OR RN
Springfield, IL
Host Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Operating Room RN Travel Contract

Overview

• Specialty: Operating room
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Location: Springfield, Illinois
• Shift: Days, Friday through Sunday, 6:45 AM to 7:15 PM
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Weekend schedule required
• On-call required: 1 shift per week
• Floating: May float within skill set, rarely
• Block scheduling not accommodated
• Local candidates not accepted; must live at least 50 miles from the facility
• First-time travelers not accepted
• General OR and trauma experience required
• Works with all service lines except cardiovascular

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Illinois
• OR - Operating Room (3 years of experience)
• OR - Operating Room experience within the last year
• One completed travel assignment
• BLS issued by American Heart Association
• ACLS issued by American Heart Association
• PALS issued by American Heart Association
• CNOR
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Experience working with Level 1 Trauma patients
• General surgery case experience: Appendectomy, Cholecystectomy, Colon resection, Hernia repair inguinal/umbilical, Laparoscopic assisted procedures, Mastectomy, Thyroidectomy partial/total, Whipple
• Neurology case skills/experience: Cervical fusion, Craniotomy, Laminectomy/discectomy, Lumbar fusion
• Orthopedic case skills/experience: Arthroscopy, Carpal Tunnel release, Closed reduction of fractures, Open reduction of fractures
• Organ donation experience
• Code response experience
• Malignant hyperthermia management
• Electrosurgical units operation
• Fiber optic light sources/cords operation
• Hana tables operation

Case and Clinical Experience

• Bariatric: laparoscopic-assisted cases
• General surgery: appendectomy, cholecystectomy, colon resection, inguinal/umbilical hernia repair, laparoscopic-assisted procedures, mastectomy, partial/total thyroidectomy, Whipple
• Neurology: cervical fusion, craniotomy, laminectomy/discectomy, lumbar fusion
• Orthopedics: arthroscopy, carpal tunnel release, closed and open reduction of fractures
• Plastic surgery: free flap microvascular
• Transplant: organ donation
• Urology: cystoscopy, nephrectomy, prostatectomy
• Trauma: amputations, gunshot/stab wounds, motor vehicle accident with multiple injuries

Additional Clinical Skills

• Emergency response, fire safety, latex allergy, malignant hyperthermia
• Blood product administration, infection control, radiation safety
• Specimen handling and labeling, universal protocol/time-out, urinary bladder catheterization
• Equipment experience with electrosurgical units, fiber optic light sources/cords, and Hana tables

Facility Notes

• Acute care, Level I trauma center, Magnet facility
• 562 staffed beds
• Cerner charting
• Scrubs provided
• Parking permit required at no cost