Travel Nurse RN - Preoperative - $1,987 per week

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Job description

Tact Staff is seeking a travel nurse RN Preoperative for a travel nursing job in Gonzales, Texas.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Preoperative
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 09/30/2024
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours
• Employment Type: Travel

RN m ust be able to circulate? in the OR ? 1 Participates in setting standards for patient care and nursing practice in surgery department according to AORN and regulatory guidelines. 2 Takes OR Call to ensure coverage at all times. 3 Functions as surgical nurse for surgical procedures. 4 Documents completely and legibly the surgical record according to AORN standards. 5 Insures all necessary logs, information and documentation is current, accurate and preserved according to current standards. 6 Recovers patients as needed. 7 Maintains proficiency in proper aseptic technique in the operating room and autoclaves instruments as necessary. 8 Insures all equipment is maintained in good working order and demonstrates ability to recognize improperly functioning equipment. 9 Provides care appropriate for the neonate and the pediatric, adolescent, and geriatric patients served based on demonstrated knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span. 10 Insures supplies and equipment are inventoried, ordered and stocked. 11 Sets up PACU, maintaining all necessary supplies, stock drugs and completes daily check of all emergency equipment. 12 Insures PACU is equipped and stocked to receive patients at all times. 13 Pre-op preparation of patients per physician's orders. 14 Insures all permits and other paperwork are completed. 15 Initiates IV line and assures pre-op teaching and anesthesia assessment done. Complete all pre-op preparation of patient. 16 Receives patient from OR nurse post-op and initiates recovery per accepted PACU standards of care 17 When prescribed recovery period completed, with patient stable and responsive, PACU nurse will effect transport either personally or by designation giving comprehensive report to receiving nurse. If patient is able to be discharged home post-op, PACU nurse will assist in dressing, reinforce discharge instructions and accompany patient personally or delegate staff to assist patient to transportation. 18 Other duties as assigned by supervisor or Nursing Administrator. 19 Assesses and interprets data on the neonate and the pediatric, adolescent, and geriatric patients' status to identify adolescent, and geriatric patients' status to identify patients' requirements relative to their age-specific needs and provides care needed as stipulated in departmental policy.

Tact Medical Staffing Job ID . Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Registered Nurse - PreOp

About Tact Staff

Our nurses choose Tact assignments because it provides the opportunity to take on new challenges in their careers while they travel across the United States and gain enriching experiences on a professional and personal level.

Our dedicated team of staffing consultants will work with you and be your advocate as you choose to embark on new assignments. Our team is committed to providing our nurses with the most rewarding healthcare assignments and choices at primer healthcare institutions nationwide. Let us handle the details; you choose the job and location that are right for you.

Be Adventurous, Make a Difference, Travel with Tact.

Be Adventurous - Becoming a travel nurse is not only a professional adventure, but a personal adventure as well. It is an opportunity to challenge yourelf, to explore a new place, and try amazing food

Make a Difference - Nurses make such a huge difference in so many lives. The care and compassion you show to your patients, does not go unoticed. We know how important your jobs is, which is why we take our job as recruiters so seriously. Being able to place nurses in hospitals, where you are doing something as crucial as saving lives, is something we feel thankful to be able to do.

Travel with Tact - From the moment we receive your resume we begin trying to build a relationship with you. We know the importance of becoming your friend, before becoming your recruiter. Building friendly, yet professional relationships allows us to discover what you truly want and don't want in a travel assignment.

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