Travel Nurse RN - OR - Operating Room - $2,812 per week

First Connect Health is seeking a travel nurse RN OR - Operating Room for a travel nursing job in Gardner, Massachusetts.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: OR - Operating Room
• Discipline: RN
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 40 hours per week
• Shift: 10 hours, days
• Employment Type: Travel

Travel - "Registered Nurse - Operating Room"

Contract Details

• Guaranteed Hours: 40 hours
• Specialty: Operating Room

Requirements

• Experience Required: Operating Room nursing experience strongly preferred
• Certification Required: CNOR strongly preferred; ACLS required upon hire, or active BLS with AHA ACLS obtained within 60 days
• License Required: Current Massachusetts RN License
• Education: Graduate of an accredited nursing school

Perioperative Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care throughout the surgical experience.
• Collaborate with surgeons, anesthesiologists, clinical coordinators, and surgical technicians.
• Verify patient identification, consent forms, operative procedure, and surgical site.
• Maintain sterile fields and ensure proper handling and sterilization of instruments and supplies.
• Apply aseptic techniques during surgical procedures.
• Prepare supplies, equipment, and instrumentation for surgical cases.
• Maintain accurate sponge, needle, and instrument counts and communicate results to the surgeon.
• Safely position and transfer patients using proper body mechanics.
• Ensure perioperative techniques and practices meet established standards.
• Identify, label, handle, and care for specimens and cultures according to policy.
• Administer medications and IV therapy safely according to orders and protocols.
• Assess and reassess patient pain and evaluate effectiveness of pain management.
• Provide patient and family education and support discharge planning.
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation and communicate patient information to the healthcare team.
• Promote patient safety, infection prevention, privacy, and confidentiality.

Additional Skills

• Ability to work effectively in an environment with competing priorities.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong multitasking and prioritization abilities.
• Team-oriented, adaptable, and positive can-do attitude.
• Ability to respond appropriately to emergency situations.
• Commitment to maintaining a safe and clean patient-care environment.

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About First Connect Health

Benefits

• Sick pay
• 401k retirement plan
• Weekly pay
• Referral bonus