Local Contract Nurse RN - OR - Operating Room - $75 per hour

Prokatchers is seeking a local contract nurse RN OR - Operating Room for a local contract nursing job in Bronx, New York.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: OR - Operating Room
• Discipline: RN
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 40 hours per week
• Shift: 8 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Local Contract

Pay Rate: $75.00/hr.

Medical specialty: Operating Room

Standard Shift: Nights

Weekly Schedule: 4x10

Shift Timings: 09:00 PM to 07:00 AM.

EMR Experience: EPIC

Description:
Operating Room nurse provide 1:1 patient care to patients before, during, and after surgery for cases including, but not limited to: General surgery, Orthopedics, Vascular, ENT, Ophthalmology, Urology, Endoscopy, GYN.
Provide direct patient care to neonate through geriatric patient populations.
Demonstrates knowledge of anesthetic drugs, actions and side effects.
Demonstrates knowledge of arterial lines, Swan-Ganz, spinal and epidural catheters and how to document appropriately.
Performs Pre-op and Post-op patient care addressing the psychosocial, physical and general aspects of care related to the surgical environment plan of care.
Demonstrates appropriate priority development in performing circulating duties including emergency situations.
Properly opens sterile items and transfers them correctly to sterile field.
Correctly pours sterile solutions to the sterile field ensuring all medication/solutions are labeled.
Performs and documents all surgical counts as per standards and procedures.
Oversees the flash sterilization of items insuring sterility with the process parameters, documentation, and transfer of those items to the sterile field.
Properly handles, documents, and labels all surgical specimens and cultures.
Demonstrates proper ordering, handling, and administration of blood products and blood work.
Demonstrates knowledge and ability to safely operate mechanical, electrical, and powered equipment according to manufacturer's instructions.
Communicates with Surgeon and Anesthesiologist continuously and as needed about patient condition.
Follows and maintains surgical standards, universal precautions, and departmental procedures for pre-op, intra-op, and post-op patient care.

Experience Required:
1 year experience required.

Required Certifications & Licensure:
Current licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of New York.
Basic Life Support Certification
Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification

Preferred Skills:
Two year or more of OR experience preferred.

ProKatchers LLC is revolutionizing healthcare staffing! ProKatchers LLC has been recognized as one of the fastest-growing healthcare staffing companies in the country by Staffing Industry Analysts, real travel nurses, and allied healthcare professionals that work with our team. Our focus is on empowering our healthcare professionals to deliver exceptional patient care experiences. We're dedicated to making your travel healthcare journey easy by taking care of all the details, so you don’t have to.

Our goal is to positively impact the healthcare industry by providing a truly comfortable experience as you explore your travel nursing, therapy, or allied career. Our responsive and friendly recruiters prioritize our clinicians in fulfilling their dream and mission of improving lives by providing quality patient care.

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Mission Statement:
We are on a mission to help others live better and we do this by helping the healers of the world be as comfortable as possible.

The Onboarding Process You Deserve:
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Prokatchers Job ID #751992.

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