Travel Nurse RN - OR - Operating Room - $2,852 per week Job Listing at CHI St Alexius Health Devils Lake Hospital in Devils Lake, ND (Job ID 4999383-2024-10-08)

Description

Certification Details
• Certifications Required: BLS, ACLS, PALS

Job Details
• Specialty: SDS/Post OP/Phase 2 RN
• Job is a combination position that encompasses Same Day Services, OR/Phase II Recovery RN responsibilities.
• Expectations include working in same day services, phase 2 recovery, and procedural sedation for GI/procedures in surgery department & outpatient procedures such as IV antibiotics, wound care, blood administration.
• Responsibilities involve preparing patients for surgery, monitoring intraoperatively, and assisting with recovery.
• Administer RN moderate sedation for endoscopy procedures.
• Directly assist surgeon and anesthetist with procedures.
• Conduct outpatient IV therapy, blood product transfusions, and wound dressing changes.
• Handle preop and postop patient phone calls.
• Responsible for sterilization of surgical instruments and reprocessing of endoscopy equipment.

Job Requirements
• Required Certifications: BLS, ACLS, PALS
• Must have skills: IV starts, admissions, recoveries, experience with Endo, C-Sections, PACU/Phase 2, Procedural Sedation.
• Minimum of 2 years' experience required.
• No prior travel experience necessary.
• Scrubbing is not required.

Schedule Information
• Shifts & Scheduling Details: 0545-1415 or 0730-1600, work approx. 40 hours Monday-Friday, no weekends
• No Call for Same Day Services Department.
• Floating Requirements: as other departments need and our case load allows
• One week of unit/department specific orientation.

Unit Specific Information
• Number of Beds/Suites: 7 SDS rooms, 2 ORs, 1 endo suite
• Nurse to Patient Ratios: Varies widely, generally 4:1
• Average number of cases per day: Includes 5 endoscopy cases, scheduled and emergent c-sections, 9 cataract cases 2x/month, occasional 1-3 podiatry cases, and outpatient cases vary daily
• OR covers Phase 1, SDS covers Phase 2
• Common Cases: colonoscopy, egd most common
• No charge nurse role; Manager and CNO available for immediate concerns
• No techs or nurse aids on this unit
• EMR: Meditech
• RT Equipment (vents, Cpap, BiPap, etc): Not in the SDS department, available in hospital.

Additional Details
• No clinical involvement/manager interview required for this position.
• Radius Rule: 50 miles AND candidates may not be full time, part time, or PRN with any facility associated with CommonSpirit, including CHI and/or Dignity.
• RTO needed upfront - Additional RTO will not be approved, including after submissions.