Travel Nurse RN - OR - Operating Room - $3,809 per week

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Job description

Job Details
• Housing: Travelers responsible for own housing.
• Please consider housing options in the surrounding towns: Basalt, Carbondale, & Glenwood Springs.
• Guaranteed Hours: While we can't guarantee hours on our contracts, your traveler will be scheduled for 36-40 hours per week.
• We do not downstaff, so they are essentially guaranteed hours unless they volunteer to downstaff.
• Must be healthy enough to safely function in a low oxygen environment (8k elevation).

Job Requirements
• Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Unrestricted license to practice as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the State of Colorado, or ability to obtain prior to start date
• BLS and ACLS certification.

Schedule Information
• May be required to work nights, weekends, and/or holidays.
• May be required to be on-call with a response time of 30 minutes or less.

Unit Specific Information
• The Operating Room RN provides professional nursing care in accordance with known/accepted standards of practice and AVH policy.
• Utilizes the Nursing Process to assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care.
• Works in support of the medical staff treatment plan and makes recommendations for changes to medical treatment plan as appropriate.
• Educates patients and family around the plan of care and disease management.
• Actively supports the nursing philosophy by striving for excellence in patient care, professional development, interpersonal relations, time management, and continuous quality improvement.
• Maintains competency in Perioperative procedures, equipment and standards of care according to AORN standards and unit specific Policies.
• Always maintains sterile process, sterile consciousness, and decontamination and sterilization process as defined by AORN standards of care.
• Researches and coordinates new-case-specific equipment and procedures.
• Learning the functionality and operation of new equipment is the responsibility of the individual nurse.
• The Nurse will maintain competency and take responsibility for medication administration in accordance with hospital policy.
• All nursing documentation and assessment of the patient is to be carried out in accordance to unit specific and hospital policy using electronic medical record documentation.
• The Nurse will be responsible for working on Policies and Procedures, Preference Cards and other needed projects as assigned by the Director or Charge Nurse for the department when not engaged in cases.
• The Nurse will show competency with all equipment, systems or procedures that are performed within the Perioperative Services Department.
• Assistance with any needed functions within the department.
• The Nurse will be dressed in AVH Scrubs at the assigned start of the shift, ready to perform their job duties.
• The RN will communicate clearly with the Charge Nurse, Director and other staff in regards to plans for procedures, patient flow and personal needs.
• Develops a problem based plan of care for every patient with appropriate nursing interventions.
• Records pertinent clinical documentation in accordance with regulatory requirements, professional standards and hospital policy.
• Prioritizes patient situations and takes appropriate action in an efficient, effective manner.
• Responds to clinical needs of patients in accord with experience, nursing standards, and hospital/nursing policies and procedures.
• Makes value-added resource decisions for patient care with respect to supplies, equipment, and acuity of care.
• Fully competent in the primary nurse role on unit; performs patient and family assessment and problem identification, plans care accordingly; implements and evaluates plan of care so that problems are resolved.
• Maintain competency in the care of the medical surgical patient with emphasis on orthopedic and general surgeries.
• Maintain competency in the care of the pediatric patient.
• Maintain competency in the care of the patient requiring telemetry monitoring.
• Cross-train to OB and the care of the postpartum patient or ICU when approved by Director.

Additional Details
• RTO: We do not formally approve ANY RTO, but will do our best to accommodate.
• HOUSING: Extremely expensive, especially in winter.
• DISPUTES: 30 DAY TIMEFRAME otherwise they'll be denied

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