Operating Room Registered Nurse
Tyler, TX
GHR Healthcare - PH Division
3x12 hrs

Job Opportunity: Registered Nurse (OR RN) - Travel/Contract

Location: Tyler, Texas
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Description

• Specialty: Operating Room Registered Nurse (OR RN)
• Required Experience: Minimum 2 years in Orthopedics, General Surgery, Neurosurgery, Vascular, and Urology
• Preferred Experience: Experience with DaVinci Robots, endovascular procedures, and ophthalmology is a bonus
• Shift: 10:30 AM - 9:00 PM
• Schedule: 4x10 hour shifts with rotating day off, Monday-Friday plus call (12 call shifts every 6 weeks)
• Charting System: Epic experience required
• Prior Travel Experience: Required

Licensure & Certifications

• Current, valid RN license for Texas (primary source verification required)
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) - required as applicable
• BLS (Basic Life Support) - required
• PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) - required as applicable
• NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program) - required as applicable
• CHEMO (Chemotherapy certification) - required as applicable
• TNCC (Trauma Nursing Core Course) - required as applicable
• Management of Assaultive Behavior (MAB) - required as applicable
• CPI (Crisis Prevention Institute) - required as applicable
• NIH Stroke Certification - required as applicable (expires annually)

Required Documents & Verifications

• I9 form
• Driver’s License or State ID
• E-Verify
• 7-year Background Check (including SS trace, county searches, sex offender, education verification)
• EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks upon hire
• Education Verification (highest level of education)
• Fingerprinting (time sensitive for certain states)
• NURSYS Verification for RN license
• Photo for badge

Health & Immunization Requirements

• Physical Exam within 12 months of start
• Fit Mask Test within 1 year of start (annual renewal required)
• Adult Tetanus/Diphtheria/Tdap vaccine within 10 years
• Negative TB test (2-step PPD, QGOLD, or TSPOT) within 1 year
• TB Questionnaire for positive TB results (renew annually)
• Measles (Rubeola), Mumps, Rubella: Positive titer or 2 vaccines required; boosters required if negative/equivocal
• Hepatitis B: Positive titer, series, or declination accepted
• Varicella: Positive titer, 2 vaccines, or physician-documented chickenpox history required
• Negative 10-panel Drug Screen within 90 days of start
• Seasonal Flu Vaccination or approved medical/religious exemption required during flu season (Oct 1 - Mar 31)
• COVID-19 Vaccination (Dose 1 and fully vaccinated) or approved medical/religious exemption required

Competency Requirements

• Medication Test/Pharmacology Competency Exam (minimum 80% score or meet Angoff score)
• Color Blind Testing (online acceptable)
• Competency Exam (minimum 80% or meet Angoff score)
• Annual Core Testing (for subcontractors)

Additional Notes

• Candidates residing in certain Texas counties are not eligible for travel contracts in this state.
• Complete application and resume required.
• Unit-specific skills checklist required annually.
• 7-year work history verification required.

This position is ideal for experienced OR RNs with at least 2 years of specialty experience and prior travel contract experience, comfortable with Epic charting and working rotating shifts with call responsibilities.