OR RN
Seattle, Washington
Virginia Mason Medical Center and Seattle Medical Center

OR RN

Location

Seattle, Washington

Contract Length

13 weeks

Schedule

• 4–10 hour shifts
• Variable days and start times, Monday–Friday
• Start times: 0630, 0900, or 1100
• No self-scheduling
• Same start time is kept consistent within the same week

Call

• 1 call shift total per 4-week schedule
• Weekday call runs from end of shift until 7:00 AM the next morning
• Weekend call is 24 hours, from 7:00 AM to 7:00 AM
• Call response time: 30 minutes

Required Qualifications

• BLS certification
• 2 years of OR experience
• Circulator experience
• Must be comfortable with GYN cases
• Experience with ENT cases
• DaVinci Xi experience
• First-time travelers are accepted

Preferred Experience

• Experience with multiple case types
• Experience at a hospital with 20 or more suites and 50–55 or more cases per day is considered a strong match if experience is under 2 years

Responsibilities

• Circulating duties
• Charge nurse support includes running the board and serving as a resource

Unit Details

• Operating room with 22 suites, expandable to 26
• Average daily volume: 50–65 cases
• Common cases include GYN, urology, vascular, plastics, orthopedics, neuro, cardiovascular, thoracic, general surgery, sports medicine, kidney transplants, ENT, and robot-assisted cases

EMR

• Cerner
• Facility is converting to Epic on May 2, 2026

Orientation

• 1–2 days with HR and OR leadership, including EHR training
• 1–2 days on the unit with a preceptor
• Orientation may be longer if there is no previous Cerner experience

Additional Details

• Scrubs are provided in teal
• Parking is paid by the traveler; the hospital does not reimburse parking
• Travelers should bring their own earphones for online training during the first week of orientation
• Over two absence occurrences in a 13-week contract is considered excessive and may result in early termination