RN - OR

Operating Room Nurse

Registered Nurse Specialty: Operating Room Duration: 13 weeks Shift: Evening Hours per Shift: 8 hours (1 PM - 9 PM) Experience: 2 years recent Operating Room RN experience License: RN license required Certifications: BLS Certification required Must-Have: Large hospital experience with a minimum of 250 beds and Level 1 trauma status Experience working in an acute facility with 15 or more OR suites Experience with robotics, preferably DaVinci Strong experience in Neuro, focusing on craniectomies and spine procedures Versatile experience in Orthopedic procedures for case handling Ability to manage General surgical cases, GYN, Urology, and laparoscopic procedures

Circulating nurses will document and care for patients in the operative setting. Responsibilities include sterile prepping of surgical sites, catheter insertion, and opening sterile supplies. Positioning patients for surgical procedures is essential. Documentation within an electronic record system is required. Operating room equipment setup and utilization as directed will be performed. Experience with computerized charting, cautery, lasers, laparoscopic, and arthroscopy equipment is necessary. Familiarity with Stealth navigation for neuro cases is helpful. The nurse-to-patient ratio in the unit is 1 to 1 for clinicians. Clinicians must badge in and out for facility access. Scrub color is provided, specifically Ceil Blue. Call requirements may include working 1 to 2 days a week and every 3 to 4 weekends. Floating to other departments may occur, though it is rare. The unit consists of 25 OR suites, averaging 75 to 100 cases per day.