OR RN
Charleston, South Carolina
Medical University of South Carolina - University Hospital

OR RN

Contract Length: 13 weeks Employment Type: Travel/Contract Location: Charleston, South Carolina Shift: Day, 4x10-hour shifts (6:30 AM to 5:00 PM), 40 hours/week

Unit and Work Environment

• Unit: Main Operating Room, within a level-one academic trauma center
• Size: 21 OR suites covering all surgical specialties, including Trauma, Transplant, Ortho, Neuro, ENT, GU-GYN, and Robotics
• Staffing: Nursing teams are 75% Registered Nurses and 25% Certified Surgical Technologists. RNs are trained to both scrub and circulate.
• Facility: Magnet-designated, teaching facility, 820 total staffed beds
• Scrub color: Provided
• Charting: EPIC
• Float scope: Traveler will be required to float within scope to meet facility needs, float between like units, or float to other facilities in the system.

Schedule and Coverage

• On-call: Up to 4 call shifts every 4 weeks
• Weekends: Up to one working weekend shift every 4 weeks
• Holidays: Traveler must work at least one holiday period: Christmas (Dec. 24 to Dec. 26) or New Year's (Dec. 31 to Jan. 1)
• Guaranteed hours: Facility may call off 1 shift per 2 weeks. Called-off hours can be broken down to add up to 1 shift.
• Block schedule: Accommodation available on request, requires manager approval, and depends on unit needs.
• Local candidates: Accepted case by case within 60 miles.
• Return-to-office restrictions: All RTO restrictions must be included at submission. Approval is based on facility needs.
• Hurricane season (June to November): All employees and contractors may be assigned to emergency response teams. Travelers should not confirm a new or extended assignment during the season if this is a concern.

Required Qualifications

• Licensure: Valid RN license in South Carolina
• Education: Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Operating Room experience: 1 year of OR experience, with OR experience within the last year
• Trauma experience: Experience working with Level 1 Trauma patients
• Certifications: BLS issued by the American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• Radiation exposure attestation: Required before start
• Competency exam: Required
• Medication/pharmacology competency exam: Required as applicable
• Color blind testing: Required before start
• Licensure verification: Primary source verification and Nursys verification
• Health: Annual physical attesting to ability to meet the physical demands of the position; TB test (T-spot or Q-Gold) within 90 days of start with an annual TB questionnaire; 10-panel drug screen within 90 days of start
• Vaccines and immunity: Hepatitis B titer, vaccine series, or declination; measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella titer or 2 vaccines (low titers require 2 boosters 28 days apart); Tdap within 10 years or declination
• Flu vaccine: Flu vaccine or medical/religious exemption for the 2026-27 season, due December 4, 2026 (pharmacy receipts not accepted)
• Respirator fit test: N95 fit test within 90 days before start, renewed annually. Only small or regular O&M Halyard FLUIDSHIELD masks are accepted. Failed travelers must test with a 3M Aura 1870+. PAPR is not available at the facility, so travelers must provide their own.
• Background and screening: Annual background check covering the past 7 years; EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks within 30 days of start and updated at each renewal; state exclusion list
• References and history: 2 clinical references (hospital evaluation also accepted); verification of the last 3 clinical employers; complete employment application with no unaccounted gaps
• Identity and work eligibility: Copy of driver's license or state ID, copy of Social Security card (facility may accept SSN alone), and E-Verify attestation of work eligibility

Onboarding

• Facility orientation modules (about 2 hours, completed on a computer, not a phone) must be finished before orientation or the traveler will be sent home.
• Module logins arrive with the First Day Instructions email after client clearance.
• Facility photo for badge: passport-style, frontal, shoulders up, solid lighter background, on file by the Wednesday before start.