OR Registered Nurse – Neurosurgery
Fort Worth, TX
Host Healthcare
3x12 hrs
Referral Bonus

Travel RN Opportunity - Fort Worth, TX

Position Details

• Specialty: Registered Nurse (RN) - Operating Room (OR) with strong Neurosurgery experience
• Location: Fort Worth, Texas
• Employment Type: Travel
• Contract Length: 13 weeks
• Shift: Varied shifts, including weekend coverage

  • Weekend call: One weekend per month, 24-hour shift from Friday 3 PM to Monday 7 AM
  • Weekday call: One weekday per week
• Guaranteed Hours: 36 hours per week

Unit Information

• Unit: Surgery (OR)
• Patient Population: 85% spine surgeries, 15% brain surgeries
• Number of Beds: 17 (includes Cardiovascular OR and Transplant cases)
• Patient Ratios: 1:1 nurse to patient ratio in OR
• Staffing: 1-2 Surgical Techs per case
• Equipment: DaVinci XI, Globus, Mako robots, microscopes, and standard OR equipment
• Documentation System: Meditech

Required Qualifications

• Experience:

  • Minimum 2 years of OR experience in an acute care hospital setting (not surgery center)
  • Strong neurosurgery experience required
• Certifications:

  • Active Texas RN license (temporary licenses not accepted)
  • BLS and ACLS required
  • NIH certification required
• Skills:

  • Neurosurgery experience mandatory
  • Hospital OR experience required
• Preferred Skills:

  • Robotic surgery experience
  • Meditech experience

Procedures Performed

• High volume of general surgery, neurosurgery (including craniotomies), orthopedic, robotic-assisted surgeries, some urology and plastic surgeries
• Heart and transplant surgeries also performed on unit

Additional Requirements & Policies

• Must be friendly and compassionate with patients
• Dress code:

  • Facility provides scrubs
  • Clean and healthy nails; no gel or artificial nails; nails no longer than ¼” beyond fingertips
  • Hair neat and clean; no extreme styles or colors
  • Facial hair must be clean and neatly trimmed
  • Tattoos should be covered when possible; uncovered tattoos addressed individually
  • Visible piercings other than ears are prohibited
• Floating policy: As needed
• Attendance policies apply

Experience Summary

• Years of Specialty Experience Required: 2 years OR experience in acute care setting (higher value from data)
• Prior Travel Experience: Not explicitly required