Travel: RN - Operating Room/Surgery - Contract

Travel: RN - Operating Room/Surgery
Lake Charles, LA
13 weeks 
Start Date-ASAP
SHIFT/MIDS-11:00 AM- 7:00 PM

Type of patients/cases on the unit: limited Pediatric (ortho only), Adult, Geriatric. This position is mainly for the St Patrick Campus which does Ortho (Mako Total knees/total hip/gamma nails), Podiatry (bunion/ankle scopes/ankle and foot fractures), Hand (fractures/CMC), Spine/Crani (ALIF/DLIF/TLIF/Kypho/Crani), General (chole/appy/hernia/colon/robotic), Urology (TURP/cysto/stones). The float campus would be Lake Area which has Pain, ENT ( including pediatric), Urology, Gynecology, Podiatry, General and some Ortho
Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications
BLS required
RN License in state of employment or compact
Weekend Requirement
On-call
On Call Requirement
On call 1-2 times per week and every 3rd weekend (Fri-Sunday)
Floating Requirement / Locations
Only needed in OR. Could be asked to float between St. Pats and Lake Area
Nurse / Patient Ratio
1:1

Summary:
The competent Nurse, in the same or similar clinical setting, practices independently and demonstrates an awareness of all relevant aspects of a situation. Provides routine and complex care, with the ability to on long-range goals or plans. Continues to develop the ability to cope with and manage contingencies of clinical nursing. Makes appropriate assignments and delegates to other care providers as a means to help manage the clinical situation.
Responsibilities:
Meets expectations of the applicable One*** Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
Consistent with the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice, provides nursing care utilizing the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention and evaluation for assigned patients.
Addresses increasingly complex psychological, emotional, cultural, and social needs of patient and families in accordance with their level of practice.
Using the appropriate protocol, administers medications and treatments; monitors for side-effects and effectiveness of the treatment prescribed.
Documents patient history, symptoms, medication, and care given.
Assess learning needs and provides education to patients, family members and/or care givers; identify issues and resources.
Job Requirements:
Education/Skills
Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, preferred
Experience
1 year of experience in the related nursing specialty preferred
Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications
BLS required
RN License in state of employment or compact
Work Schedule:
11AM-7PM Monday-Friday
Work Type:
Full Time

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