Job Title: Operating Room Registered Nurse
Profession: Registered Nurse
Specialty: Operating Room
Duration: 13 weeks
Shift: Day Shift
Hours per Shift: 12 hours
Experience: Minimum 2 years
License: Active RN License
Certifications: BLS, ACLS
Must-Have:
- Must have Meditech experience
- Strong experience in ortho, neuro, and robotics
- Willingness to float among different specialties in the operating room
Description:
The operating room unit consists of 20 rooms with a total of 110 staff members, including directors, charge RNs, OR coordinators, surgeons, anesthesiologists, and CRNAs.
Patient ratios in the operating room are 1:1.
You will be required to prepare the operating room, arrange equipment, and assist doctors during surgeries.
Maintaining a 30-minute turnaround time between cases is essential.
Responsibilities include inspecting, maintaining, decontaminating, and repairing surgical equipment while keeping inventory records.
Pre and post-surgical tasks involve shaving, transporting, and applying dressings.
Typical procedures performed in the unit include robotics/Da Vinci surgeries, spinal procedures, Mako surgeries, neuro cases, burn management, cystoscopy, gastrointestinal procedures, endoscopic surgeries, laparoscopic equipment usage, ENT procedures, and trauma interventions.
This is a fast-paced environment, requiring adaptability and the ability to function independently.