Travel Operating Room RN

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Prime Staffing is seeking a travel nurse RN OR - Operating Room for a travel nursing job in Polson, Montana.

Job Description & Requirements\n

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• Specialty: OR - Operating Room
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• Discipline: RN
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• Start Date: 08/10/2026
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• Duration: 13 weeks
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• 40 hours per week
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• Shift: 8 hours
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• Employment Type: Travel
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\n Registered Nurse (RN) – Operating Room (Perioperative) \n

 

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Location: Polson, MT
Contract Duration: 13 Weeks
Start Date: 08/10/2026
Shift: Day | 5x8 Hours (6:30 AM – 3:00 PM) (4x10 schedule may be considered)
On-Call Requirement: Approximately 8 call shifts per month, including nights, weekends, and holidays.

 Job Responsibilities\n

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• Provide comprehensive perioperative nursing care across Pre-Op, Operating Room, PACU (Phase I & II), and Endoscopy.
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• Perform preoperative patient assessments, verify informed consent, complete Universal Protocol (Time-Out), and prepare patients for surgery.
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• Circulate a wide variety of surgical procedures while maintaining a sterile environment and ensuring patient safety.
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• Circulate Cesarean Section (C-Section) procedures (required).
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• Assist surgeons and anesthesia providers during orthopedic, general surgery, OB/GYN, ENT, GI, dental, pain management, and endoscopic procedures.
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• Monitor patients receiving conscious sedation and continuously assess hemodynamic status throughout procedures.
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• Administer medications, blood products, IV therapies, and perform peripheral IV insertion as required.
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• Handle, label, and transport surgical specimens according to facility policies.
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• Provide Phase I and Phase II PACU recovery care, monitor post-anesthesia patients, and prepare patients for discharge.
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• Perform urinary catheterization, wound management, infection prevention, laser safety, radiation safety, and emergency response procedures.
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• Collaborate with surgeons, anesthesia providers, surgical technologists, PACU staff, and interdisciplinary healthcare teams to ensure safe, high-quality patient care.
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• Document patient care accurately using Epic and assist throughout the entire perioperative process from admission through discharge.
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• Float within Surgical Services as needed while working within RN scope of practice.
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Surgical Experience\n

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• General Surgery
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• Orthopedic Surgery
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• OB/GYN Procedures
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• Cesarean Sections (Required)
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• Endoscopy (EGD & Colonoscopy)
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• ENT Surgery
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• Dental Surgery
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• Pain Management Procedures
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• Ambulatory Surgery
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Requirements\n

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• Active RN License.
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• Minimum 2 years of recent Operating Room/Perioperative RN experience.
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• Critical Access Hospital experience required.
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• Current BLS certification.
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• Current ACLS certification.
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• Current PALS certification.
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• NIHSS certification preferred.
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• Must have experience circulating C-Sections (Hard Stop).
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