Travel Nurse RN - OR - Operating Room - $2,126 per week

About the role

TotalMed RN is seeking a travel nurse RN for an Operating Room position in Fort Mill, South Carolina. The assignment is for 12 weeks, 40 hours per week, 10‑hour day shifts. Employment type is travel. (Job ID: 1496097)

Responsibilities

• Assist physicians and medical staff in caring for surgical patients.
• Provide pre‑ and post‑surgery care and education to patients.
• Circulating OR Nurse duties: respond to comfort and safety needs, accurate care and handling of specimens, monitor equipment used during surgery, inventory surgical items pre‑ and post‑procedure.
• Scrub OR Nurse duties: select and handle surgical instruments and supplies during procedures, inventory surgical items pre‑ and post‑procedure.
• RN First Assistant duties: assist physicians by delivering direct surgical care, help control bleeding, suture patients following surgery.
• Provide basic bedside care.
• Prepare, administer and record prescribed medication, reporting any adverse reactions.
• Serve as communication liaison between patients' family members and the operating team.
• Ensure correct procedure is 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.

Requirements

• ACLS certification.
• BLS certification.
• At least 1 year of recent acute care experience (circulating nurse, scrub nurse, and/or RN first assistant).
• Additional certifications may be required before beginning an assignment.

Qualifications

• 1‑2 years recent acute care experience as a circulating nurse, scrub nurse, and/or RN first assistant.
• Ability to stand and walk for long periods, 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 or infectious diseases in the OR 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 10‑hour shifts and 40.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with a tax‑free stipend amount to be determined.

Schedule

Shift: 10 hours, days; 40 hours per week.