Travel RN - Operating Room - Outpatient Surgery/Same Day Surgery

Job Details

American Traveler is hiring an Outpatient Surgery RN for a 13-week assignment requiring at least 1 year of experience and an active CA RN license.

Acute care hospital setting in the Outpatient Surgery department
Day shift schedule (5x8 hours), with staggered start times between 0600 and 0830 depending on daily assignment area
Flexibility required to accommodate variable daily start times
PACU-assigned nurses are expected to stay until the end of the day's cases
No shift relief provided in Outpatient Surgery
May be required to float between sister facilities within the health system
Covers pre/post-op, Phase I PACU, and Phase II Recovery areas
Cases include ophthalmology, ENT, general, GYN, ortho, plastics, podiatry, urology, vascular, and endo/laparoscopic surgeries
Anesthesia types include general, local, conscious sedation, MAC, and nerve blocks

Responsibilities include pre-op assessment and education, discharge instructions, medication reconciliation, and post-op follow-up calls
Perform 12-lead EKG/ECG and manage pre/post-operative procedures
Knowledge of malignant hyperthermia protocol, RASS scoring, and pain assessment/management required
Experience with insulin and hyperglycemia/hypoglycemia protocols may be needed
Must be comfortable managing pediatric patients as part of caseload
Scrub color is scrubs or business casual
Must commit to working 3 of the 5 major holidays (Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, New Year's Day)
RTO requests limited to no more than 7 days and must be submitted upfront
Two supervisory references required, covering 1 year of experience within the last 3 years
Former Providence permanent staff must wait at least 3 months before returning as a traveler and must reside more than 50 miles from the facility
Local candidates accepted at a lower bill rate within a 50-mile radius