Travel Nurse RN - Operating Room - $2,967 per week in Oklahoma City, OK

Job Title: Registered Nurse Profession: RN Surgical Specialty Specialty: Surgical/Transplant Duration: 13 weeks Shift: Nights Hours per Shift: 48 Experience: Minimum 1 year of experience in an acute care surgical floor. Documents patient responses to nursing interventions and prescribed medical treatments; notes all changes in physician orders for assigned patients.

Job Title: Registered Nurse Profession: RN Surgical Specialty Specialty: Surgical/Transplant Duration: 13 weeks Shift: Nights Hours per Shift: 48 Experience: Minimum 1 year of experience in an acute care surgical floor. Preferred experience in stepdown/PCU and transplant care. License: Current RN License issued by the state nursing board or a current multistate compact RN License. Certifications: Current Basic Life Support certification issued by a recognized authority. Must-Have: Knowledge of professional nursing theory, practices, techniques, and procedures. Ability to organize, plan, coordinate, and evaluate nursing services. Good verbal and written communication skills. Ability to respond effectively to cultural and language needs of patients. Some computer skills. Description: Under general supervision, provides nursing care in a hospital to a variety of patients with health problems ranging from simple to complex. Assumes responsibility for an assigned group of patients. Documents patient responses to nursing interventions and prescribed medical treatments; notes all changes in physician orders for assigned patients. Assists physician in the examination of patients and in performing minor diagnostic procedures and treatments. Obtains and monitors physiological data of patients, observes the physiological manifestations of patients, and intervenes when necessary. Administers medication as prescribed; initiates, regulates, and monitors intravenous infusions and blood products. Delivers patient care competently. Interacts with family and patients in sharing care plan while in the hospital and at the time of discharge. Informs patients and families of hospital procedures. Makes referrals regarding patient care needs to appropriate personnel. Delegates tasks to support staff. Performs other duties as assigned. Preferred experience includes preceptor and charge nurse experience. The unit provides care for post-surgical patients and pre-transplant patients requiring close monitoring. This position is not in a PACU setting. Nurses may work in mixed settings based on acuity and available resources.