RN Surgery Center
Oklahoma City, OK
Travel Nurses, Inc.
5x8 hrs

RN Surgery Center

Location

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Contract Length

13 weeks

Schedule

10-hour shifts, 40 hours per week

Overview

Provides nursing care for patients with a range of health problems under general supervision in a hospital setting.

Required Qualifications

• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Valid RN license in Oklahoma
• Ambulatory Surgery (2 years of experience)
• Ambulatory Surgery experience within the last year
• BLS issued by American Heart Association
• ACLS issued by American Heart Association
• PALS issued by American Heart Association
• Excellent IV skills
• Instilling prescribed pupil-dilating drops
• Manage airways in patients aged 6 months to age 95
• Familiarity with surgical eye cases (cataracts, cornea, retina, glaucoma, plastics)
• PACU - Post Anesthesia Care experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing or higher from a board-approved program
• Minimum 2 years of nursing experience
• Excellent IV skills
• Experience with instilling prescribed pupil-dilating drops
• Experience with patient interviews and assessments
• Ability to recover phase 1 PACU patients
• Ability to manage airways
• Ability to manage pain or nausea in patients ages 6 months to 95 years
• Familiarity with surgical eye cases, including cataracts, cornea, retina, glaucoma, and plastics
• Ability to maintain a fast pace and work well in a team

Key Responsibilities

• Manage an assigned group of patients
• Document patient responses to nursing interventions and prescribed medical treatments, including changes in physician orders
• Assist physicians with examinations and minor diagnostic procedures and treatment
• Obtain and monitor physiological data and intervene when necessary
• Administer medications as prescribed
• Initiate, regulate, and monitor intravenous infusions and blood products
• Deliver patient care competently
• Communicate care plans and discharge information to patients and families
• Inform patients and families about hospital procedures
• Make referrals regarding patient care needs to appropriate personnel
• Delegate tasks to support staff
• Perform other assigned duties