OR RN
Allentown, PA
Host Healthcare
4x10 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Registered Nurse / Operating Room

Location: Allentown, Pennsylvania Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: Day, 4 x 10-hour shifts per week (7:00 to 17:30), 40 hours per week Employment Type: Travel/Contract

Overview

• Operating Room RN position at a Level I Trauma Center
• The department has 24 main operating rooms, including a designated trauma OR adjacent to the trauma bay
• The department also has 2 hybrid operating rooms used for endovascular and structural heart procedures
• Patient population includes neonatal, infant, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients
• Travelers must be able to scrub and circulate across multiple service lines
• Weekend coverage is required as needed based on department needs
• On-call is required as needed based on department needs
• Does not accept first-time travelers
• Accepts local candidates
• Scrubs are provided

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Pennsylvania
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Two years of Operating Room (OR) experience
• Operating Room experience within the last year
• One completed travel assignment
• Experience in the general operating room (OR)
• Experience working with Level 1 Trauma patients
• Experience working with Neuro patients
• Experience in a teaching hospital setting
• Experience with robotic surgery
• Ability to scrub
• Ability to circulate
• Experience with Epic
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification

Onboarding and Compliance

• Background check within 30 days of start, covering the last 7 years
• Drug screen (10-panel or 9-panel without THC/Marijuana) within 60 days prior to start; if dilute, an observed drug screen must be completed within 24 hours
• Pennsylvania FBI fingerprint clearance within 90 days of start
• Pennsylvania Child Abuse search within 90 days of start
• Pennsylvania PATCH search within 90 days of start
• Pennsylvania Medicheck search within 30 days of start
• Negative TB test (QuantiFERON Gold or T-SPOT) within 90 days of start, or negative chest X-ray if positive
• Tdap vaccine within 10 years of start
• Measles, mumps, rubella, varicella, and hepatitis B immunity (titer or vaccine series)
• Flu vaccine or exemption on file
• COVID vaccine or declination on file
• Fit test questionnaire and fit mask testing
• Annual RespSafety clearance for respirator use
• Physician physical exam statement within 2 months of start
• Two professional references from employment within the last 12 months
• Employment application with 7 years of work history
• State license and Nursys verification

Other Details

• Time off: one pre-approved time-off request per contract; time off must be approved prior to start
• Block schedule requests must be submitted with the submittal
• Charting system: Epic