Operating Room Nurses Face Challenges and Shifting Responsibilities
Operating room nurses can have one of three distinct jobs: scrub nurse, circulator, or first assist. Each nurse has different responsibilities, but it takes all nurses working together to get the job done.
Operating Room Jobs | Location |
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RN OR - 13 weeks - Nights 12 | Flagstaff AZ |
RN OR - 13 weeks - Days 8 | Fort Mohave AZ |
RN OR - 13 weeks - Days 10 | Tucson AZ |
RN OR - 13 weeks - Days 8 | Eureka CA |
RN OR - 13 weeks - Days 10 | Eureka CA |
RN OR - 13 weeks - Days 12 | Eureka CA |
RN OR - 13 weeks - Days 12 | Irvine CA |
RN OR - 13 weeks - Nights 12 | Santa Rosa CA |
RN OR - 13 weeks - Days 10 | Brooksville FL |
RN OR - 14 weeks - Days 12 | Atlanta GA |
RN OR - 14 weeks - Days 12 | Atlanta GA |
RN OR - 12 weeks - Days 12 | Atlanta GA |
RN OR - 10 weeks - Days 12 | Atlanta GA |
RN OR - 13 weeks - Days 8 | Carbondale IL |
RN OR - 13 weeks - Days 8 | Chicago IL |
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Scrub nurses prepare the instruments and the sterile field. They get the patient into position and hand instruments to the surgeon as the case progresses. Circulating nurses make sure all paperwork is accounted for and that supplies are on hand. They perform instrument counts and ensure the correct surgery is performed. Nurse first assistants have responsibilities that vary depending on the surgeon. They range from administering medications to inserting sutures.
* indicates fast starts; $$ indicates higher than average pay in this specialty.
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