Travel PreOp RN

About This Role

This role is for a Travel PreOp Registered Nurse in Washington, DC, responsible for providing pre-operative care to patients. The nurse will work in an acute care hospital setting, focusing on patient assessment, education, and preparation for procedures.

Requirements

• 1 Year of experience
• Ambulatory/Outpatient skills
• Inpatient skills
• Level II Trauma Center experience
• Phase II Recovery skills
• Dysrhythmia recognition/management
• Hyperglycemia/Hypoglycemia Protocols
• Insulin protocols
• Blood Product Administration
• Central line care/management
• Phlebotomy
• Starting and maintaining IVs
• Antiarrhythmics
• Anticoagulation therapy
• Antihypertensives
• Emergency Medications
• Narcotics/Opioid Analgesics
• Procedural Sedation Administration/Monitoring
• Reversal agents
• Airway assessment
• Chest tube management
• End-Tidal CO2 monitoring
• Nerve Blocks
• Spinal
• Discharge Instructions
• Follow up phone calls
• Medication reconciliation
• Obtain Operative/Procedural Consent
• Pre/Post Operative procedures
• Pre-op Assessment
• Pre-op Education
• Pre-Op Medications
• Review History and Physical
• Straight urinary catheterization female
• Straight urinary catheterization male
• Wound Vacs
• Interpretation and communication of lab values
• Isolation Precautions/PPE
• Malignant Hyperthermia Protocol
• Pain assessment & management
• PCA pump management
• Charting Experience

Qualifications

• 1 Year of experience

Nice to Have

• Previous Charge Nurse Experience

Skills

* Required skills

Benefits

Certifications