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At Nationwide Therapy Group, we focus on travel assignments, temporary to permanent placements, Per-Diem and Permanent placements.
Your next travel or permanent placement location can be at your hands today, so apply and experience what Nationwide Therapy Group has to offer.
Travel jobs, usually 13 weeks assignments, give you a chance to travel the world, work in facilities and gain experience working with different cultures, environments and get to experience different forms of therapy.

With the help of our presence and skilled professionals, we have been able to meet each and every demand in therapy staffing. At our company, we believe that your ideal therapy placement does exist. We believe in crafting a perfect association with our clients and job seekers, which is why we maintain close-knit relations with everyone working for us. Moreover, when we place a medical professional closer to their ideal place, we increase their happiness and make them attain their goals easily.

This position is accountable for the direct care to the patient pre-operatively. Participates in performance improvement activities.

Essential Functions

• Assures the needs of patients and families are recognized and addressed through coordination with other team members within the health care system and community.
• Completes all necessary documentation.
• Coordinates nursing care requirements with the OR and anesthesia departments to ensure the continuity of patient care.
• Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and the skills necessary to provide age appropriate care to the patients served. Able to interpret data about the patients status in order to identify each patients age specific needs and provide care needed by the patient group.
• Follows the five (5) medication rights and reduces the potential for medication errors.
• Keeps current with developments related to Pre-op nursing care; maintains and upgrades knowledge and skills.
• Maintains accurate and continued nursing documentation including patient histories, conditions, treatments, responses and assessment of changes.
• Maintains an awareness of OR schedule in order to ensure patient flow.
• Maintains current knowledge of medications and their correct administration based on age of the patient and his/her clinical condition. 
• Prepares patient physically, mentally and emotionally for surgical procedure.
• Prepares, hangs, monitors and discontinues IV fluids.
• Reports changes in patient arrival time to surgeon.
• Other duties as assigned

Job Requirements: 

• Must have an Active RN License to practice in CA

• Must have at least 2  years experience as a Registered Nurse

• At least 2 years experience as Pre-Op Nurse required

• Must have EPIC (EMR) experience

• Must have active BLS, ACLS

Benefits:

• Weekly direct deposit

• Start Immediately

• 401k (after 6 months)

• License Reimbursements (for renewal)

• Health insurance

Job Type: Contract