OR RN
Council Bluffs, Iowa
Methodist Jennie Edmundson

OR RN, Council Bluffs, Iowa

Overview

• Location: Council Bluffs, Iowa
• Contract Length: 13 weeks
• Shift: Days
• Schedule: 4 ten-hour shifts (40 hours/week), 0700-1730. May need to arrive at 0630 based on case needs. Self-scheduling is not allowed; the manager creates the schedule based on needs.
• Orientation: 1 week of unit/department-specific orientation

Required Qualifications

• BLS certification
• Experience with the common cases listed below

Unit and Department

• Suites: 9
• Cases per day: 10-30
• Common cases: General, GYN, Ortho, Urology, ECTs, pain blocks, and ENT, with small amounts of vascular, neuro, and head and neck
• Support staff: Two surgical aids clean rooms and transfer patients.
• Leadership: A manager or charge nurse is always on shift. The charge nurse may take assignments and give lunches, as the manager may, depending on staffing.

Call Requirements

• 6 call days per 4-week schedule period, including weeknight and weekend call
• Weeknight call: 1730-0700
• Weekend call: 0700 Saturday to 0700 Monday
• Holiday call may be issued if holidays fall within the contract.
• Call response time: 30 minutes
• RNs assist with scrubbing for call.

Floating

• Not applicable. The circulator sits in PACU while the patient recovers, to provide support if needed.

Dress Code

• The facility supplies scrubs.
• OR attire policy: no nail polish for scrubbed personnel, earrings limited to studs (unless ears are covered), and no necklaces or jewelry.