Travel Nurse RN - OR - Operating Room
Chadron, NE
First Connect Health
5x8 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

🔥 DAY-SHIFT PERIOPERATIVE / OR RN CONTRACT – CHADRON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL

First Connect Health has an immediate 13-week travel contract opening for an experienced Operating Room (OR) Registered Nurse (RN) in Chadron, Nebraska (Scenic Pine Ridge / Nebraska Panhandle region). Operating within surgical services at Chadron Community Hospital & Health Services, this position features a desirable 5x8 daytime schedule (40 hours weekly, Monday through Friday). This role is ideal for a versatile perioperative nurse who thrives across the entire surgical continuum—circulating inpatient and outpatient cases as well as managing pre-operative prep and PACU recovery. If you have an active Nebraska or Compact license and want to earn $2,947/week with maximum tax-free stipends in a tight-knit community hospital setting, this assignment is built for you!

💰 PRE-CALCULATED PAY PACKAGE

• Weekly Gross: $2,947.00
• Weekly Tax-Free Stipend: $1,267.00
• Hourly W2 Rate: $42.00/hr (40 regular hours)
• Overtime Rate: $63.00/hr

📅 SHIFT & POSITION DETAILS

• Schedule: Day shifts, 5x8-Hours (40 hours per week, Monday – Friday).
• Guaranteed Hours: 40 regular hours guaranteed weekly.
• On-Call Structure:
  • Minimum of one (1) weekday on-call shift per week.
  • Weekend on-call rotation: one (1) weekend every 3rd or 4th weekend.
• Facility & Clinical Setting: Chadron Community Hospital & Health Services.
• Procedural Scope & Core Duties: Complete perioperative coverage including pre-operative patient workup, intraoperative circulating, and Phase I/Phase II post-anesthesia care (PACU recovery). Caseload covers general surgery, laparoscopic procedures, endoscopy, orthopedics, OB/GYN, ENT, and urology.
• Core Competencies: Circulating surgical suites, aseptic technique, surgical counts, airway management and vital sign stabilization in PACU, surgical site prep, and physician collaboration.

🚨 REQUISITE QUALIFICATIONS FOR SUBMISSION

• Experience: Minimum 1–2 years of dedicated acute care perioperative RN experience with verified circulating, pre-op, and PACU competencies.
• Licensure: Active Nebraska State RN License or Compact/NLC Multistate License strictly required in hand at submittal.
• Certifications Required:
  • American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS).
  • AHA Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS).

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