OR RN
Omaha, Nebraska
CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center Bergan Mercy

OR RN

Location: Omaha, Nebraska

Contract Length: 13 weeks

Hours: 10 hours per day, 40 hours per week

Shift: Day, Evening

Role Overview

• Scrubbing and circulating in a 4-room outpatient surgery center and a main OR with 10 beds
• Most outpatient patients go home, but some surgical patients transfer to the floor for overnight stay
• Wide variety of cases with an emphasis on Ortho skills
• Department has a manager or charge nurse on each shift and OR techs
• EMR system: Epic

Required Qualifications

• BLS certification
• ACLS certification
• Level 1 trauma experience
• Experience in all service lines
• "3's and 4's in all areas" (as stated in source)
• Driver's license required at submittal
• Must pass a pass/fail skills exam during orientation with a score of 90% or higher, or the contract will be terminated
• No artificial nails (policy applies to all patient care departments)

Preferred Qualifications

• Recovery room experience

Case Mix

• All diagnoses and ages, with pediatrics in emergency situations
• Outpatient and inpatient cases of all acuities, including Level I trauma
• Service lines include general, laparoscopic, GYN, GU/cystoscopy, Ortho, neuro, plastics, eye, ENT, thoracic, and endoscopy
• Equipment: Davinci Robot x3, Stealth, O-arm, holmium lasers

Schedule and Call

• Shifts: 8- and 12-hour shifts, including 0630-1500, 0630-1900, and 1830-0700, plus midshift Monday through Thursday 1030-2100
• Scheduling: Self-scheduling, cyclic schedule, and department need
• Weeknight call: One 4-hour call after a shift every week
• Weekend call: Friday evening to Sunday evening about every 5 weeks, with two call teams alternating every 12 hours between first and second call
• Holiday call: Rotation between in-house and the two call teams
• Time off: 7 or fewer days per 13-week contract, requested upfront. Additional time off will not be approved, including after submission.
• Floating: No floating outside the OR

Eligibility and Policies

• Radius rule: Must live within 50 miles, and may not work full time, part time, or PRN with any facility associated with the parent health system

Orientation and Attire

• Unit-specific orientation: 1 week
• Green scrubs provided