Registered Nurse Operating Room
Location: Houston, TX
Profession: Registered Nurse
Posted: 6/17/2026
Salary: $1890.00/weekly
Weekly Hours: 36
Shift: Days
Job Details
Job Title
Travel RN – Surgery / Operating Room
Location
Houston, Texas
Schedule / Job Type
Contract | Travel | 13-Week Assignment | Day Shift | Monday–Friday | Start Time: 6:30 AM – End Time: 3:00 PM (shift may extend to finish cases) | Projected Start: 07/14/2025
Key Responsibilities
- Serve as circulating RN in an active orthopedic operating room environment with 17 operating rooms
- Perform scrub and circulator duties for a wide range of orthopedic procedures including large joint replacements, hand, foot, arthroscopic scopes, and spine surgeries
- Collaborate with surgeons, PAs, CSTs, and NPs during surgical procedures to ensure safe and efficient patient care
- Utilize Meditech EMR for accurate and timely documentation of perioperative nursing care
- Participate in pre-shift huddles (Monday, Wednesday, and Friday) and support unit-wide patient safety and satisfaction goals
- Fulfill on-call obligations approximately 4 times per month, Monday through Friday only, with no weekend call required
Required Qualifications
- Active Registered Nurse (RN) license valid in the state of Texas or a compact state license
- Minimum of 1 year of operating room nursing experience
- Demonstrated experience with large joint and spine orthopedic surgical procedures
- Ability to function independently as both scrub and circulating nurse
- Proficiency with Meditech EMR or comparable electronic medical record system
Preferred Experience / Skills
- Strong working knowledge of total joint replacement and spine surgical procedures
- Experience working in a high-volume, fast-paced orthopedic surgical setting
- Familiarity with positioning support and orthopedic surgical equipment
Why Join Us
- Join a high-performing surgical team recognized for consistently exceeding 90% patient satisfaction scores and top employee and physician engagement ratings
- Enjoy complimentary parking on-site for the duration of your assignment in a well-supported, collegial operating room environment
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