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

OR RN - Operating Room

Location: Charleston, South Carolina Employment Type: Travel/Contract Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: Day, 3x12-hour shifts (6:30 AM - 7:00 PM) Hours: 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week

Facility and Unit

• Operating Room, based in a level I trauma center and teaching hospital with Magnet designation
• 21 OR suites covering all surgical specialties, including trauma, transplant, ortho, neuro, ENT, GU-GYN, and robotics
• Nursing teams are 75% RNs and 25% certified surgical technologists
• RNs are trained to both scrub and circulate
• 820 total staffed beds
• Scrub color provided

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in South Carolina
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Operating Room experience (1 year), with experience within the last year
• BLS issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• Experience working with Level 1 Trauma patients
• Ophthalmology experience

Schedule and Call

• On-call is required for ophthalmology cases, up to 4-6 call shifts every 4 weeks
• Block schedule requests require manager approval and depend on unit needs
• Facility may call off 1 shift per 2 weeks; called-off hours can be broken down to add up to 1 shift
• Traveler may need to float within scope to meet facility needs, including between like units and sister facilities
• Local candidates accepted case-by-case
• RTO must be included at time of submission; approval is based on facility needs
• Travelers may be assigned to emergency response teams during hurricane season (June through November, peak in August and September)

Pre-Start Requirements

• Background and identity: Annual background check, copy of driver's license or state ID, copy of Social Security card, E-Verify work eligibility attestation, EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks, South Carolina state exclusion list
• Licensure: Primary source verification and Nursys verification (required for RNs)
• Education and history: Proof of 2 clinical references, complete employment application with resume, work history verification for the last 3 clinical employers, diploma or transcript (highly preferred)
• Competencies: Competency exam (required), medication/pharmacology competency exam (as applicable), online color blind testing (required before start)
• Health: Initial physical updated annually, 10-panel drug screen within 90 days of start, TB test (T-spot or Q-Gold) within 90 days of start, annual TB questionnaire, Tdap within 10 years (or declination), hepatitis B titer/vaccine series/declination, measles/mumps/rubella/varicella titers or vaccines, N95 fit test within 90 days of start and annually, flu vaccine or exemption during flu season
• COVID: Vaccination records are not required but are highly preferred
• Badge: Badge photo on file before start (passport-style, frontal, no hats or sunglasses)
• Orientation: HR modules (about 2 hours, completed on a computer, not a cell phone) must be finished before orientation or the traveler will be sent home

Other Notes

• Facility-specific paperwork is sent after client clearance
• Parking requires a permit from the parking management office, with a registration fee for a hang tag that covers the garage only