Travel Nurse RN - OR - Operating Room - $2,852 per week at St Alexius Health Devils Lake Hospital
Devils Lake, ND 58301
About the Job
- Certifications Required: BLS, ACLS, PALS
Certification Details
- Specialty: SDS/Post OP/Phase 2 RN
- Job is a combination position that encompasses Same Day Services, OR/Phase II Recovery RN responsibilities.
- Expectations include working in same day services, phase 2 recovery, and procedural sedation for GI/procedures in surgery department & outpatient procedures such as IV antibiotics, wound care, blood administration.
- Responsibilities involve preparing patients for surgery, monitoring intraoperatively, and assisting with recovery.
- Administer RN moderate sedation for endoscopy procedures.
- Directly assist surgeon and anesthetist with procedures.
- Conduct outpatient IV therapy, blood product transfusions, and wound dressing changes.
- Handle preop and postop patient phone calls.
- Responsible for sterilization of surgical instruments and reprocessing of endoscopy equipment.
Job Details
- Required Certifications: BLS, ACLS, PALS
- Must have skills: IV starts, admissions, recoveries, experience with Endo, C-Sections, PACU/Phase 2, Procedural Sedation.
- Minimum of 2 years' experience required.
- No prior travel experience necessary.
- Scrubbing is not required.
Job Requirements
- Shifts & Scheduling Details: 0545-1415 or 0730-1600, work approx. 40 hours Monday-Friday, no weekends
- No Call for Same Day Services Department.
- Floating Requirements: as other departments need and our case load allows
- One week of unit/department specific orientation.
Schedule Information
- Number of Beds/Suites: 7 SDS rooms, 2 ORs, 1 endo suite
- Nurse to Patient Ratios: Varies widely, generally 4:1
- Average number of cases per day: Includes 5 endoscopy cases, scheduled and emergent c-sections, 9 cataract cases 2x/month, occasional 1-3 podiatry cases, and outpatient cases vary daily
- OR covers Phase 1, SDS covers Phase 2
- Common Cases: colonoscopy, egd most common
- No charge nurse role; Manager and CNO available for immediate concerns
- No techs or nurse aids on this unit
- EMR: Meditech
- RT Equipment (vents, Cpap, BiPap, etc): Not in the SDS department, available in hospital.
Unit Specific Information
- No clinical involvement/manager interview required for this position.
- Radius Rule: 50 miles AND candidates may not be full time, part time, or PRN with any facility associated with CommonSpirit, including CHI and/or Dignity.
- RTO needed upfront - Additional RTO will not be approved, including after submissions.
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