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ASC-1975 - RN Operating Room - Austin, TX - 13 Weeks Contract
Sigma Healthcare Team is looking for an experienced Registered Nurse Operating Room for our client's hospital is Austin, TX.
Shift: 07:00 AM - 07:30 PM
Position Responsibilities:
Operating Room Nurses provide direct and individualized nursing care to patients based on the application of scientific nursing principles. In addition to general nursing care, responsibilities of OR Nurses include (but are not limited to):
Consults and coordinates with health care team members to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care plans
Conducts pre- and post-operative education
Serves as the communication liaison to family and members of the operating team
Takes and monitors patients' vital signs
Ensures that operating on correct patient and the correct procedure is being performed
Provides basic, bedside care
Prepares and administers (orally, subcutaneously, through an IV) and records prescribed medications. Reports adverse reactions to medications or treatments in accordance with the policy regarding the administration of medications by a licensed registered nurse
Responds to life-saving situations based upon nursing standards and protocol
Records all care information concisely, accurately and completely, in a timely manner, in the appropriate format and on the appropriate forms
Preps operating room for patient/procedure
Initiates corrective action whenever information from monitoring equipment shows adverse symptomatology
Monitors patients' physical and emotional well-being throughout the care continuum
Initiates patient education plan, as prescribed by physician. Teaches patients and significant others how to manage their post-treatment home care needs, self-administration of medication and rehabilitation
Performs other position-related duties as assigned, depending on assignment setting
During the surgical procedure, OR Nurses can take the role of:
Circulating Nurse, with the following additional duties:
Assists in positioning, responding to comfort/safety of patient
Provides for accurate care and handling of specimens
Observes and enforces strict standards of asepsis
Observes, checks and monitors all equipment used during surgery to confirm they are running smoothly
Handles patient documentation
Inventories all items both pre- and post-surgery
Scrub Nurse, with the following additional duties:
Selects and handles instruments and supplies used for the operation, passing them to surgeon
Inventories all items both pre- and post-surgery
Nurses First Assist, with the following additional duties:
Delivers direct surgical care by assisting physicians
Helps control bleeding
Provides wound exposure
Sutures patients after the surgery
Position Requirements:
Graduate of an accredited nursing program, BSN preferred
Current RN license, in good standing with the State licensing board
Current BLS and ACLS (AHA)
Two (2) years of OR experience
Sigma Healthcare Team is looking for an experienced Registered Nurse Operating Room for our client's hospital is Austin, TX.
Shift: 07:00 AM - 07:30 PM
Position Responsibilities:
Operating Room Nurses provide direct and individualized nursing care to patients based on the application of scientific nursing principles. In addition to general nursing care, responsibilities of OR Nurses include (but are not limited to):
Consults and coordinates with health care team members to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care plans
Conducts pre- and post-operative education
Serves as the communication liaison to family and members of the operating team
Takes and monitors patients' vital signs
Ensures that operating on correct patient and the correct procedure is being performed
Provides basic, bedside care
Prepares and administers (orally, subcutaneously, through an IV) and records prescribed medications. Reports adverse reactions to medications or treatments in accordance with the policy regarding the administration of medications by a licensed registered nurse
Responds to life-saving situations based upon nursing standards and protocol
Records all care information concisely, accurately and completely, in a timely manner, in the appropriate format and on the appropriate forms
Preps operating room for patient/procedure
Initiates corrective action whenever information from monitoring equipment shows adverse symptomatology
Monitors patients' physical and emotional well-being throughout the care continuum
Initiates patient education plan, as prescribed by physician. Teaches patients and significant others how to manage their post-treatment home care needs, self-administration of medication and rehabilitation
Performs other position-related duties as assigned, depending on assignment setting
During the surgical procedure, OR Nurses can take the role of:
Circulating Nurse, with the following additional duties:
Assists in positioning, responding to comfort/safety of patient
Provides for accurate care and handling of specimens
Observes and enforces strict standards of asepsis
Observes, checks and monitors all equipment used during surgery to confirm they are running smoothly
Handles patient documentation
Inventories all items both pre- and post-surgery
Scrub Nurse, with the following additional duties:
Selects and handles instruments and supplies used for the operation, passing them to surgeon
Inventories all items both pre- and post-surgery
Nurses First Assist, with the following additional duties:
Delivers direct surgical care by assisting physicians
Helps control bleeding
Provides wound exposure
Sutures patients after the surgery
Position Requirements:
Graduate of an accredited nursing program, BSN preferred
Current RN license, in good standing with the State licensing board
Current BLS and ACLS (AHA)
Two (2) years of OR experience
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