Operating Room RN
Springfield, Missouri
Staffing partner
- Eligibility
- Acute CareEducation/Staff DevelopmentHome CareInfectious Disease
- Shift
- Days
- Unit
- OR
Posted Apr 21 · Not open to new grads
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- Days
- Term
- Travel
- Setting
- Home Health
- Accepts
- RN
- Experience
- 2+ years
- Staffing partner
- TNAA Healthcare
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Against the board
- In range for MO travel roles
MO travel postings that state pay run $1,830/week to $2,690/week, the middle half $1,960/week to $2,390/week, across 66 postings.
About this role
We're looking for Operating Room RNs for an immediate travel nurse opening in Springfield, MO. The right RN should have 1-2 years recent acute care experience as a circulating nurse, and/or scrub nurse, and potentially RN first assistant. Read below for more requirements.
As an OR Travel Nurse, you will assist physicians and medical staff in caring for surgical patients, as well as providing pre- and post-surgery care and education to the patient. Circulating OR Nurses work within the operating suite but outside of the sterile field; Scrub OR Nurses handle and prepare operating instruments and equipment within the sterile field. Surgery responsibilities may include preparing instruments for specific surgical procedures, monitoring and observing the patient during surgery, and responding to potential complications alongside the physician.
Read the full posting
As an OR Travel Nurse, you should be prepared to perform the following tasks: Provide basic bedside care. Prepare, administer and record prescribed medication, reporting any adverse reactions to treatment. Serve as the communication liaison between patients' family members and members of the operating team.
Ensure that the correct procedure(s) is being performed on the correct patient. Initiate patient education plan as prescribed by physician; teach patients and families how to manage medication and home care needs.
Additional duties for Circulating OR Nurses may include
Responding to comfort and safety needs of patient. Accurate care and handling of specimens. Monitoring equipment used during surgery. Inventory of surgical items pre- and post-procedure.
Additional duties for Scrub OR Nurses may include
Selection and handling of surgical instruments and supplies during procedures. Inventory of surgical items pre- and post-procedure.
Additional duties for RN First Assistant may include
Assist physicians by delivering direct surgical care. Help control bleeding. Suture patients following surgery. OR Travel Nurses should be able to stand and walk for long periods of time, as well as bend, lean and stoop without difficulty. RNs should be able to easily lift 20 pounds. Moving or lifting of patients may require lifting of up to 50 pounds at times. RNs may face hazards from exposure to certain chemicals or infectious diseases in the operating room environment. Requirements*: BLS, 2 Years
- Additional certifications may be required before beginning an assignment.
Pay: $2,055.04
Sourced from TNAA Healthcare’s careers page.
“RNs may face hazards from exposure to certain chemicals or infectious diseases in the operating room environment. Requirements*: BLS, 2 Years * Additional certifications may be required before beginning an assignment. P…” · from this posting
Requirements
- RN
- Registered Nurse (RN)
- BLS
- 2 Years
- RN
Place
- City
- Springfield, Missouri
- Median rent
- $964/mo
- Local household income
- $49,311/yr
- Metro price level
- 11% below the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
Springfield area index 88.6, where 100 is the national average.
Springfield nestles into the Ozark hills where Route 66 still threads through downtown, and your paycheck goes further—cost of living sits about 11% below the national average. Between shifts, tube the James River, catch a Springfield Cardinals game at Hammons Field, or lose yourself in the Wonders of Wildlife aquarium next to Bass Pro's flagship.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.
How this role fits you
About the employer
On your path
Operating Room is a specialty you move into. Periop programs often train from the ground up.
Worth asking
The posting doesn’t answer these. Good ones to ask a recruiter or in the interview.
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
