Operating Room RN
Winston Salem, North Carolina
Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center

Job Opportunity: Operating Room Registered Nurse

Location: Winston Salem, North Carolina
Employment Type: Travel/Contract
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Description

• Must have circulate and scrub experience in the Operating Room (OR).
• Minimum 2 years recent acute OR experience required (no screening for applicants out of acute OR setting > 6 months).
• Recent management roles are not considered.
• Prior travel experience is required (travelers without prior travel experience may be screened).
• Must be able to scrub and circulate in specialties including neuro spine, ortho spine, vascular, or robotics.
• Call is not required.
• No float requirement.
• 12-hour night shifts.
• Unit accepts 13-week contracts.
• Patient diagnoses require strong experience in at least 2 of these specialties:

  • Neuro spine
  • Ortho spine
  • Vascular
  • Robotics
• Specialty priority order:

  1. Neuro and Neuro Spine
  2. Ortho/Ortho Spine (majority of joints cases)
  3. Vascular
  4. Robotics
  5. Urology
  6. Podiatry
  7. Oncology GYN
  8. Miscellaneous (General, ENT, Plastics)

Required Skills & Certifications

• Must be able to scrub and circulate.
• BCLS certification required.
• Background checks including local, federal, national criminal, sex offender, and education verification required.
• Physical exam within 1 year of start required.
• Fit testing required (N95 or PAPR training accepted).
• Negative TB test or chest x-ray per guidelines.
• Drug screening within 30 days of start required.
• Immunizations/titers required: Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella, Hepatitis B (facility-specific declination form if titer negative), Flu vaccine or approved exemption.
• Medication safety training required.
• Orientation: Minimum 36 hours over 3 days (excluding Epic training).
• Scrubs provided (Ceil Blue).

Systems & Orientation

• Unit uses PYXIS, EPIC, SBAR communication tools.
• Staff meetings and communication boards are part of unit routine.
• Interview with manager required prior to offer.

Additional Information

• No call-offs or additional RTO allowed after booking; violations may lead to cancellation.
• Candidates must provide interview availability within 72 hours of submission.

Required Qualifications Summary

• Minimum 2 years of Operating Room (OR) experience within the last year.
• One completed travel assignment.
• Prior traveler experience required.
• Experience in at least two of the following specialties: neuro spine, ortho spine, vascular, robotics.
• BLS certification issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross.