RN, RN Nurse, Operating Room Nurse

RN - OR

Profession: Registered Nurse

Specialty: Operating Room

Duration: 13 weeks

Shift: Day

Hours per Shift: 12

Experience: 2 years required

License: Required

Certifications: BLS required

Must-Have:

• Experience in general surgery, endoscopic procedures, and orthopedics
• Teaching hospital and community hospital experience
• Ability to precept and orient new staff and travelers

Description:

Candidates must be comfortable with orthopedic cases.

Holiday and weekend call is required (5-6 shifts per month).No overnight shifts; weekend shifts are call only.

The operating room consists of 6 rooms, handling 15-20 cases per day.

It is expected that all staff help precept and orient new staff and travelers.

Experience in labor and delivery, gynecology, plastics, podiatry, robotics, and urology is preferred.

Self-scheduling is managed by the operating room lead; call is self-sign up.

Floating to other units is a possibility.

Scrubs will be provided by the facility.

It is a 718 acute-care bed facility providing care to complex patients from various specialties.

This facility is a teaching hospital affiliated with a prominent medical college, benefiting patients through research and education.

Local candidates are not accepted; candidates must live more than 100 miles from the facility.

Travelers will only be paid call-back if they are on-call offsite and called back after the shift has ended.

Travelers are not paid the same as core staff, as their compensation policies differ.

Required skills include a wide variety of surgical procedures and understanding of infection control and safety protocols.

Patient age groups include adolescents, adults, pediatrics, and geriatrics.

Daily case numbers are estimated between 15-20.Interdisciplinary support services are available, including interpretation, radiology, and pharmacy.