RN – Operating Room

Specialty: Operating Room
Facility: CHI St Alexius Health Devils Lake Hospital
State License: ND
Certs/Licenses:
Years of Experience: 1 year(s)
Shift: 12H Days Days + Call, rotating holiday coverage, every 3rd weekend, first to float
Guaranteed Hours: 36 hours per week
Description: Specialty: ORFacility: CHI St Alexius Health Devils Lake HospitalState License: NDCerts/Licenses: Years of Experience: 1 year(s)Shift: 12H Days Days + Call, rotating holiday coverage, every 3rd weekend, first to floatGuaranteed Hours: 36 hours per weekDescription: Unit Notes:Department: OR RN*Certifications: BLS, ACLS, PALS(preferred)*NO CLINICAL INVOLVEMENT- # of Suites: 1 endoscopy suite, 2 ORs- Average # of cases per day: 5 endoscopy/day M-F, 9 cataracts every other wednesday, approx 3 scheduled c-sections/month, 1-2 podiatry cases every Monday- Common Cases: Endoscopy, C-Sections, D&Cs, Cataract Extractions, Podiatry, Resterilization of Surgical Instruments- Experience or ‘Must have’ skills: endoscopy and c-section experience preferred, but not required, scrub or willingness to learn to scrub required- How many years exp required?: 2 preferred, but not required- Previous travel exp required?: preferred, but not required- Is scrubbing required for RNs?: willingness to learn preferred, but not required – Is there a manager/Charge Nurse on each shift?: Yes – working OR supervisor and also a 24/7 house nurse coordinator- Does the charge nurse take an assignment?: the OR supervisor shares the workload with the scheduled staff- OR techs?: 1 CST, but RN’s have cross trained to scrub/resterilize and perform all OR tech roles- EMR: Meditech 6- Shifts & Scheduling: Monday-Friday 6a-2:30p with 1 in 3 on call after hours- Do you allow self-scheduling? Block scheduling?: Block scheduling- Weeknight/Call Requirements: 1-2 nights of call required during the week- Weekend/Call Requirements: every 3rd weekend- Holiday/Call Requirements: rotating holiday call coverage – 6 recognized CHI holidays- What is call response time: 20 mins, but we respond ASAP – Floating Requirements : if we don’t have surgical cases we float to the admission/discharge side of surgery to help with outpatient IV therapy, wound dressing changes, and blood products transfusion- Scrub Color/Dress Code: ceil blue – we provide hospital scrubs but staff can bring their own ceil blue scrubs if they wish and we will launder them in house – How many shifts of unit/department specific orientation?: 1-2 weeks for usual caseload, variable length for buddy on-call orientation depending on how many surgical cases we get called in for and comfort level of new staffRadius Rule: 50 miles AND candidates may not be full time, part time, or PRN with any facility associated with CommonSpirit, including CHI and/or Dignity.RTO needed upfront (7 or less days per 13 week contract). Additional RTO will not be approved, including after submissions. Cancellation Policy:Hospital can cancel up to 4 shifts per 13-week assignment, 3 shifts for assignments that are less than 13 weeks Charting System:Meditech BSN Required:False License to Submit:Yes Trauma Level:CAH Care Setting:Acute Division:Nursing Shift Notes:Days + Call, rotating holiday coverage, every 3rd weekend, first to float Required Certifications:ACLS, BLS