OR RN
Olympia, WA
Bestica
3x12 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

💼 Position Details:

Title: RN – Operating Room

Location: Olympia, WA

Start Date: 10/26/2026

Duration: 13 weeks

Schedule: 3 × 12-hour shifts

Shift: Day | 9:00 AM–9:30 PM

EMR: Epic

🩺 Your Role

As an Operating Room RN, you'll provide safe and effective perioperative nursing care while supporting a wide range of surgical procedures and maintaining high standards of patient safety.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide perioperative nursing care throughout the surgical process.
• Assist with scrub responsibilities and maintain sterile technique.
• Prepare and manage surgical instruments, equipment, and supplies.
• Support General, Thoracic, Orthopedic/Spine, Urology, ENT, Trauma, and Pediatric surgical procedures.
• Assist with procedures including thoracotomy, lung/lobe resection, appendectomy, cholecystectomy, colon resection, hernia repair, arthroscopy, spinal fusion, joint replacement, cystoscopy, nephrectomy, and prostatectomy.
• Maintain proper infection control, specimen handling, universal protocol, and surgical safety.
• Demonstrate knowledge of blood products, cell saver, electrosurgical units, laser and radiation safety.
• Respond appropriately to emergency situations and support safe surgical workflow.
• Maintain accurate documentation and effective communication with the surgical team.

🎯 Qualifications

Required

• 1+ year RN experience
• Community hospital experience required
• Trauma Level II experience required
• Scrub experience required
• BLS & ACLS
• Epic experience preferred
• Strong experience in General Surgery, Thoracic, Orthopedic/Spine, and Urology
• Experience with surgical instrumentation, sterile technique, infection control, specimen handling, and universal protocol
• Travel experience not required

Ideal Candidate

We're looking for an RN who is:

✔️ Experienced in Operating Room nursing and surgical scrub responsibilities
✔️ Comfortable with multiple surgical specialties
✔️ Strong in sterile technique and surgical safety
✔️ Knowledgeable in OR equipment, instrumentation, and supplies
✔️ Able to manage changing surgical needs and emergency situations
✔️ Comfortable working collaboratively with surgeons and the multidisciplinary OR team