RN OR Scrub
Saint Johnsbury, Vermont
Staffing partner
Acute Care · Infectious Disease · Medical/Surgical · Nursing Management/Admin
Posted May 22 · Not open to new grads
- Unit
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What the listing says
Role
- Term
- Travel
- Setting
- Hospital
- Accepts
- RN
- Experience
- 2+ years
- Staffing partner
- TNAA Healthcare
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
About this role
We're looking for Operating Room Scrub RNs for an immediate travel nurse opening in Saint Johnsbury, VT. The right OR Scrub RN should have 1-2 years recent acute care experience as a circulating nurse, and/or scrub nurse, and potentially RN first assistant. Read below for more requirements.
As an OR Scrub RN Travel Nurse, you will assist physicians and medical staff in caring for surgical patients during their surgical procedures. Scrub OR Nurses handle and prepare operating instruments and equipment within the sterile field. Surgery responsibilities may include preparing instruments for specific surgical procedures, monitoring and observing the patient during surgery, and responding to potential complications alongside the physician.
Additional duties for OR Scrub Nurses may include
Selection and handling of surgical instruments and supplies during procedures. Inventory of surgical items pre- and post-procedure. Prepare, administer and record prescribed medication, reporting any adverse reactions to treatment.
Ensure that the correct procedure(s) is being performed on the correct patient. Active license Certs required: BLS Experience required: 2 Years OR Travel Nurses should be able to stand and walk for long periods of time, as well as bend, lean and stoop without difficulty. RNs should be able to easily lift 20 pounds.
Moving or lifting of patients may require lifting of up to 50 pounds at times. RNs may face hazards from exposure to certain chemicals or infectious diseases in the operating room environment. Requirements*: BLS, ACLS, PALS, 2 Years
- Additional certifications may be required before beginning an assignment. Pay: $2,544.88
Sourced from TNAA Healthcare’s careers page.
“RNs may face hazards from exposure to certain chemicals or infectious diseases in the operating room environment. Requirements*: BLS, ACLS, PALS, 2 Years * Additional certifications may be required before beginning an a…” · from this posting
Requirements
- Active license
- Registered Nurse (RN)
- BLS
- ACLS
- PALS
- 2 Years experience
- RN
- 2 Years
Place
- City
- Saint Johnsbury, Vermont
- State price level
- 2% below the national average
Vermont index 98.0, where 100 is the national average.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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You are looking at TNAA Healthcare in the Columbus, OH market — Travel Nurse Across America under TotalMed, a national travel staffing company rather than one hospital campus. If you take an assignment through them, your days land on the…
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Operating Room is a specialty you move into. Periop programs often train from the ground up.
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