RN, RN Nurse, Healthcare Nursing

RN - OR

Profession: RN

Specialty: OR

Duration: 13 Weeks

Shift: 8 Hour Days M-F

Hours per Shift: 8

Experience: Minimum two (2) years current experience required in large OR. Must have successfully completed at least one 13-week travel assignment.

License: State Nursing License (New Mexico or Compact State)

Certifications: BLS required

Must-Have: Must be able to scrub. Must be a team player, flexible, and accustomed to a fast-paced environment.

Description:

Floating between departments and/or local locations within 20 miles is required.

Utilizes the nursing process to provide direct patient care to an assigned group of patients during a shift.

Ensures safe, effective, patient-centered, timely, efficient, and equitable care of patients.

Provides direct patient care by assessing, planning, implementing, evaluating, and documenting individual patient needs, actions taken, and patient responses.

Coordinates patient care through collaboration with the patient/family and healthcare team.

Initiates, utilizes, and documents appropriate protocols and standards of care.

Administers medication and treatments as prescribed by a physician or standard protocols and documents according to policy.

Identifies and meets patient and family learning and discharge needs on admission and throughout the episode of care.

Assumes responsibility for the clinical supervision of LPNs and non-licensed assistive personnel.

Completes patient population/age-specific/procedure and protocol education and competency testing per unit standards.

Epic experience preferred, but not required; can train on-site.

Ortho, EENT, and/or vascular experience is a plus.