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Glens Falls, New York
Glens Falls Hospital

Registered Nurse (RN) - Operating Room (OR) (Afternoon Shift)

Location: Glens Falls, New York
Employment Type: Temporary
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 through 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

• Valid RN license in New York.
• Minimum 2 years of Operating Room nursing experience, with at least some experience within the last year.
• Completion of at least one travel nursing assignment.
• Associate of Science in Nursing or Associate Degree in Nursing.
• Experience in vascular surgery, orthopedic surgery, trauma, urology, and ENT surgery.
• Experience with Epic electronic medical record system.
• BLS certification issued by the American Heart Association.
• ACLS certification.

Shift & Hours

• Afternoon shift
• 12 hours per day

Additional Information

• Requested time off during the assignment must be noted and verified at the time of application upload; requests after upload will not be approved.
• Non-billable orientation: 8 hours.
• Holiday, call-back, and overtime multipliers apply.
• Call frequency: 4 hours.
• COVID vaccinations are encouraged but not required.

This position offers the opportunity to work in a busy surgical environment with a diverse patient population and a variety of surgical specialties.