RN Operating Room

Operating Room Nurse Opportunity

EPIC experience required. Please note experience on submission in order to prevent delays! Thank you!

Effective immediately, you MUST include your New York Temporary Health Care Service Agency License/Registration Certificate up front with all Glens Falls Hospital nursing submissions. This license is required by the state of NY in order to staff for temporary needs. If you have questions on this requirement, please visit: health.ny.gov. We cannot consider your candidate for consideration without this license uploaded with traveler profile. Thank you! Please check the job posting requirements for the 14 panel drug screen and make sure your agency can run this entire panel (within 24hrs of offer acceptance) BEFORE you upload your traveler to this need (Negative 14 panel or higher- the following MUST BE LISTED OUT & INCLUDE: Amphetamines (including methamphetamine, MDMA, MDA), Barbituates, Benzodiazepines, Cocaine Metabolite, Opiates (including codeine, morphine, oxycodone, oxymorphone, hydrocodone, hydromorphone), Phencyclidine, Methadone, Methaqualone, Propoxyphene, Buprenorphine and 6-Acetylmorphine). Thank you! As of 1/1/2024 - ALL new AND returning agency staff must have completed training from one of following groups for onboarding and clearance. Welle (welletraining.com) (Verbal De-escalation bundle training required) OR CPI (crisisprevention.com) OR PMCS (omh.ny.gov)

COVID vaccinations encouraged, but not required.

Operating Room Nurses offer the skills needed to provide surgical patient care by assessing, planning, and implementing the nursing care patients receive before, during and after surgery. Activities may include patient assessment, creating and maintaining a sterile and safe surgical environment, pre and post-operative patient education, monitoring the patient's physical and emotional well-being, and integrating and coordinating patient care throughout the surgical care continuum. Strong skills in vascular surgery and orthopedic surgery are a must. Primarily circulating position, scrub experience would be a great additional skill to have!

Patient population: Pediatric-Adult

EMR: EPIC

Operating Rooms: 14 rooms with coverage in Labor & Delivery for C-sections.

Types of procedures: Currently provide care in all surgical specialties except cardiac and ophthalmology.

Average procedures per day: 50

Requested time off during the course of this assignment MUST be noted and verified at upload. RTO REQUESTS AFTER UPLOAD WILL NOT BE APPROVED!! Non-billable orientation: 8hrs Holiday, Call-Back and OT multipliers: 1.25% Call: 4/hr

MUST be able to lift up to 50 lbs. If unable to, please redirect. Permanent address must be included in profile. Address must match Driver License/State ID. Address will be validated during compliance process. Travelers from the following counties in New York will not be considered for travel assignments at Glens Falls (Perm address must be included in profile): Albany, Columbia, Dutchess, Fulton, Greene, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Ulster, Warren, Washington.

Submission Requirements

• 2+ years of current OR experience - [Required]
• Vascular, ortho trauma, gen surg, Robot, urology, ENT - [Required]
• Travel experience- [required]
• EPIC experience- [required]
• BLS and ACLS- [required]
• Scrub and Circulate experience- [Required]
• Traveler candidate must have their own vehicle. This is a firm requirement.

Profile Requirements

• Work History
• Skills Checklist (pertinent to position), current to 1 year
• 1 Supervisory Signed Reference (from within the past two years of employment)
• License/Certifications - Must be uploaded with profile (Current Nursys, BLS and ACLS - Facility will not pend license/certs)

About the Facility

Glens Falls Hospital is a 410-bed not-for-profit community hospital located in charming Glens Falls, New York. Known as “Hometown U.S.A”, the city of Glens Falls is located right on the Hudson River and is the perfect place to live, shop, work, and play. The city offers a variety of museums and local entertainment, specialty stores and boutique shops, and plenty of bars and restaurants suited to all tastes.