PACU​/Pre-Post Op Travel Nurse Job

Operating Room Travel Nurse in Oklahoma City, OK

This Operating Room travel nurse job in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, with Advantis Medical is a 13-week Travel Operating Room Registered Nurse (RN) contract at University of Oklahoma Medical Center. This role pays $2,486 per week and follows a Nights shift with a 5x8 schedule.

As the Operating Room registered nurse on this assignment, you'll circulate surgical cases, verify patients, sites, and counts, participate in surgical time-outs, and safeguard sterile technique from setup through handoff to recovery.

• Facility:
  University of Oklahoma Medical Center
• Location:
  
  Oklahoma City, OK 73104
• Contract Length: 13 Weeks
• Shift: Nights (5x8)
• EMR System:
  Epic

• Circulate for surgical procedures and, when trained and assigned, perform the scrub role across assigned service lines
• Advocate for patient safety under anesthesia, verifying required consent and site documentation and participating in surgical time-outs
• Monitor and protect the sterile field, performing and reconciling instrument, sponge, and sharps counts with the perioperative team
• Anticipate surgeon and team needs, managing supplies, equipment, positioning, and specimen handling per facility protocol

• 2+ years of recent Operating Room experience.
• Must hold all required certifications and licenses as mandated by Oklahoma and national regulatory bodies.

OU Health University of Oklahoma Medical Center is Oklahoma's only comprehensive academic hospital and a major teaching and referral center in Oklahoma City. The campus combines ACS-verified Level I trauma care with comprehensive stroke, advanced cardiac and surgical care, cancer treatment, and transplant services.

• Major teaching hospital affiliated with the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences and the OU College of Medicine
• ACS-verified Level I Trauma Center with an in-house trauma surgeon and operating-room capability available 24/7
• Comprehensive Stroke Center with a cardiac and electrophysiology laboratory available around the clock
• Eight-story North Tower added 144 beds, 32 operating rooms, intensive care, medical-surgical, and stepdown capacity
• Connected to Stephenson Cancer Center, Oklahoma's only NCI-Designated Cancer Center, and the state's only comprehensive bone marrow transplant center
• Epic EMR across the OU Health system

• Day One Benefits, Medical, Dental, Vision & 401(k)
• Relocation and Travel Reimbursement
• Dedicated team to help with state licensing & renewals
• Weekly Direct Deposit
• $1,000 Referral Bonus + $250 Bonus for Your Referral

Compact license accepted. Oklahoma is a Nurse Licensure Compact state, and our team handles endorsement and renewals for you. See the Oklahoma Licensing Center →

Across a flat grid of medical districts, Oklahoma City, OK keeps a steady pull for travel RNs, with emergency departments and intensive care units covered on several hospital campuses. OU Health is the academic anchor, drawing patients from across the Southern Plains into the metro. Contracts circulate into Norman, Edmond, and Moore, where many clinicians set up housing for a quick interstate drive.

The OKC Streetcar helps for getting around downtown, though most hospital commutes still happen by car, and the open grid keeps those drives straightforward. After a stretch of shifts, the Bricktown canal and the downtown heritage museums are an easy walk. For a metro this central, the spread of campuses is what keeps a mix of assignments within reach.

At Advantis Medical Staffing, we take great pride in our commitment to caring for travel nurses. We are dedicated to connecting nurses with the best travel nursing jobs nationwide, while providing exceptional service that fosters a trusted partnership for life. Our mission is to deliver the "Gold Standard" in service—not only by securing your first assignment but by advocating for your long-term career goals and well-being.