Operating Room RN
Auburn, New York
Auburn Community Hospital

OR RN

Location: Auburn, New York Employment Type: Travel/Contract Contract Length: 13 weeks Start: ASAP

Schedule

• Shift: Day, 7:00 to 15:30
• Schedule: 4x10 day shifts (the shift field lists 5x8 hours)
• Guaranteed Hours: 40 hours per week
• Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend and every other holiday
• Floating: Required, per facility needs
• Call-Out Policy: 3 shifts per 13 weeks
• Interview Type: Phone/Virtual

Requirements

• Licensure: Valid NY State RN license. A candidate without a NY license may still be submitted if they have applied for it, and the submitting team must provide the application submission date.
• Education: Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Experience: Minimum 1 year of Operating Room (OR) experience
• Recent Experience: OR experience required within the last year
• Certifications:

  • ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support, issued by the American Heart Association)
  • BLS (Basic Life Support, issued by the American Heart Association)
  • NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) training, minimum 2 hours annually
• Competencies: Competency exam and medication test/pharmacology competency exam, as applicable to profession and specialty
• Verifications: Nursys verification and state license primary source verification, both completed before facility start
• Background and Screening:

  • Background check completed within 1 year of start, covering the past 7 years of locations, with annual updates
  • EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks completed before facility start
  • 9-panel drug screen within 30 days of start (instant/rapid accepted; not required annually)
  • NYS Nurse Aide Registry (required by facility)
  • NYS Medicaid Exclusion List check
• Health Clearances:

  • Full physical with review of systems within 12 months of start, signed by a licensed provider, stating the employee can perform job duties
  • Tuberculosis screening (PPD, T-Spot, or QuantiFERON within 1 year of start, with annual questionnaire)
  • Tdap within the last 10 years, or signed declination
  • Measles, mumps, and rubella immunity (2 MMR vaccines or titers; mumps immunity status must be known)
  • Hepatitis B series, titer, or signed declination
  • Varicella immunity (2 vaccines, positive titer, or documented history of disease)
  • Flu vaccine or declination, required during flu season (9/1 to 5/1), with documentation on file by 11/30 for working clinicians
  • COVID vaccine records or declination
  • Fit test within 12 months of start, updated annually
• Documentation:

  • Skills checklist (required)
  • 2 professional references within 3 years of hire
  • Unexpired government-issued photo ID
  • Facility code of conduct, patient abuse reporting, and confidentiality/non-disclosure agreements (review and sign)
  • Orientation packet and self-study quiz (required pages completed)
  • Orientation safety manual acknowledgment
  • Automated dispensing cabinet security training (required for nurses)

Additional Notes

• Return to Offer (RTO): All RTOs must be on the submittal. Any RTO after the offer will not be approved, and the traveler is responsible for covering any additional shifts.
• Automatic Disqualifier: Failure to clear a license check ("No Hits On License") disqualifies the candidate.