Description Your Role: Our Registered Nurses in Perioperative Services, are circulating nurses. The OR Nurse is an important part of the surgical team in our highly-technical, cutting edge environment. In addition to preparing the operating room, the registered nurse checks the stock of supplies and instruments. Problem-solving is a regular duty of a circulating nurse. Equipment must be checked and double-checked. If something is missing or not in working order, the circulating nurse finds a solution. As a patient advocate, the circulating nurse interacts with the patient before surgery and serves as a patient protector during surgery. Assessing the patient right before surgery is critical to making