Travel Nurse RN - OR - Operating Room - $2,434 per week
TotalMed · Lumberton, NC · 3 wk ago
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About the role
Travel nurse RN position for Operating Room in Lumberton, North Carolina. Start date: October 26, 2026. Duration: 13 weeks. Schedule: 40 hours per week, 10‑hour day shifts. Employment type: Travel. TotalMed RN is a Top Ten travel nursing and healthcare staffing agency that places clinicians nationwide, focusing on matching highly‑skilled staff with facilities to improve patient experience.
Responsibilities
- Provide basic bedside care.
- Prepare, administer and record prescribed medication, reporting any adverse reactions.
- Serve as communication liaison between patients' families and the operating team.
- Ensure the 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.
- Additional duties for Circulating OR Nurses: respond to comfort and safety needs of patient; accurate care and handling of specimens; monitor equipment used during surgery; inventory of surgical items pre‑ and post‑procedure.
- Additional duties for Scrub OR Nurses: selection and handling of surgical instruments and supplies during procedures; inventory of surgical items pre‑ and post‑procedure.
- Additional duties for RN First Assistant: assist physicians by delivering direct surgical care; help control bleeding; suture patients following surgery.
Requirements
- BLS certification.
- CPI certification.
- Minimum 2 years of recent acute care experience (1‑2 years as circulating and/or scrub nurse; RN first assistant experience a plus).
Qualifications
Current RN license in good standing; ability to work in a fast‑paced operating room environment.
Skills
- Able to stand and walk for long periods; bend, lean and stoop without difficulty.
- Capable of lifting 20 pounds routinely; patient handling may require up to 50 pounds.
- Strong communication skills to liaise with families and surgical team.
- Attention to detail for medication administration, specimen handling, and instrument inventory.
Benefits
- Weekly pay
- Guaranteed Hours
- Continuing Education
- 401k retirement plan
- Sick pay
- Wellness and fitness