Travel Nurse RN - OR - Operating Room - $1,960 per week

About the role

As an OR Travel Nurse, you will assist physicians and medical staff in caring for surgical patients, providing pre- and post-surgery care and education. Circulating OR Nurses work within the operating suite but outside the sterile field; Scrub OR Nurses handle and prepare instruments and equipment within the sterile field. RN First Assistants deliver direct surgical care, help control bleeding, and suture patients.

Responsibilities

• Provide basic bedside care.
• Prepare, administer and record prescribed medication, reporting any adverse reactions.
• Serve as communication liaison between patients' families and the operating team.
• Ensure the correct procedure is performed on the correct patient.
• Initiate patient education plan as prescribed by physician; teach patients and families medication and home care management.
• Prepare instruments for specific surgical procedures.
• Monitor and observe the patient during surgery.
• Respond to potential complications alongside the physician.
• Additional duties for Circulating OR Nurses: respond to patient comfort and safety needs; accurate care and handling of specimens; monitor equipment used during surgery; inventory of surgical items pre- and post-procedure.
• Additional duties for Scrub OR Nurses: selection and handling of surgical instruments and supplies during procedures; inventory of surgical items pre- and post-procedure.
• Additional duties for RN First Assistant: assist physicians by delivering direct surgical care; help control bleeding; suture patients following surgery.
• Ability to stand and walk for long periods, bend, lean and stoop without difficulty; lift 20 pounds routinely; up to 50 pounds for patient moving/lifting.
• Potential exposure to chemicals or infectious diseases in the operating room environment.

Requirements

• ACLS certification
• BLS certification
• Minimum 2 years recent acute care experience as a circulating nurse and/or scrub nurse (RN first assistant experience a plus)

Benefits

• Weekly pay
• Guaranteed Hours
• Continuing Education
• 401k retirement plan
• Sick pay
• Wellness and fitness programs
• Referral bonus
• Employee assistance programs
• Medical benefits
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• Benefits start day 1

Pay

Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined.

Schedule

Duration: 13 weeks; 36 hours per week; Shift: 12 hours, days.