Travel Nurse RN - OR - Operating Room
Beaver Dam, WI
First Connect Health
4x10 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

🏥 HIGH-PAYING 40-HOUR DAY-SHIFT OPERATING ROOM (OR) RN CONTRACT (4X10) – BEAVER DAM, WI

An immediate 18-week extended travel contract opening is available for an experienced Operating Room Registered Nurse (RN) in Beaver Dam, WI 53916. Operating within an 8-suite surgical pavilion at an established regional community hospital affiliated with an esteemed academic health system, this top-compensating perioperative assignment offers a dependable 40-hour daytime schedule (four 10-hour day shifts weekly, 06:30 – 17:00 / 6:30 AM – 5:00 PM; no scheduled regular weekends, with rotational weekend on-call coverage currently 1 in 4). COMPETITIVE 40-HOUR DAYTIME PACKAGE ($2,987/WEEK GROSS)! $1,267/WEEK TAX-FREE HOUSING & MEAL STIPEND! $43.00/HR REGULAR & $64.50/HR OT RATES! COMPACT STATE! FREE ONSITE PARKING! 1:1 PERIOPERATIVE NURSE RATIOS! Circulating a comprehensive mix of elective, urgent, and outpatient surgical procedures across pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric populations, the perioperative nursing team coordinates sterile field maintenance, surgical timeouts, patient positioning, and intraoperative safety protocols. Service lines encompass General Surgery (laparoscopic cholecystectomies, appendectomies, colon resections, hernia repairs), Orthopedics (total joint replacements, arthroscopies, fracture fixations), Robotic Surgery (da Vinci Xi platform for colorectal, GI, and GYN cases), Gynecology (hysterectomies, tubal ligations, colporrhaphy), Ophthalmology (cataract extractions/implants), Podiatry, Urology, and ENT. If you are an acute perioperative nurse with prior travel experience skilled in robotic circulating, multi-specialty surgical services, and AORN safety standards looking to earn $2,987/week on day shifts in Wisconsin, this assignment is built for you!

💰 PRE-CALCULATED PAY PACKAGE (40-Hour Week)

• Weekly Gross: $2,987.00
• Weekly Tax-Free Stipend: $1,267.00
• Hourly W2 Regular Rate: $43.00/hr (40 regular hours)
• Hourly W2 Overtime Rate: $64.50/hr
• (Travel candidates only; 50-mile permanent residence radius rule strictly enforced for travel stipend eligibility).

📅 SHIFT & POSITION DETAILS

• Schedule: Day shifts, 4x10-Hours (06:30 – 17:00 / 6:30 AM – 5:00 PM).
• Guaranteed Hours: 40 regular hours guaranteed weekly.
• Assignment Duration: 18 Weeks (extended assignment duration).
• Block Scheduling: Block schedules are not offered.
• Weekend Coverage: No regularly scheduled weekend shifts.
• On-Call Requirements: Weekend on-call coverage required (currently rotating 1 in 4 weekends); holidays as operationally needed.
• Floating Scope: Inpatient or surgical suite floating as needed within clinical competency.
• Department Setting & Capacity: 8-suite inpatient and ambulatory Surgical Operating Room department.
• Nurse-to-Patient Staffing Ratios: Strict 1:1 perioperative staffing ratio across all operative cases.
• Clinical Scope & Specialty Care:
  • Direct perioperative circulating nursing across multiple surgical specialties adhering strictly to AORN guidelines.
  • Multi-specialty case coverage: General Surgery, Orthopedics (total joints, arthroscopy), da Vinci Xi Robotics, Gynecology, Cataracts/Ophthalmology, Urology, Podiatry, and ENT.
  • Execution of Universal Protocol (surgical Time Out), site verification, patient positioning, skin prep, and electrosurgical safety grounding.
  • Maintenance of strict aseptic technique, infection control, laser safety, and radiation safety protocols.
  • Intraoperative instrument, sponge, and sharps counts; precise surgical specimen handling, labeling, and delivery to pathology.
  • Management of perioperative emergencies: malignant hyperthermia response, intraoperative hemorrhage protocols, and code team response.
  • Quality standards: strict adherence to Bedside Shift Reporting (BSSR), AIDET communication, and maintaining ≥95% barcode medication scanning compliance.
• EMR System: Cerner (preferred).

🚨 REQUISITE QUALIFICATIONS FOR SUBMISSION

• Experience Requirement:
  • Minimum 2+ full years of dedicated acute care inpatient Operating Room (OR) RN clinical experience within the last 3 years strictly required.
  • Strict Hard Stop: Documented circulating competency across General Surgery, Orthopedics, Cataracts, Robotics (da Vinci Xi), and GYN.
  • Prior travel nurse experience strictly required.
• Licensure (Strict Hard Stop): Active Wisconsin Registered Nurse (RN) License or Multi-State Compact RN License strictly verified and in hand at submittal (pending licenses cannot be submitted).
• Certifications Required at Submittal (Must all be active and attached):
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) — American Heart Association (AHA) only.
  • Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) — AHA only.
• Pre-Start Credentialing Examination: Must pass network Telemetry / Cardiac Dysrhythmia Exam prior to start:
  • Strict passing criteria: 80%+ overall, 100% identification of lethal rhythms (VFib, VTach, Asystole), and zero missed questions on 3rd-degree heart blocks (maximum 2 attempts allowed).

✨ APPLICATION PROCESS Avoid administrative processing delays on broad public job boards. Complete candidate profiles matching all clinical prerequisites receive expedited review and direct submittal consideration into the health system portal. Apply directly to this posting to lock in your file with our specialized perioperative recruitment team!

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