Operating room nurses

Responsibilities

• Ensuring smooth running of surgical activities (pre-operative, operative and post-operative care).
• Preparing the operating room.
• Admitting patients to the operating room and preparing them for surgery.
• Providing instrumentation during surgery.
• Transferring patients to the recovery room and supervising all post-operative activities.
• Ensuring continuous adherence to hygiene, sterilization, asepsis and disinfection protocols.
• Training and supervising local team members, auxiliary nurses and cleaners.
• Collecting data, analyzing statistics, writing regular project reports.

Requirements

• Valid operating room nurse certification (diploma or university degree).
• At least 2 years experience as a registered nurse (after graduation).
• Experience in team management.
• Strong knowledge of English and French (or other language: Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic, Russian).
• Ability to work on assignment for at least 3 to 6 months.
• General requirements for all professions also apply.

Desirable

• Experience in general surgery, trauma, orthopedic or obstetric procedures.