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Job Opportunity: Operating Room Registered Nurse

Location: Polson, Montana
Employment Type: Travel/Contract
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Description

Position is for a Perioperative Registered Nurse (RN) floating between units based on needs.
Work schedule: 5 days per week, 8-hour shifts (6:30 AM to 3:00 PM). Possibility of 4 days per week, 10-hour shifts.
Weekend work required every 3rd or 4th weekend depending on rotation and time off requests.
On-call required with variable call on weekends and nights (approximately 8 shifts/month).
Patient ratios vary: 1:1, 1:2, or 1:4 depending on unit.
Specialties covered include OBGYN, Orthopedics, Gastrointestinal/General Surgery, ENT, Pain, and Dental.
Areas include all surgery department units: Pre/Post-op, Circulating, PACU, Endoscopy.
Electronic Medical Record system used: Epic.
Facility is a Critical Access hospital with 22 staffed beds.
Scrub color is flexible; OR provides scrubs.
Parking is free.

Required Qualifications

Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in Montana.
Minimum of 1 year of Operating Room (OR) experience, with OR experience within the last year required.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association or Canadian Heart & Stroke Foundation.
Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification.
NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification.
Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN).

Experience & Skills

Prior travel experience is not explicitly required.
Must be able to float between different perioperative units.
Ability to work variable call shifts including weekends and nights.
Experience with Epic EMR preferred.

Health & Safety Requirements

Physical exam within 1 year of start, signed by MD, NP, PA, or DO.
Fit mask test required for travel candidates (updated annually).
Immunizations and documentation required:
- Tetanus/Diphtheria/Tdap (within 10 years or declination accepted)
- Negative TB test or chest X-ray within 12 months (annual updates required)
- Measles, Mumps, Rubella (2 MMR vaccines or positive titer; boosters or declination accepted)
- Hepatitis B vaccination or signed declination
- Varicella vaccination or positive titer (or declination)
- Seasonal flu vaccine during flu season or declination
- COVID vaccination documentation preferred (declinations accepted)
9-panel drug screen within 12 months of start (instant acceptable).

Background & Compliance

Background check within 90 days covering all locations lived/worked in past 7 years; must be updated annually.
Education verification required for nursing degree.
Employment application covering at least last 5 years required.
Minimum of 2 professional references covering 1 year of employment in a comparable specialty/setting.
Various state-specific background and registry checks may apply depending on placement.
Completion of annual regulatory and specialty-specific training modules via LMS required.

Additional Information

Float policy acknowledgment required; may be required to float to other nearby facilities.
No 48-hour shifts approved.
No block schedules required.
Color blind testing may be required on a unit-by-unit basis if requested.

This position offers a dynamic perioperative nursing role in a critical access hospital setting with a variety of surgical specialties and requires flexibility, strong clinical skills, and compliance with comprehensive credentialing and health requirements.