Preoperative RN
Seattle, Washington
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus

Registered Nurse - PreOp

Location: Seattle, Washington Employment Type: Travel/Contract Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: Day (4x10 hours), 10 hours per day, 40 hours per week

• Weekdays: 0530-1600
• Weekend days: 0630-1700
• No call requirements

Required Qualifications

• Valid Registered Nurse license in Washington
• 1 year of preoperative experience, completed within the last year
• BLS certification issued by American Heart Association or Canadian Heart & Stroke Foundation
• PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) certification issued by American Heart Association or Canadian Heart & Stroke Foundation
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing

Role Details

• Assignment: Pre-op for both inpatients and outpatients, and Phase II recovery through discharge home
• Surgical specialties and procedures: ENT, eyes, general surgery (lap chole, appendectomy, bowel resection, BKA, AKA), vascular, plastics, mandibular, gynecology, dental, thoracic (no open hearts), podiatry (no ortho), OB-GYN, robotic, transplant, post-op
• Also covered at times: Pre-op for cath lab (vascular procedures only) and endoscopy
• Respiratory: Breathing treatments, CPAP/BiPAP
• Pediatrics: Approximately 3-4% of procedures are pediatric; travelers are not assigned to pediatrics
• Float: Pre-op and PACU are float requirements; travelers may be required to float to another facility within a reasonable distance, but not to other campuses in the system

Other Notes

• The facility honors active compact licenses.
• Annual regulatory training modules of roughly 3.5 hours are required.
• Facility badge photo is not required for this location.