OR RN
Winter Haven, Florida
Winter Haven Hospital

OR RN (Operating Room), Travel/Contract

Location: Winter Haven, Florida Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: Day, 4x10-hour shifts, 7:00 to 17:30 (10 hours/day, 40 hours/week)

Role Overview

• Ratios: 1:1 for days, nights, and weekends
• Experience Required: 2 years
• Scrub Color: Royal Blue
• First-time travelers: Accepted
• Locals: Not accepted
• Pending licenses: Not accepted
• Floating within scope to meet facility needs: Not offered
• Block schedule accommodation: Not offered
• Guaranteed hours: Begin after the first call-off per pay period

Facility and Unit Details

• Unit: 11 main ORs
• Hours of operation: 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
• Urgent/emergent cases: After 7:00 p.m. only
• Patient population: Primarily adult, with no pediatric population
• Facility type: Short-term acute care teaching hospital, 475-bed community hospital (447 total staffed beds)
• Special procedures: Robotic, orthopedic, general, GYN, vascular, urology, and neurology (ortho spine) surgical specialties

On-Call Requirements

• 3 overnight on-call shifts in a 4-week period
• 1 to 2 weekend call shifts in a 4-week period
• Call response time: 30 minutes

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Florida
• OR - Operating Room experience (2 years)
• OR - Operating Room experience within the last year
• BLS issued by American Heart Association or RQI
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Ability to circulate
• Experience with Cerner

Certifications

• Required: BCLS
• Listed (required or preferred status to be confirmed per unit): ACLS, BLS (AHA only, RQI accepted), PALS (AHA only, RQI accepted), NRP, EFM

Background and Compliance

• Standard background check covering the last 7 years, completed within 1 year of start
• OIG and SAM/EPLS sanctions checks
• Transcript or diploma, or foreign education evaluation if education was completed outside the US or Puerto Rico
• FL AHCA Level II fingerprint results on file before start, dated within 30 days of start, and resubmitted every 5 years
• AHCA affidavit and privacy policy
• AHCA demographic information sheet, unless registered with AHCA within the last 5 years

Health and Immunizations

• Physical exam within 6 months of start
• TB test (PPD, QuantiFERON, or T-spot) within 10 weeks of start; if past positive PPD, chest X-ray within the past year plus TB questionnaire
• Negative standard 9-panel drug test including THC, within 30 days (instant tests not accepted)
• Measles (rubeola), mumps, rubella, and varicella: titer or 2 vaccines
• Hepatitis B: titer, series, or declination
• COVID-19 vaccination (medical and religious exemptions accepted)
• Flu vaccination or declination (exemptions accepted); must wear a mask if declined
• Respirator clearance, if using a respirator