Travel Nurse RN - OR Circulate in Hermiston, OR

Registered Nurse (RN) | OR Circulate
Location: Hermiston, OR
Agency: Health Advocates Network
Pay: Competitive weekly pay (inquire for details)
Shift Information: Evenings
Start Date: ASAP

About the Position

TravelNurseSource is working with Health Advocates Network to find a qualified OR Circulate RN in Hermiston, Oregon, 97838!

RN - OR Circulator Registered Nurse - Health Advocates Network is urgently hiring OR CirculatorRNs with at least 1 year of recent experience! IMMEDIATE STARTS!

• Traveler Hrly Rate $39.86
  Gross Wages $1,434.96
  Traveler Lodging $770.00
  Travel M&I $476.00
  Total Travel Stipend $1,246.00
  Total Travel Pkg $2,680.96

• Local pay rate up to $69.70 Hour
• Shift: Day 3x12'
• 8,13 & 26 week contracts available
• Specialty: OR CirculatorRegistered Nurse (RN)

Requirements:

• Active OR State Registered Nurse License
• Valid BLS
• Graduate of an Accredited School of Nursing
• Additional certifications may be required

Definition of Position:
The Registered Nurse specializing in perioperative nursing practice during intraoperative surgical experience. Responsible for the delivery of safe, effective, and quality patient-family centered care in the operating room and other areas of perioperative services for all patient populations. The perioperative nurse acts as the patient advocate and is responsible for the direction and supervision of any personnel assigned to him/her. He/she will be on call for the Surgery Unit on a regular scheduled rotation.
Essential Job Functions:
Accept responsibility for the direction, control, planning, of an activity
Make evaluations and decisions based on measurable or verifiable criteria
Work independently
Implement the plan of care by:
o Protecting the patient from injury caused by extraneous objects and chemical, electrical, laser, mechanical, and thermal sources.
o Performing accounting procedures to protect the patient from unintended retained surgical items.
o Performing interventions necessary to ensure that the patients procedure is performed on the correct site, side, and level.
o Managing the patients specimens according to organizational policy and procedures.
o Communicating the patients status to relevant parties throughout the continuum of care.
o Administering medications safely and correctly.
o Performing interventions to maintain the patients wound and tissue perfusion at or above baseline levels.
o Performing interventions to maintain the status of the patients genitourinary, gastrointestinal, musculoskeletal, endocrine, respiratory, cardiovascular, and neurological systems and fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balances at or above baseline levels.
o Performing interventions to protect the patient from surgical site infection.
o Protecting the patients rights, dignity, and privacy.
o Providing age-specific, culturally competent, ethical care within legal standards of practice.
o Providing consistent and comparable care regardless of the setting.
Document nursing care accurately, completely, and legibly.
Collaborate effectively with other disciplines as applicable.
Use problem-solving and conflict resolution skills to foster effective work relationships with team members.
Maintain required competencies.
Pursue professional growth and participating in a professional organization.
Act as a patient advocate and maintain privacy and confidentiality of individuals and health information.
The employee supports the hospital mission, vision, values, policies, and procedures.
Participates in required education for DNV programs as applicable to position (reference program education curriculum).
Agency nurses will be floated to other departments where they are qualified to perform patient care before core staff is floated.
Performs other related duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
Education
Required: Associate of Science in Nursing.
Preferred: Bachelors degree in nursing.
Licenses/ certifications/ registrations
Required: Current RN license in State of Oregon, BLS, ACLS, & PALS Certification, TNCC.
Preferred: CNOR, Peri-op 101, CRASE training: If travel assignment extends beyond a 6-month period, CRASE training will be required.
Experience
Required: None.
Preferred: Previous RN circulator experience, Peri-op 101 course, Scrub experience.
Other:
Required:
Perform a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another of a different nature without loss of efficiency or composure
Recognize the rights and responsibilities of patient confidentiality
Convey empathy and compassion to those experiencing pain, grief, or trauma
Relate to others in a manner that creates a sense of teamwork and cooperation
Communicate effectively and therapeutically with people from every socioeconomic background
Incorporates service excellence in customer relations in daily activities
- required
BLS - required
PALS - required

Benefits We Offer:

• Competitive pay rates, Referral Bonus, Medical, Dental and Vision. Travel reimbursement and per diem allowances, Employee discounts, educational opportunities, and more!

To apply for this job now or to find out more about other opportunities with Health Advocates Network, Inc. reply to this posting, contact us at or call/text . We can provide you unparalleled access to exciting career opportunities.

Health Advocates Network, Inc . is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants shall receive consideration for employment without regard to any legally protected basis protected by applicable federal or state law except where a bona fide occupational qualification applies.

About Health Advocates Network

Our Mission is to match highly skilled providers to exceptional healthcare facility opportunities while providing rewarding supplemental staffing experiences and supporting facilities to achieve unsurpassed patient care and outcomes.

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