Travel Nurse RN - OR - Operating Room - $2,708 per week

About the role

TotalMed RN is seeking a travel nurse RN for an Operating Room position in Wausau, Wisconsin. Start date: October 19, 2026. Duration: 13 weeks. Schedule: 40 hours per week, 8‑hour day shifts. Employment type: Travel. Specialty: OR – Operating Room. Discipline: RN.

Responsibilities

• Assist physicians and medical staff in caring for surgical patients, including pre‑ and post‑surgery care and patient education.
• Provide basic bedside care.
• Prepare, administer and record prescribed medication; report adverse reactions.
• Serve as communication liaison between patients' families and the operating team.
• Ensure correct procedure is performed on the correct patient.
• Initiate patient education plan as prescribed by physician; teach medication and home‑care management.
• Circulating OR Nurse duties: respond to patient comfort and safety needs; accurate care and handling of specimens; monitor equipment used during surgery; inventory of surgical items pre‑ and post‑procedure.
• Scrub OR Nurse duties: selection and handling of surgical instruments and supplies during procedures; inventory of surgical items pre‑ and post‑procedure.
• RN First Assistant duties: assist physicians by delivering direct surgical care; help control bleeding; suture patients following surgery.
• Ability to stand and walk for long periods, bend, lean and stoop; lift up to 20 pounds routinely, with occasional patient lifts up to 50 pounds.
• Awareness of hazards from exposure to chemicals or infectious diseases in the OR environment.

Requirements

• ACLS certification.
• BLS certification.
• Minimum 5 years recent acute care experience as a circulating nurse, scrub nurse, and/or RN first assistant.
• Additional certifications may be required before assignment.

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

Schedule

• 40 hours per week
• 8‑hour day shifts