Operating Room Registered Nurse
Boise, Idaho
St. Luke's Boise Medical Center

Job Opportunity: OR Registered Nurse (RN)

Location: Boise, Idaho
Specialty: Surgical Services - OR RN

Contract Length

• 13 weeks

Work Schedule

• 12-hour shifts, typically 9 AM to 9 PM
• Rare overnight shifts; may be required if night call team is on vacation or sick
• Call requirements:

  • Weeknight call: Typically 4 hours after scheduled shift, occasionally up to 12 hours
  • Weekend call: 12-hour in-house day shift, approximately once per month
  • Holiday call: 12-hour in-house day shift, approximately once per month
• Call response time: 30 minutes
• 4x10 hour day shifts with call expectation also mentioned

Unit/Department Details

• Department: Operating Room (OR)
• Unit: Surgical Services, 17 OR suites
• Average cases per day: 65
• Common cases include:

  • Pediatric (all specialties and trauma)
  • Adult general surgery
  • DaVinci robotic surgeries
  • Neuro-spine and cranial surgeries
  • Pediatric scoliosis
  • Orthopedics (total joints, trauma, sports medicine)
  • Urology (complex cases including kidney and prostate)
  • Oncology cases
  • ENT, GYN (including c-sections for accreta)
  • Bariatrics (robotic or laparoscopic Roux-en-Y, sleeves, gastric bypass)

Orientation

• Approximately 1 week of general and unit-specific orientation

Floating

• Rarely required
• Possible float to nearby surgery centers or other local hospitals
• May float to Cardiovascular OR (CVOR) if experienced with robotic thoracic cases

Dress Code

• Hospital provides grey scrubs

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of OR nursing experience
• Preferably 1-2 prior travel assignments (prior travel experience preferred but not explicitly required)
• BLS Certification required

Additional Information

• Scrubbing is not required for RNs in this role
• Charge nurse available 24/7 on each shift
• OR techs present on unit
• EMR system: EPIC
• Facility enforces a 50-mile radius rule for candidates’ permanent address

This position is ideal for an experienced OR RN with broad surgical experience looking for a 13-week travel assignment in Boise, Idaho.