Travel RN - Surgery REQ

Travel RN - Surgery 5 8hr Days REQ: (Full Time)

Location: Olney, IL

• Pay Rate: Up to $65/hr combined (taxable hourly + tax-free allowances for travel, housing, meals). Rates may vary and are subject to change.
• Additional Bonuses, Group Health Insurance benefits available on day 1, 401k and more!

• Performs all responsibilities and duties required by unit as specific to the scope of service.
• Implements procedures and theories related to the specific area of practice.
• Maintains up-to-date and accurate documentation of nursing care provided to assure the integration of information for use by the healthcare team.
• Completes initial assessment upon patient admission and develops appropriate plan of care in accordance with unit standards and that is based on patient and family needs.
• Implements plan of care, nursing interventions, and patient care procedures.
• Modifies plan of care based upon continuous evaluation.
• Takes responsibility for patient and employee safety by reporting and/or correcting safety hazards and incidents.
• Fulfills all requirements of departmental competencies.

• Prepares OR Suite for patent i.e. supplies, equipment, medications, and other needs.
• Transports patient to appropriate OR Suite and onto OR Table using safety precautions, performs timeouts upon entry of suite, prior to incision, and prior to exiting the OR suite.
• Appropriately positions and preps patient for procedure utilizing positional aides and guidelines.
• Supports surgical team during procedure i.e. responding to request during procedure from team, extra supplies, blood, specimens, cultures, other meds, dressing etc.
• Transports patient to PACU or specific unit and provides handoff to receiving RN.

• Minimum three years of relevant nursing experience.

• ASN

• BSN

• Illinois state RN License in good standing
• BLS (American Heart Association)
• ACLS (American Heart Association)
• PALS (American Heart Association)