Travel Nurse RN - OR - Operating Room
22 days ago
Tacoma
NuWest Travel Nursing is seeking a travel nurse RN OR - Operating Room for a travel nursing job in Tacoma, Washington. Job Description & Requirements • Specialty: OR - Operating Room, • Discipline: RN, • Start Date: 10/06/2025, • Duration: 13 weeks, • 40 hours per week, • Shift: 8 hours, days, • Employment Type: Travel General Information: • Beds: 8 OR rooms,, • Average cases: approx. 25-40/day, will have an increase in volume soon, • Experience: 1yr with Strong Ortho, 2 yrs otherwise, • First-time traveler: yes, • Patient Types:, • Heavy Ortho-heavily concentrated in total joints, Robotics (Davinci XI) – must stress that we do a lot of ortho cases, • 4 days a week slotted for bariatric cases, • General, urology (cysto), gyn , Fractured, arthroscopy cases, falls/rods, • 4-5 rooms as specifically for total joint – (2-7 cases/day dependent on ortho pods), • Covid & PPE:, • N95, • CAPR provided, • Appropriate PPE supplies, • Patient Ratios:, • 1:1, • Required Certifications:, • RN: BLS, • ORT: BLS, WA State Registration, • Skills required:, • RN: Able to circulate the above patient types, Ortho Required!, • Support on the Unit:, • Charge nurse, • Other staff members, • Physicians, • Resource/Break RN, • Charting System/Equipment:, • EPIC, • Alaris, • Pyxis, • Davinci XI Robotics-required, • Hana Table (preferred), • Zimmer Laparoscopic (preferred), • Floating:, • None, • Orientation:, • 1 day hospital orientation, • 3 days with preceptor, • Scheduling:, • No on call required unless experienced in vitrectomy, • 30 min response time, • No sleep room, but there is a space if needed- no lock, • No weekends required, • RTO: ok to approve 7 days, • Other notes:, • Scrub Color: Provided, • Parking: Free in designated areas, • Culture: strong teamwork, welcoming, traveler friendly, small family-oriented unit, many travelers extend.