Travel Nurse RN - OR - Operating Room - $1,951 per week

About the role

TotalMed RN is seeking a travel nurse RN for an Operating Room position in Hickory, North Carolina. This is a 13‑week travel assignment with 40 hours per week, 8‑hour day shifts.

Responsibilities

• Provide basic bedside care.
• Prepare, administer and record prescribed medication, reporting any adverse reactions to treatment.
• Serve as the communication liaison between patients' family members and members of the operating team.
• Ensure that the correct procedure(s) is being performed on the correct patient.
• Initiate patient education plan as prescribed by physician; teach patients and families how to manage medication and home care needs.
• Responding to comfort and safety needs of patient (circulating role).
• Accurate care and handling of specimens (circulating role).
• Monitoring equipment used during surgery (circulating role).
• Inventory of surgical items pre‑ and post‑procedure (circulating and scrub roles).
• Selection and handling of surgical instruments and supplies during procedures (scrub role).
• Assist physicians by delivering direct surgical care (RN first assistant).
• Help control bleeding (RN first assistant).
• Suture patients following surgery (RN first assistant).

Requirements

• 1‑2 years recent acute care experience as a circulating nurse, and/or scrub nurse, and potentially RN first assistant.
• ACLS certification.
• BLS certification.
• Minimum 1.5 years of recent acute care experience (as noted in posting).
• Additional certifications may be required before beginning an assignment.

Skills

• Ability to stand and walk for long periods.
• Ability to bend, lean, and stoop without difficulty.
• Ability to lift 20 pounds easily; moving or lifting patients may require up to 50 pounds.
• Tolerance for exposure to chemicals and infectious diseases in the operating room environment.

Benefits

• Weekly pay
• Guaranteed Hours
• Continuing Education
• 401k retirement plan
• Sick pay
• Wellness and fitness programs
• Referral bonus
• Employee assistance programs
• Medical benefits
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• Benefits start day 1

Pay

Pay package is based on 8‑hour shifts and 40 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with a tax‑free stipend amount to be determined.

Schedule

13‑week assignment, 40 hours per week, 8‑hour day shifts.