Travel Neurosurgery Operating Room RN

Care Career is seeking a travel nurse RN OR - Operating Room for a travel nursing job in Madison, Wisconsin.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: OR - Operating Room
• Discipline: RN
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, days
• Employment Type: Travel

Roles & Responsibilities

• Provide perioperative nursing care (pre-op, intra-op, and post-op support)
• Assist surgeons during high-acuity neuro and general OR procedures
• Function as scrub nurse and/or circulating nurse
• Maintain strict sterile technique and infection control standards
• Prepare OR suite, instruments, and advanced neuro surgical equipment
• Support complex procedures such as:
  • Craniotomy (tumor removal)
  • Aneurysm clipping
  • Spinal fusions (cervical/lumbar)
  • Laminectomy/discectomy
  • VP shunt placement
• Work in hybrid OR and neuro-specialty cases
• Ensure accurate specimen handling and labeling
• Monitor patient safety using universal protocol (time-out procedure)
• Collaborate with surgeons, anesthesiologists, and surgical tech teams
• Respond to intraoperative emergencies in high-risk surgical settings

Requirements\nActive RN license (WI or Compact)\nMinimum 2 years OR experience (recent acute care required)\nNeuro OR experience mandatory (hard stop requirement)\nExperience in Level I Trauma OR strongly required\nBLS certification (AHA only)\nMust pass facility-specific testing (telemetry exam required

About Care CareerBenefits

• Referral bonus
• Weekly pay
• Medical benefits
• Continuing Education
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits