Travel Nurse RN - OR - Operating Room
Canton, MS
Talent4Health
5x8 hrs, Days

Shift Notes

6:45 to 3:15 Monday-Friday with 2 weekdays and 1 weekend of call

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  This appears to be a travel RN OR position at UMMC. Here’s a cleaned-up, recruiter-friendly summary:

  UMMC Operating Room – Travel RN Requirements

  • Facility: 67 beds
  • OR: 4 operating rooms + 1 procedure room
  • Volume: Approximately 15–22 cases per day
  • Schedule: Monday–Friday, 6:45 AM–3:15 PM
  • Call: 2 weekdays per week + 1 weekend per month
  • Floating: No
  • Experience: Minimum 2 years
  • Charting: Epic
    • Hard requirement: Must already be proficient in Epic charting.
    • No Epic training will be provided.
  • Medication system: Omnicell
  • RN role: Scrub/circulate experience is not required

  Surgical Experience Needed

  Travelers should have experience with:

  • General surgery
  • Orthopedic fractures and scopes
  • Plastics
  • GI
  • Urology
  • Pediatric dental
  • Surgical oncology

  Ortho: Hip/knee totals are not required.

  Certifications

  Required certifications include:

  • BLS
  • ACLS
  • PALS — required if working pediatric cases

  Flu Vaccine Requirement

  • Flu vaccine is required.
  • Only a medical exemption is accepted.
  • The exemption must include documented evidence from a healthcare provider of a previous severe reaction to the flu vaccine.

  Fingerprinting

  • Remote fingerprinting: Allow approximately 10 days for processing.
  • In-person fingerprinting: Can be completed at the Jackson or Grenada campus during the week prior to the start date.

  Orientation

  • Approximately 1 week of unit orientation
  • On-unit orientation
  • HealthStream virtual education
  • No additional Epic training

  Biggest Candidate Screening Items

  The most important items to verify before submitting a candidate are:

  1. Current Epic proficiency — absolutely required; there is zero Epic training.
  2. At least 2 years of OR experience.
  3. Experience with the required surgical specialties.
  4. BLS + ACLS, and PALS if performing pediatric cases.
  5. Ability to work the 6:45 AM–3:15 PM Monday–Friday schedule and take the required call.
  6. Ability to meet the flu vaccination/exemption requirement.
  7. Ability to complete fingerprinting within the required timeframe.