Travel Nurse RN - OR - Operating Room
Coos Bay, OR
GHR Healthcare - Travel
3x12 hrs

Apply for an Operating Room Registered Nurse travel assignment in Coos Bay, Oregon, supporting patients across pre-operative and post-anesthesia recovery care. Join a collaborative perioperative nursing team and provide safe, comprehensive care through the surgical experience.

This 13-week travel nursing assignment offers day-shift hours in a dynamic acute-care environment. As an OR RN, you will support procedural teams, monitor patients recovering from anesthesia, provide Phase I and Phase II recovery care, and help ensure safe transitions throughout the perioperative process.

Located on the Oregon coast, Coos Bay is a scenic community known for its waterfront setting, natural beauty, and abundant outdoor recreation opportunities.

Travel Nursing Job Details

• Specialty: Operating Room / Perioperative Nursing
• Job Type: 13-week travel Registered Nurse assignment
• Location: Coos Bay, Oregon
• Start Date: October 8, 2026
• End Date: January 7, 2027
• Schedule: 12-hour day shifts
• Hours: 36 hours per week
• Call Requirement: Rotating night, weekend, and holiday call; must be available within 30 minutes of the facility when on call
• Weekly Estimated Pay: $1,910–$2,010

Operating Room RN Job Requirements

• Current Registered Nurse license to practice in Oregon
• Recent (within past 5 years) acute care hospital experience preferred.
• American Heart Association Healthcare Provider Basic Life Support (BLS)
• American Heart Association Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), or ability to obtain it within the designated grace period
• American Heart Association Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) or Emergency Nurse Pediatric Course (ENPC), or ability to obtain it within the designated grace period
• CPAN or equivalent specialty certification preferred
• Strong airway management, critical-thinking, prioritization, and problem-solving skills
• Proficiency with electronic medical records, patient monitoring equipment, and common clinical technology
• Effective written and verbal communication skills in English
• Ability to remain flexible and respond effectively to changing patient and unit needs
• Ability to frequently sit, stand, walk, bend, squat, reach, and stretch; may lift up to 50 pounds

Perioperative Registered Nurse Responsibilities

• Provide nursing care across pre-operative, post-anesthesia Phase I, and Phase II recovery settings.
• Coordinate with surgeons, anesthesia professionals, and the interdisciplinary team to promote patient readiness and prevent avoidable procedure cancellations.
• Complete comprehensive assessments related to planned procedures, including physical status, laboratory values, medications, learning needs, and discharge planning needs.
• Manage patients during anesthesia recovery, including pain control, moderate sedation, airway management, and emergency interventions.
• Monitor and interpret cardiac rhythms and operate cardiopulmonary monitoring and other patient-care equipment safely.
• Assist physicians and other licensed practitioners with invasive and non-invasive procedures, including endoscopic examinations and gastric manometer testing.
• Perform EKGs and administer medications and treatments within the RN scope of practice.
• Provide skin and wound care, fall-risk management, safe patient handling, and assistance with activities of daily living.
• Educate patients and families regarding procedures, medications, recovery, general health, and wellness.
• Initiate and update individualized nursing care plans, evaluate outcomes, and communicate patient status to the interdisciplinary team.
• Support discharge planning and involve patients and caregivers in decisions regarding ongoing care.
• Provide appropriate direction and supervision to unlicensed assistive personnel.
• Accurately document assessments, interventions, education, and patient responses in the electronic medical record.

Apply now for this Operating Room Registered Nurse travel assignment and join a perioperative care team in beautiful Coos Bay, Oregon.

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