RN - OR
Profession: Nursing
Specialty: Operating Room
Duration: 13 weeks
Shift: 8 Hour Days M-F
Hours per Shift: 8
Experience: Minimum two years current experience in a large operating room required.
License: State Nursing License
Certifications: BLS required
Must-Have: Candidate must be able to scrub. Must be a team player, flexible, and accustomed to a fast-paced environment. Must have successfully completed at least one 13-week travel assignment.
Description:
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 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 licensed practical nurses and non-licensed assistive personnel.
Completes patient population/age-specific/procedure and protocol education and competency testing per unit standards.