Operating Room Registered Nurse
Glens Falls, New York
Glens Falls Hospital

Registered Nurse (RN) - Operating Room (OR) (Afternoons)

Location: Glens Falls, New York
Employment Type: Temporary
Shift: Afternoons
Hours per Day: 12
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Description

• Provide surgical patient care by assessing, planning, and implementing nursing care before, during, and after surgery.
• Maintain a sterile and safe surgical environment.
• Educate patients pre- and post-operatively.
• Monitor patients’ physical and emotional well-being.
• Coordinate patient care throughout the surgical continuum.
• Strong skills required in vascular surgery and orthopedic surgery.
• Primarily a circulating nurse position; scrub experience is a valuable additional skill.
• Patient population includes pediatric to adult.
• Work in 14 operating rooms, including coverage in Labor & Delivery for C-sections.
• Care provided in all surgical specialties except cardiac and ophthalmology.
• Average of 50 procedures per day.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 2+ years of current Operating Room nursing experience.
• Experience floating to vascular, orthopedic, trauma, general surgery, robotic surgery, urology, and ENT.
• Prior travel nursing experience is required.
• EPIC electronic medical record experience is required.
• Current BLS and ACLS certifications.
• Experience in both scrub and circulating roles.
• Must have own vehicle (firm requirement).
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.

Licenses & Certifications

• New York Temporary Health Care Service Agency License/Registration Certificate (must be included upfront with submission).
• Current nursing license verified through Nursys.
• BLS and ACLS certifications must be current and uploaded with profile.

Compliance & Screening

• Must pass a 14-panel drug screen within 24 hours of offer acceptance. The panel includes Amphetamines (including methamphetamine, MDMA, MDA), Barbiturates, Benzodiazepines, Cocaine Metabolite, Opiates (including codeine, morphine, oxycodone, oxymorphone, hydrocodone, hydromorphone), Phencyclidine, Methadone, Methaqualone, Propoxyphene, Buprenorphine, and 6-Acetylmorphine.
• Completed training in verbal de-escalation from one of the approved programs (Welle, CPI, or PMCS) is required for onboarding and clearance as of 1/1/2024.
• COVID-19 vaccinations are encouraged but not required.

Additional Requirements

• Work history and skills checklist relevant to the position, current within 1 year.
• One supervisory signed reference from within the past two years of employment.
• Permanent address must be included in profile and must match Driver License/State ID; address will be validated during compliance.
• Requested time off during the assignment must be noted and verified at profile upload; no time off requests will be approved after submission.

Restrictions

• Candidates with permanent addresses in the following New York counties are not eligible for this assignment: Albany, Columbia, Dutchess, Fulton, Greene, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Ulster, Warren, Washington.

Orientation & Call Details

• Non-billable orientation: 8 hours.
• Holiday, call-back, and overtime multipliers apply.
• Call frequency: 4 times per hour (as stated).

This position offers an opportunity to work in a busy surgical environment with a diverse patient population and a variety of surgical specialties, requiring strong clinical skills and flexibility.