Travel Operating Room RN
Idaho Falls, Idaho
Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center

Travel RN Opportunity – Operating Room

Location: Idaho Falls, Idaho
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Unit Information

• Unit: Operating Room (OR)
• Beds: 13 ORs
• Staff: 25 RNs / 29 CSTs
• Shifts & Coverage:

  • Monday-Friday:

    • 0630-1500: 13 RNs / 13 CSTs (up to 10 rooms)
    • 1500-1700: 8 RNs / 8 CSTs (up to 7 rooms)
    • 1700-1900: 6 RNs / 5 CSTs (up to 4 rooms)
    • 1900-2300: 3 RNs / 2 CSTs (up to 2 rooms)
    • 2300-0700: 1 RN / 1 CST (trauma coverage)
  • Weekend:

    • 0700-0700: 1 RN / 1 CST (trauma coverage)
    • Saturday includes an additional call team (0630-1500)
• Trauma Team: 1 RN / 1 CST available during off hours
• Additional: 1 CST for Labor & Delivery call
• Patient Volume: Average 50 hours of surgical time per day (Monday-Friday); weekends vary with Saturday heavier
• EMR System: Meditech

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 3+ years of Operating Room experience (higher than the 2 years noted elsewhere)
• Trauma experience required
• Shift and call flexibility required
• Certifications: BLS required

Preferred Qualifications

• CNOR certification
• Burn experience
• Robotic surgery experience
• Neuro experience

Typical Procedures Performed

• Burn: wound debridement, skin grafting, dressing changes (high acuity, mostly ICU patients)
• Dental: restoration and oral maxillofacial procedures
• ENT: tonsillectomy/adenoidectomy, parathyroidectomy, cochlear implants
• Gastroenterology: EGD, colonoscopy
• General surgery: broad range of procedures
• Gynecology: ablations, vaginal/abdominal hysterectomies
• Neuro: stealth surgery, spinal fusions, discectomy, craniotomy
• Open Heart: CABG, fempop bypass, fistulas
• Ophthalmology: vitrectomy, cataracts, corneal transplant
• Orthopedics: trauma, total joint replacements, sports medicine
• Plastics: breast augmentation/reconstruction
• Psychiatry: electroconvulsive therapy
• Robotics: gynecology, general surgery, urology
• Trauma: damage control resuscitative surgery, neuro, ortho, general
• Urology: cystoscopy, TURB, TURP, stents

Work Environment & Culture

• Open and outgoing team culture
• Forward-thinking environment
• Emphasis on teamwork and excellent critical thinking skills
• Dress code per AORN standards

Call and Weekend Coverage

• Weekend call rotation every 4 weeks
• Call used to fill evening/night staffing gaps Monday-Thursday
• Call shifts typically 2, 4, 8, or 12 hours
• Efforts made to limit combined work and call hours to 60 per week

Prior Travel Experience

• No explicit requirement for prior travel experience noted

This position is ideal for experienced OR RNs with trauma experience seeking a 13-week travel assignment in Idaho Falls.