Travel Nurse RN - OR - Operating Room - $2,507 per week

About the role

TotalMed RN is seeking a travel nurse RN for an Operating Room position in Hermiston, Oregon. The assignment is 13 weeks, 36 hours per week on 12‑hour rotating shifts, with immediate start as a travel employee.

Responsibilities

• Assist physicians and medical staff in caring for surgical patients, including pre‑ and post‑operative care and patient education.
• Provide basic bedside care.
• Prepare, administer and record prescribed medications; report 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 plans as prescribed by physicians; teach patients and families medication and home‑care management.
• Additional duties for Circulating OR Nurses: respond to patient comfort and safety needs; handle and care for specimens; monitor intraoperative equipment; inventory surgical items pre‑ and post‑procedure.
• Additional duties for Scrub OR Nurses: select and handle surgical instruments and supplies during procedures; inventory surgical items pre‑ and post‑procedure.
• Additional duties for RN First Assistant: assist physicians with direct surgical care; help control bleeding; suture patients post‑surgery.

Requirements

• 1‑2 years recent acute care experience as a circulating nurse, scrub nurse, and/or RN first assistant.
• Current ACLS, BLS, PALS, and TNCC certifications (additional certifications may be required before assignment).
• Ability to stand and walk for extended periods; bend, lean, and stoop without difficulty.
• Capable of lifting 20 lb routinely; moving or lifting patients may require up to 50 lb.
• Tolerance for exposure to chemicals and infectious diseases in the OR environment.

Skills

• Circulating nurse functions: specimen handling, equipment monitoring, inventory control, patient safety and comfort.
• Scrub nurse functions: instrument selection, sterile field maintenance, intraoperative supply management.
• RN first assistant functions: assisting with surgical hemostasis, suturing, tissue handling.
• Medication preparation, administration, and documentation.
• Patient and family education, communication liaison.
• Basic bedside care and vital sign monitoring.

Benefits

• Weekly pay
• Guaranteed hours
• Continuing education
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Sick pay
• Wellness and fitness programs
• Referral bonus
• Employee assistance programs
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits (effective day 1)

Pay

Pay package is based on 12‑hour