Travel Nurse RN - OR - Operating Room
Mountain Home,, ID
Talent4Health
3x12 hrs, Days

Unit

Surgical Services Elmore Hospital - OR RN

Unit Type

OR (Operating Room)

Required Certifications

ACLS, BLS Certification, NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program)

Shift Notes

3x12's, 17-20 Call shifts in an 8-week staff scheduling period. This will include 12-hour weeknight shifts and 24-hour weekend shifts.

Unit Overview

• Department: Surgical Services / OR
• OR Suites: 2 (only 1 room runs at a time)
• EMR: Epic

Case Volume

• Monday & Wednesday: Primarily colonoscopies and endoscopies; ~4 cases/day
• Tuesday: GYN cases; 3–4 cases/day
• Thursday: No scheduled cases unless emergent
• Friday: Approximately 5 cases/day

Common Procedures

• Cholecystectomies
• Appendectomies
• Hernia repairs
• Abdominal hysterectomies
• Hysteroscopies
• D&C procedures
• Colonoscopies
• Endoscopies
• C-sections

Required Certifications

• BLS
• ACLS
• NRP (non-negotiable)

Experience Requirements

• Minimum 3 years of OR experience
• Pre-op and PACU experience preferred
• Scrub experience not required but preferred

Staffing

• No Charge Nurse; ANM oversees Surgical Services
• Typically 4 RNs per shift:
  • 1 Pre-op RN
  • 1 OR RN
  • 1 PACU RN
  • 1 Float RN
• CST staffing:
  • 2 CSTs on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
  • 1 CST on Thursday

Scheduling

• Three 12-hour shifts
• Arrival time: 0700 daily
• Shift scheduled to end at 1930
• If cases finish early, staff may leave at 1630 but must remain available to return if needed
• Weekly assignments distributed the week prior
• Staff remain until all patients are discharged from PACU

Call Requirements

• 17–20 call shifts per 8-week schedule
• Includes:
  • 12-hour weeknight call shifts
  • 24-hour weekend call shifts
• Call response time: 30 minutes

Floating

• Expected to work Pre-op and PACU as needed
• May be asked to assist in other departments when no surgeries are scheduled

Dress Code

• Hospital-provided surgical scrubs

Orientation

• 2 days of OR orientation
• Limited Pre-op/PACU training if assigned there
• No extensive cross-training provided