RN - OR
Profession: Registered Nurse
Specialty: Operating Room
Duration: 13 weeks
Shift: Monday - Thursday
Hours per Shift: 7:00 am - 4:30 pm
Experience: 2 years of OR experience required; will consider 1 year if experienced with all specialties offered.
License: RN
Certifications: BLS, ACLS, PALS
Must-Have: Experience circulating above case types; comfortable learning pre-op and PACU duties; proficient in cardiac monitoring.
Description:
An immediate start is needed.
Interviews will be conducted before manager approval.
Facility information includes a critical access hospital with a total of 25 beds.
There are 3 OR suites and 1 GI Endoscopy room.
Case types include general surgeries such as gallbladders and appendectomies, orthopedic procedures including total joints, podiatry surgeries like bunionectomies, GYN cases primarily involving laparoscopic hysterectomies, OB procedures for C-sections, endoscopic cases such as colonoscopies, and urology surgeries including TURPs.
Approximately 8-10 cases are performed each day on average.
Required licensure and certifications include BLS and ACLS for RNs, and BLS and CST for surgical technologists.
The RN must have experience circulating the specified case types.
Pre-op and PACU experience is not required, but RNs must be comfortable learning these areas.
RNs will be responsible for circulating cases and recovering patients after procedures.
They will also learn to conduct pre-op interviews as needed.
Must be comfortable with monitoring patients on cardiac monitors and interpreting cardiac rhythms.
Surgical technologists must be comfortable scrubbing the stated cases.
Support on the unit includes a supervisor, several nurse anesthetists, and a charge nurse.
There are no transporter RNs available for patient transport.
Travelers in housekeeping will not assist with room turnover and cleaning.
The EMR system used is Cerner, and RNs are highly preferred to have Cerner experience.
If Cerner experience is lacking, RNs must be comfortable with EMRs and able to learn quickly.
IV pumps and medication dispensing systems used include Alaris and Pyxis, respectively.
Call requirements include 4-8 shifts per month and 1 weekend of call per month.
Response time for call duties is expected to be within 20 minutes.
There may be availability of a guest house for the call team if normal housing is over 20 minutes away.
Weekend rotations consist of being on call only.
Holiday expectations include being on call for major holidays, with the possibility of being on call for 1 summer and 1 winter holiday.
Schedule is Monday to Thursday from 7:00 am to 4:30 pm, with the department closed on Fridays.
Requests for time off must receive manager approval.
Scrub color is surgical scrubs provided.
