The Operating Room (OR) Registered Nurse (RN) in this position will represent International SOS and will provide comprehensive health services to DOS, DOD, and contractor personnel stationed in Iraq.  The OR RN will use a holistic approach to care for the patients requiring acute medical or surgical interventions. Nurses will be accountable clinically for ensuring nursing care compliance within accepted standards of care and clinical practice. Nurses will use clinical judgment in assessing, planning, implementing, documenting, and evaluating patient care in the pre-operative, surgical and post-operative environments where life-threatening disease or injury requires close monitoring and at times quick intervention. The Nurse functions both dependently and independently within guidance and direction from the Nurse Manager/designee.  Key Responsibilities:Provide OR Nurse coverage for all patients in the acute and intensive care settings, short stay unit, acute and chronic pain management services.  Assist with diagnostic transoesophageal echocardiogram for medical and surgical patients, and emergency airway management. Prepare patient prior to surgery to alleviate concerns. Gather all supplies needed for the operation. Assume responsibility of keeping the operating room sterilized. Position and prepare patient on operating room table. Pass medical instruments or objects to the surgeon during operation. Evaluate patient in post operative phases. Assist surgeon at the patients’ bedside if the patient is not ambulatory, and in the clinic setting if the patient is able to report to the outpatient clinic. Assist with emergency airway management and surgeon provided consultative services at the patient’s bedside or in the outpatient clinic as needed. Ensure timely presence for scheduled clinics/surgeries, documented by physical presence in the clinic or operating room at the scheduled start time. Maintain compliance with all project site procedures, standards, and continuing educational and mandatory training requirements.  Maintain compliance with all project site procedures, standards, and continuing educational and mandatory training requirements. Other duties as assigned.
