What are the responsibilities and job description for the Travel Nurse - RN - Operating Room position at Alpha Home Health and Hospice?
We are seeking an experienced Operating Room Registered Nurse (RN) for a travel assignment.
Role And Responsibilities
Role And Responsibilities
- Provide surgical patient care by assessing, planning, and implementing nursing care before, during, and after surgery.
- Serve as patient educator, circulating nurse, or scrub nurse within the operating suite.
- Circulating nurses work outside the sterile field, while scrub nurses handle and prepare instruments within it.
- Minimum of 18 months recent experience in an Acute Care Surgery setting.
- Active RN license and degree from an accredited nursing program.
- Current BLS and ACLS certifications.
- Additional requirements may be specified by the healthcare facility.
- Assess, plan, and deliver perioperative nursing care.
- Educate patients about procedures and post-operative care.
- Collaborate with surgical teams to ensure patient safety and optimal outcomes.
- Strong clinical assessment and patient care skills.
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced surgical environment.
- Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.