principles of sterile technique./liliDemonstrates a working knowledge of surgical instruments and their applications./liliAbility to perform a head to toe assessment on all patients and reassessments as per policy./liliDemonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and the skills necessary to provide age appropriate care to the patient population served./liliAbility to adequately assess and reassess pain. Utilizes appropriate pain management techniques. Educates the patient and family regarding pain management./liliAbility to revise plan of care as indicated by the patient response to treatment and overall plan daily for effectiveness./liliAbility to perform point-of-care, interpret, and take appropriate action on test results, per Clinical Laboratorys and the patient care units policies and procedures./liliKnowledge of medications and their correct administration based on age of the patient and their clinical condition. Follows the seven (7) medication rights and reduces the potential for medication errors./liliFormulates a teaching plan based upon identified learning needs and evaluates effectiveness of learning, family is included in teaching as appropriate./liliDemonstrates an ability to assist physicians with procedures and perform services requiring technical and manual skills./liliDemonstrates ability to perform treatments and provide services to level of licensure./liliTreats patients and their families with respect and dignity. Identifies and addresses psychosocial, cultural, ethnic and religious/spiritual needs of patients and their families./liliFunctions as a liaison between administration, patients, physicians and other healthcare providers./liliInteracts professionally with patient/family and involves patient/family in the formation of the plan of care./li/ulpRequired: Basic Life Support (BLS) certified by American Heart Association (AHA). Maintains RN License, in good standing with State of Oregon. ACLSPALS/ppPreferred: Bachelors Degree in Nursing Science (BSN) TNCC NRPA ORN/p/div