Registered Nurse Operating Room

Job Title

Registered Nurse – Operating Room (Thoracic/Vascular Team)

Location

Nashville, TN | Acute Care

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | 26-Week Assignment | Days | 12-Hour Shifts | Monday–Friday, 9:00 AM–9:00 PM (days may vary based on unit need) | Onsite

Key Responsibilities

• Provide perioperative nursing care as a circulator and/or scrub on the thoracic/vascular OR team in a large, Level 1 trauma facility with a 56-bed OR (inpatient and outpatient) and 5 procedural rooms
• Support a full range of case types including neuro, trauma, general, ortho, GYN, urology, ENT, plastics, cardiothoracic, vascular, transplant (liver, renal, pancreas), robotic, hybrid rooms, ambulatory ortho, burn, and hepatic-biliary
• Demonstrate proficiency in endovascular cases as a core function of the thoracic/vascular team, functioning in both circulator and scrub roles
• Participate in late-stay assignments based on unit need; travelers are expected to take approximately four late stays per 13-week period, typically not exceeding one hour past normal end of shift
• Care for adult patient populations across a wide range of diagnoses including transplant and trauma; pediatric OR is a separate unit
• May float between OR rooms within the same facility as needed

Required Qualifications

• Active Tennessee RN license or compact RN license required at time of submission
• Required certification must be current and on file at time of submission
• Minimum of 2 years of OR experience required
• Thoracic/vascular OR experience is required for this position
• Proficiency in both circulator and scrub roles, including scrub experience in endovascular cases
• Prior travel nursing experience required

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Experience in a high-acuity, high-volume OR environment such as a Level 1 trauma center
• Familiarity with hybrid room procedures including cystoscopy, bronchoscopy, and lead extraction
• Experience with robotic-assisted surgical cases
• Comfort working a flexible schedule without a block schedule guarantee

Why Join Us

• Opportunity to work in a high-acuity, high-volume Level 1 trauma OR environment with exposure to a broad and complex range of surgical specialties
• Gain experience alongside specialized surgical teams in a large academic medical setting serving adult populations across multiple OR service lines