Operating Room Registered Nurse
Boise, Idaho
St. Luke's Boise Medical Center

Job Opportunity: OR Registered Nurse (RN)

Location: Boise, Idaho
Specialty: Surgical Services (Operating Room)
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Description

• Travel assignment as an OR RN in a hospital setting.
• Work schedule: 12-hour shifts (9 AM - 9 PM), rarely overnight shifts unless covering night call.
• Call requirements:

  • Weeknight call: Typically 4 hours after scheduled shift, may cover up to 12 hours if needed (volunteers first, then 1-2 times per contract).
  • Weekend call: 12-hour in-house day shift, volunteers first, then about once per month.
  • Holiday call: 12-hour in-house day shift, volunteers first, then about once per month.
  • Call response time: 30 minutes.
• Floating: Rare, only to nearby surgery centers or other local hospitals; may float to CVOR (robotic thoracic) if experienced.
• Orientation: Approximately 1 week including general and unit-specific orientation.
• Scrubs provided by hospital (color: grey).
• EMR system: EPIC.

Unit Information

• Department: Operating Room (OR)
• Unit: Surgical Services, Ground Floor
• Number of OR suites: 17
• Average cases per day: 65
• Common case types:

  • Pediatric (all specialties and trauma)
  • Adult general surgery
  • DaVinci robotic surgeries
  • Neurosurgery (spines and craniotomies)
  • Pediatric scoliosis
  • Orthopedics (total joints, trauma, sports medicine, spica casts for pediatrics)
  • Urology (complex cases including DaVinci, kidney, prostate, cystoscopy)
  • Oncology (attached oncology center)
  • ENT
  • Gynecology (including c-sections for accreta; L&D handles simple c-sections)
  • Bariatrics (robotic or laparoscopic Roux-en-Y, sleeves, gastric bypass)

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of OR nursing experience required.
• Preferred: 1-2 prior travel assignments (prior travel experience preferred but not explicitly required).
• BLS Certification required.
• Must have broad experience across multiple surgical specialties; candidates should be able to identify their top 2 strengths/areas of expertise.
• Scrubbing is not required for RNs on this unit.

Additional Notes

• Charge nurse coverage is available 24/7.
• OR techs are present on the unit.
• No block scheduling; shifts scheduled based on department needs.
• Facility enforces a 50-mile radius rule for candidates’ permanent address.

This position is ideal for experienced OR RNs looking for a diverse surgical caseload in a travel assignment with a supportive team and flexible scheduling.