TravelNurseSource is working with Cynet Health to find a qualified PACU/Pre-Post Op RN in Bangor, Maine, 04401!
Job Title: Registered Nurse - Recovery Room - Pre-op
Profession: Registered Nurse
Specialty: Recovery Room - Pre-op
Duration: 13 weeks
Shift: 36 hours variable
Hours per Shift: 12
Experience: Minimum of 2 years of pre-op experience, PACU or ICU experience is acceptable if comfortable with pre-op processes and critical patients.
License: Required
Certifications: BLS, ACLS, PALS
Must-Have:
- Experience in assisting with bedside procedures, including blocks, central line placements, and femoral sheath placements.
- Ability to administer moderate sedation (versed/fentanyl, no propofol).
- Proficiency in pre-oping patients for surgery and starting large-bore IVs.
- Capability in cardiac rhythm interpretation.
- Preparation of drips for surgeries, including cardiac drips, pressors, insulin, heparin, and electrolytes.
- Familiarity with Cerner or EPIC EMR systems.
Description:
This position requires a registered nurse to work in the pre-operative area for cardiac patients.
The nurse will assist in prepping patients for surgery, primarily cardiac cases.
When not engaged with cardiac patients, the nurse will assist with general pre-op patients.
Services offered include trauma, orthopedic, gynecological, gastrointestinal, urology, thoracic, neurology, endoscopy, and pediatric surgeries.
Patient ratios are 1:1 for cardiac patients and generally 1:2 for other patients.
Nurses will act as a liaison between anesthesia in the operating room and needs outside of the operating room.
Call duties include being on-call for cardiac cases one week night and one weekend per month.
The nurse will participate in a rotating schedule with varying hours.
Call response time is set at 30 minutes.
Some holiday on-call responsibilities may be required.
The nursing staff includes support personnel, such as charge nurses and phlebotomists available 24/7.
The nurse will float to assist in the general pre-op area as needed.