OR RN
Columbus, GA
Bestica
4x10 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Travel RN – Operating Room (OR) | Columbus, GA

📍 Location: Columbus, Georgia
📅 Start Date: November 9, 2026
⏳ Contract Length: 12 Weeks
☀️ Shift: Days | 4x10 Hours (6:45 AM – 5:15 PM)
🆔 Job ID: 3494035

🏥 Assignment Highlights

• 12-week travel OR nursing assignment.
• First-time travelers accepted with prior OR experience.
• Scheduling: Block scheduling.
• Call: Rotating call, approximately 5 shifts per month; actual requirements depend on skill set.
• Floating: Within the facility and scope of practice; may float to Piedmont Columbus Midtown.
• Time Off: Maximum 7 days of requested time off (RTO); 2 requests listed as pre-approved.
• Local candidates accepted at the same rate.

🩺 Your Role

Provide perioperative nursing care across multiple surgical specialties, including:

• Gynecology: Hysterectomy, colporrhaphy, bilateral tubal ligation, D&C, and laparoscopic gynecological procedures.
• General Surgery: Appendectomy, cholecystectomy, colon resection, hernia repair, thyroidectomy, and Whipple procedures.
• Orthopedics & Spine: Arthroscopy, fracture reduction, laminectomy/discectomy, spinal fusion, and total joint replacement.
• Urology: Cystoscopy, nephrectomy, prostatectomy, TURP, and laparoscopic procedures.
• Plastics: Abdominoplasty, breast augmentation, free-flap microvascular procedures, and mastectomy with TRAM flap reconstruction.
• Neuro Spine: Laminectomy/discectomy and lumbar fusion.

✅ Required Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of OR nursing experience.
• Active RN license appropriate for the assignment.
• Current ACLS and BLS certifications.
• Ability to work the scheduled day shift and meet call and floating requirements.
• Relevant experience across the required surgical service lines.

🤝 Interdisciplinary Support

Access to IV teams, physical therapy, respiratory services, phlebotomy, radiology, pharmacy, social services, rapid response teams, interpretation services, transportation, and unit secretaries.

📋 Important Contract Requirements

• Maximum 7 days of requested time off.
• Full compliance is required before the scheduled start date. Delays may result in a two-week start-date pushback due to the biweekly orientation schedule.
• Candidates undergo clinical review before the manager makes the final decision.
• Travelers are expected to work major holidays according to the facility's holiday policy.
• Weekend coverage may be required every other weekend unless otherwise specified.

💙 Why Consider This Assignment?