Job Title: Travel RN - Operating Room/Surgery Location: Lake Charles, Louisiana 70601 Duration: 13 weeks Shift/Schedule: M-F, 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM, On-call: 1–2 times per week and every 3rd weekend (Friday–Sunday), Floating between St. Patrick Campus and Lake Area campus as needed
Type of patients/cases on the unit: limited Pediatric (Client only), Adult, Geriatric. This position is mainly for the St Patrick Campus which does Client (Mako Total knees/total hip/gamma nails), Podiatry (bunion/ankle Products/ankle and foot fractures), Hand (fractures/CClient), 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 Client
Job Responsibilities:
Provide independent nursing care in the Operating Room setting for routine and complex surgical cases
Perform patient assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention, and evaluation
Administer medications and treatments while monitoring effectiveness and side effects
Document patient history, symptoms, medications, and care provided
Educate patients, families, and caregivers on care plans and treatment needs
Delegate tasks appropriately and collaborate with other care providers
Work with patient populations including limited pediatrics, adults, and geriatrics
Cases include Orthopedics (Mako total knees/hips, gamma nails), Podiatry, Hand surgery, Spine/Crani, General surgery, Urology, ENT, Gynecology, and Pain management
Requirements:
Active RN License in state of employment or Compact License required
BLS certification required
Minimum 1 year of related nursing specialty experience preferred
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred
Experience in Operating Room/Surgical nursing preferred
Ability to float between OR campuses as needed
Must be comfortable with on-call requirements
Preferences:
BSN preferred
Prior OR experience with orthopedic, spine, general, urology, podiatry, ENT, gynecology, or pediatric cases preferred
Experience in similar clinical setting preferred
Numbers & Facts
Location
Lake Charles, LA
Skills
Basic Life Support (BLS)unmatched
Geriatricsunmatched
Hand Surgeryunmatched
Medical Diagnosisunmatched
Medication Administrationunmatched
Medicationsunmatched
Nursingunmatched
Obstetrics and Gynecologyunmatched
On Callunmatched
Operating Room Nursingunmatched
Orthopedicsunmatched
Pain Managementunmatched
Patient Assessmentunmatched
Patient Careunmatched
Patient Historyunmatched
Pediatricsunmatched
Podiatryunmatched
Side Effectsunmatched
Surgical Nursingunmatched
Urologyunmatched
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