Operating Room - OR RN - Travel Nurse

Overview

We're looking for Operating Room RNs for an immediate travel nurse opening in Rocky Mount, NC. The right RN should have 1-2 years recent acute care experience as a circulating nurse, and/or scrub nurse, and potentially RN first assistant. As an OR Travel Nurse you will assist physicians and medical staff in caring for surgical patients and provide pre‑ and post‑surgery care and education.

• Prepare, administer and record prescribed medication and report any adverse reactions to treatment.
• Serve as the communication liaison between patients' family members and the operating team.
• Ensure that the correct procedure(s) is being performed on the correct patient.
• Initiate patient education plan as prescribed by physician; teach patients and families how to manage medication and home care needs.
• Provide basic bedside care.

• Respond to comfort and safety needs of patient.
• Accurate care and handling of specimens.
• Monitor equipment used during surgery.
• Inventory surgical items pre‑ and post‑procedure.

• Selection and handling of surgical instruments and supplies during procedures.
• Inventory surgical items pre‑ and post‑procedure.

• Assist physicians by delivering direct surgical care.
• Help control bleeding.
• Suture patients following surgery.

OR Travel Nurses should be able to stand, walk, bend, lean, and stoop for long periods of time, lift up to 20 pounds routinely and, when necessary, lift patients up to 50 pounds. RNs may face hazards from exposure to certain chemicals or infectious diseases in the operating room environment.

ACLS, BLS, 2 Years

* Additional certifications may be required before beginning an assignment.