Operating Room RN
Columbus, OH
Care Career
4x10 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Registered Nurse (RN) – Operating Room / Perioperative
 

Location: Mount Carmel Health System
Job Type: Travel / Contract
Specialty: Operating Room (OR) / Perioperative – Adult
Shift: 4x10s, Days
Schedule: 7:00 AM – 5:30 PM
Start Date: August 30, 2026
Contract Length: 13 weeks
Contract End Date: November 28, 2026
Weekends: As needed
On-Call: Required
 

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced Registered Nurse (RN) – Operating Room (OR) to join the inpatient surgery team. The OR RN is responsible for planning, coordinating, delivering, and evaluating nursing care for adult surgical patients throughout the perioperative process.

The RN may work in circulating, scrub, or dual roles, providing safe and efficient patient care before, during, and after surgical procedures.
 

Responsibilities

• Provide direct and indirect nursing care to surgical patients.
• Perform preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative assessments.
• Function as a circulating nurse, scrub nurse, or in both roles as required.
• Maintain a safe and sterile surgical environment.
• Collaborate with surgeons, anesthesia providers, surgical technicians, and other members of the healthcare team.
• Monitor patient status throughout surgical procedures and respond appropriately to changes.
• Ensure accurate documentation and compliance with hospital and regulatory standards.
• Assist with surgical preparation, positioning, counts, specimen handling, and patient transfers.
• Follow infection prevention and patient safety protocols.

Schedule & Staffing Expectations

• 4 shifts per week, 10 hours per shift
• 7:00 AM – 5:30 PM
• Weekend coverage as needed
• On-call participation is required.
• Agency staff do not have guaranteed hours and may be down-staffed when operational needs are low.
• If down-staffed, staff may be reassigned to an open shift later in the week or floated to another unit or care site within the Mount Carmel Health System to maintain contracted hours.

Required Qualifications & Certifications

• Active RN state license
• Recent Operating Room / Perioperative RN experience
• Adult acute-care OR experience
• Ability to function in circulating and/or scrub roles
• BLS certification
• Completion of required core nursing competency exams, including:
  • Core Mandatory Exam – Nursing
  • Core Mandatory Part I
  • Core Mandatory Part II – Nursing
  • Core Mandatory Part III
  • RN – Pharmacology A
  • RN – Operating Room / Perioperative – Adult
  • RN – Operating Room Acute A
  • RN – Operating Room – Acute (Self)

Position Highlights

• 4x10-hour day schedule
• Inpatient surgery / Operating Room setting
• Adult perioperative population
• Weekend and on-call requirements
• 13-week contract
• Opportunity to work within the Mount Carmel Health System

Apply today to be considered for this Operating Room RN contract opportunity.