Job Title: OR
Location: Hermiston, Oregon
Schedule: 8:00AM – 5:00PM x 5
Term: 13-week assignment with the potential for extension
Pay Rate: $68 – $74/hr
Astrya Global, a San Diego based medical staffing agency, is hiring a OR for a temporary assignment in Hermiston, Oregon. These positions are 13-week contracts with the ability to extend.
Responsibilities for a OR:
• Accept responsibility for the direction, control, and planning of assigned activities
• Make evaluations and decisions based on measurable or verifiable criteria
• Work independently while delivering safe, effective, and quality patient-family centered care in the operating room and perioperative services
• Protect the patient from injury caused by extraneous objects and chemical, electrical, laser, mechanical, and thermal sources
• Perform accounting procedures to protect the patient from unintended retained surgical items
• Perform interventions to ensure the patient’s procedure is performed on the correct site, side, and level
• Manage patient specimens according to organizational policy and procedures
• Communicate the patient’s status to relevant parties throughout the continuum of care
• Administer medications safely and correctly
• Perform interventions to maintain the patient’s wound and tissue perfusion at or above baseline levels
• Perform interventions to maintain the status of the patient’s genitourinary, gastrointestinal, musculoskeletal, endocrine, respiratory, cardiovascular, and neurological systems and fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balances at or above baseline levels
• Perform interventions to protect the patient from surgical site infection
• Protect the patient’s rights, dignity, and privacy
• Provide age-specific, culturally competent, ethical care within legal standards of practice
• Provide consistent and comparable care regardless of the setting
• Document nursing care accurately, completely, and legibly
• Collaborate effectively with other disciplines as applicable
• Use problem-solving and conflict resolution skills to foster effective work relationships with team members
• Maintain required competencies and pursue professional growth
• Participate in a professional organization
• Act as a patient advocate and maintain privacy and confidentiality of individuals and health information
• Participate in required education for DNV programs as applicable to position
• Float to other departments where qualified to perform patient care as needed
• Maintain current RN license, BLS, ACLS, PALS Certification, and TNCC
• Complete CRASE training if travel assignment extends beyond a 6-month period
• Perform a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another without loss of efficiency or composure
• Convey empathy and compassion to those experiencing pain, grief, or trauma
• Communicate effectively and therapeutically with people from every socioeconomic background
• Incorporate service excellence in customer relations in daily activities
• Be available for on-call rotation for the Surgery Unit on a regularly scheduled basis
• Perform other related duties as assigned
Benefits for a OR:
- Weekly pay every Friday
- Medical/Dental/Vision/Life/Pet Insurance
- 401K Retirement Plan (matching)
- Full-service Credentialing and Corporate Travel Team
- Referral Bonus up to $1,500
Astrya Global Medical Staffing offers 10+ years of staffing experience, 100% domestic support, and is certified by both the Joint Commission and National Association of Locum Tenens Organizations. At Astrya, we are dedicated to helping healthcare professionals find the perfect job.
