Travel OR RN - $2,602 per week
TotalMed · St Paul, MN · 3 wk ago
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About the role
TotalMed RN is seeking a travel nurse RN for an Operating Room position in Saint Paul, Minnesota. This is an immediate travel nurse opening requiring 1–2 years of recent acute care experience as a circulating nurse, scrub nurse, or potentially RN first assistant. As an OR Travel Nurse, you will assist physicians and medical staff in caring for surgical patients, provide pre‑ and post‑surgery care and education, work within the operating suite (circulating outside the sterile field or scrubbing inside the sterile field), prepare instruments for specific procedures, monitor patients during surgery, respond to complications, and serve as a communication liaison between families and the operating team.
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 OR Nurse).
- Accurate care and handling of specimens (Circulating OR Nurse).
- Monitoring equipment used during surgery (Circulating OR Nurse).
- Inventory of surgical items pre‑ and post‑procedure (Circulating OR Nurse).
- Selection and handling of surgical instruments and supplies during procedures (Scrub OR Nurse).
- Inventory of surgical items pre‑ and post‑procedure (Scrub OR Nurse).
- Assist physicians by delivering direct surgical care (RN First Assistant).
- Help control bleeding (RN First Assistant).
- Suture patients following surgery (RN First Assistant).
- Ability to stand and walk for long periods, bend, lean and stoop without difficulty.
- Ability to easily lift 20 pounds; moving or lifting patients may require up to 50 pounds.
- Potential exposure to chemicals or infectious diseases in the OR environment.
Requirements
- BLS certification.
- Minimum 1 year of recent acute care experience (1–2 years as circulating/scrub nurse preferred).
- Additional certifications may be required before beginning an assignment.
Benefits
- Weekly pay
- Guaranteed hours
- Continuing education
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Sick pay
- Wellness and fitness programs
- Referral bonus
- Employee assistance programs
- Medical benefits
- Dental benefits
- Vision benefits
- Benefits start day 1
Schedule
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 40 hours per week
- Shift: 8 hours, evenings