Travel OR RN — Nights, 40h/wk (Springfield)

TotalMed RN; Springfield (IL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay

Guaranteed Hours

Continuing Education

401k retirement plan

Sick pay

Wellness and fitness programs

Referral bonus

Employee assistance programs

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Benefits start day 1

Job summary

TotalMed RN is seeking a travel nurse RN OR - Operating Room for a travel nursing job in Springfield, Illinois.

As an OR Travel Nurse, you will assist physicians and medical staff in caring for surgical patients, as well as providing pre- and post-surgery care and education to the patient. Circulating OR Nurses work within the operating suite but outside of the sterile field; Scrub OR Nurses handle and prepare operating instruments and equipment within the sterile field.

Qualifications

• BLS certification required.
• 3 years of acute care experience as circulating or scrub nurse.
• RN license and readiness for travel assignments.

Responsibilities

• Provide basic bedside care.
• Prepare, administer and record prescribed medication, reporting adverse reactions to treatment.
• Serve as the communication liaison between patients' family members and operating team.
• Ensure that the correct procedure 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.
• Responding to comfort and safety needs of patient.
• Accurate care and handling of specimens.
• Monitoring equipment used during surgery.
• Inventory of surgical items pre- and post-procedure.
• Inventory of surgical items pre- and post-procedure.
• Assist physicians by delivering direct surgical care.
• Help control bleeding.
• Suture patients following surgery.

Skills

BLS

Job description

TotalMed RN is seeking a travel nurse RN OR - Operating Room for a travel nursing job in Springfield, Illinois.

As an OR Travel Nurse, you will assist physicians and medical staff in caring for surgical patients, as well as providing pre- and post-surgery care and education to the patient. Circulating OR Nurses work within the operating suite but outside of the sterile field; Scrub OR Nurses handle and prepare operating instruments and equipment within the sterile field.