Registered Nurse – Operating Room

Salary: $100 an hourShift: Multiple shifts
Location: Multiple locations
Temp placements

Mission Statement
Greater Careers is dedicated to our candidates and clients alike. Our mission is to ensure that we source and recruit innovative, quality-driven healthcare professionals based on our client's specifications and needs. Candidates are screened to complement healthcare placements with role-specific knowledge and experience before working for your organization.
Introduction

Operating room nurses also called perioperative nurses care for patients before, during, and after surgeries. They care for surgical patients outside of sterile operating rooms and assist with surgical instruments and equipment inside the operating room.

Job Responsibilities

• Evaluate patients prior to surgery (e.g. NPO status) and alleviate their concerns
• Develop and implement nursing care plans for surgical patients
• Monitor patient’s vital signs to detect anomalies
• Prepare patients for surgery by cleaning and disinfecting areas to be operated on
• Assist surgeons during surgical procedures
• Apply sterile techniques in handling medical instruments and equipment pre-, during, and post-surgeries
• Collaborate and support surgical teams and other medical professionals on patient medication and post-surgery care
• Perform other duties as assigned

Operating Room Nurse Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN)
• Current New York State RN license
• BLS and ACLS certifications from the American Heart Association
• AORN
• Phlebotomy
• IV Certification
• Two plus years of Operating Room Nurse experience
• Scrub and circulating experience
• Conscious Sedation Certification (preferred)