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

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

Location: Glens Falls, New York
Employment Type: Temporary
Shift: Days
Hours per Day: 8
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

• Valid RN license in New York.
• Minimum 2 years of OR circulating nursing experience, including experience within the last year.
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing.
• BLS certification issued by the American Heart Association.
• ACLS certification issued by the American Heart Association.
• Experience in vascular surgery, orthopedic surgery, trauma, urology, and ENT surgery.
• Experience with Epic electronic medical record system.

Licenses & Certifications

• New York Temporary Health Care Service Agency License/Registration Certificate (required upfront for consideration).
• Current nursing license (Nursys verification required).
• BLS and ACLS certifications (must be current and uploaded with profile).

Compliance & Screening

• Negative 14-panel drug screen required within 24 hours of offer acceptance. The panel must include:

  • Amphetamines (including methamphetamine, MDMA, MDA)
  • Barbiturates
  • Benzodiazepines
  • Cocaine Metabolite
  • Opiates (including codeine, morphine, oxycodone, oxymorphone, hydrocodone, hydromorphone)
  • Phencyclidine
  • Methadone
  • Methaqualone
  • Propoxyphene
  • Buprenorphine
  • 6-Acetylmorphine
• Completion of verbal de-escalation training from one of the approved groups (Welle, CPI, or PMCS) required for onboarding and clearance.
• Permanent address must be included in profile and must match Driver License/State ID; address will be validated during compliance.
• Candidates from the following New York counties are not eligible for this assignment: Albany, Columbia, Dutchess, Fulton, Greene, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Ulster, Warren, Washington.

Additional Information

• Requested time off during the assignment must be noted and verified at profile upload; no time off requests will be approved after submission.
• Non-billable orientation: 8 hours.
• Holiday, call-back, and overtime multipliers apply.
• Call requirement: 4 hours.
• COVID vaccinations are encouraged but not required.

Profile Requirements

• Up-to-date work history and skills checklist relevant to the position (within 1 year).
• One supervisory signed reference from within the past two years of employment.
• All required licenses and certifications must be uploaded with the profile.

This position offers the opportunity to work in a community hospital setting with a diverse surgical caseload and a supportive environment for travel nurses.