Travel Operating Room RN
Louisville, KY
GHR Healthcare - PH Division
3x12 hrs

Travel RN Opportunity – Operating Room

Location: Louisville, Kentucky
Specialty: Operating Room (OR) Registered Nurse
Employment Type: Travel

Position Details

• Shift: 6:30 AM – 7:00 PM
• Weekly Guaranteed Hours: 36
• Weekend Hours: Saturday rotation every 6 weeks
• Call Requirements: At least 40 hours per 6 weeks
• Number of Openings: 1
• Unit: Operating Room, 2nd Floor
• Number of OR Beds: 31
• Patient Ratios: 1:1
• EMR System: Cerner
• Equipment: Mako Robot, DaVinci SP & XI Robots, O-Arm, Rosa Robot

Required Qualifications

• Licenses/Certifications:

  • Kentucky RN License
  • BLS
  • NIH Certification
• Experience:

  • Minimum 2 years of Operating Room experience
  • Travel nursing experience required

Preferred Qualifications

• 3+ years of OR experience
• Strong skills in managing high acuity surgical patients

Patient Population

• Neuro (spine/cranial, navigation)
• Orthopedics (including robotics/arthroscopic)
• Thoracic and Vascular (complex cases)
• Transplant patients
• ENT/Radical Neck procedures (complex)

Work Environment & Expectations

• Must be very flexible and adaptable
• Willingness to learn and take on various tasks
• Positive, can-do attitude
• Willingness to expand knowledge and work across service lines
• Float requirements: Stay within the OR unit

Dress Code

• Scrubs provided by facility

Contract Length

• 13 weeks

Facility Highlights

• Academic Medical Center with advanced heart care
• Accredited Chest Pain Center providing 24/7 STEMI care
• Known for numerous medical firsts including pioneering transplant surgeries and advanced cardiac procedures
• Home to the Trager Transplant Center, approved for multiple organ and composite tissue transplants
• Offers acute inpatient and outpatient rehab services through a specialized rehab institute
• Lead center for the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation Neuro Recovery Network, providing cutting-edge therapies for spinal cord injury patients
• Recognized National Parkinson Foundation Center of Excellence for Movement Disorders Program

This role is ideal for experienced OR nurses seeking a challenging travel assignment in a highly specialized, academic medical center with access to advanced technology and diverse patient populations.