OR Circulator RN
Pratt, KS
Travel Nurses, Inc.
5x8 hrs

OR RN Circulator

Location: Pratt, Kansas Employment Type: Travel/Contract Start Date: ASAP Assignment Duration: 13 weeks Schedule: Day shift, 06:30-15:00, Monday-Friday (8 hours/day, 40 hours/week) Weekend/On-Call: Call every 5th or 6th weekend and one day during the week First-Time Travelers: Not accepted

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Kansas
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Minimum of 3 years of OR Circulate experience
• OR Circulate experience within the last year
• One completed travel assignment
• Orthopedics experience
• Familiarity with total joint surgery procedures
• Experience with general surgery
• Experience with C-section (OB) procedures
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) issued by American Heart Association, American Red Cross, United States Department of Defense, or RQI
• BLS (Basic Life Support) issued by American Heart Association, American Red Cross, or United States Department of Defense
• PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) issued by American Heart Association, American Red Cross, United States Department of Defense, or RQI

Background and Identity

• Government-issued photo ID, carried on person during hours of service
• Copy of valid driver's license
• Proof of E-Verify or attestation
• 7-year criminal check within 1 year of start, updated annually, covering all locations lived or worked in the past 7 years (includes SSN trace, counties, nationwide, and sex offender searches)
• Federal criminal felony and misdemeanor background check within 1 year of start
• EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks within 30 days of start, updated with each renewal or extension
• Headshot photo for badge

Health and Immunizations

• Initial physical within 12 months of start, with physician statement that the candidate is free of communicable diseases and cleared to work; updated annually
• Tdap vaccine required
• TB screening: negative PPD, QuantiFERON Gold, or T-spot within 1 year of start, updated annually (alternatively, a negative 2-step PPD; if positive, a negative chest X-ray within 5 years is required)
• TB questionnaire required for all travelers
• Measles, mumps, and rubella: titer or 2 MMR vaccines, documented on laboratory-header records
• Hepatitis B: titer, series, or declination
• Varicella: titer or 2 vaccines
• Drug screen: negative 9-panel drug screen within the last 12 months (not required annually); a negative 10-panel screen within 1 year is also listed in the source
• Flu vaccine mandatory during flu season (10/31-03/31); medical exemption accepted on facility form with Employee Health approval, and a mask is required if approved; vaccines can be completed onsite
• COVID-19 vaccination declination form if declining

Competencies and Training

• Medication/pharmacology competency exam (80% to pass)
• Unit-specific competency exam (80% to pass)
• Core Part I, II, and III: annual OSHA, HIPAA, and Joint Commission training, via signed attestation or CORE testing
• Facility modules in WorkRamp must be completed before start
• Pre-arrival training review: restraints (return demonstration required), suicide and behavioral risk assessment, administration of PRN medications, and guidelines for appropriate conduct
• Training acknowledgement form to be signed after training review

Documents and History

• Two professional references from supervisors, or two clinical references (hospital evaluation also accepted)
• Performance evaluation on file if the traveler has worked with the organization for over 1 year
• Internal evaluation on file if the traveler has worked with the organization for over 2 years
• Complete application and resume
• Signed skills checklist, updated annually
• Confidentiality agreement, standards of performance, and agency information sheet, each reviewed and signed before start
• Training videos to be watched before start
• First-day instructions (details sent before start)