Travel Transplant Operating Room RN

Travel Transplant Operating Room RN - $2,493 per week at Honor Vet Technologies summary:
This position is for a travel registered nurse specializing in operating room care for transplant surgeries, providing high-acuity perioperative support in a teaching hospital setting. The nurse will perform intraoperative duties including scrub and circulating roles for complex transplant and specialty surgical cases, coordinating with multidisciplinary teams to ensure patient safety. Candidates must have at least two years of transplant OR experience and relevant certifications, with responsibilities including training new staff and managing various surgical equipment and protocols.
Honor Vet Technologies is seeking a travel nurse RN OR - Operating Room for a travel nursing job in Weston, Florida.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: OR - Operating Room

• Discipline: RN

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Start Date:

• Duration: 11 weeks

• 40 hours per week

• Shift: 10 hours, days

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Employment Type:

Travel
Unit Description – Operating Room (Transplant Specialty)
Type of Care:

• High-acuity perioperative care with emphasis on solid organ transplant (heart, lung, liver, kidney, pancreas) and multi-specialty surgical support.

• Teaching-hospital environment; staff will participate in orientation/training of students and new hires.
Patient Population:

• Neonates through geriatrics undergoing transplant and other complex surgical procedures.
Unit Capacity & Volume:
• ~18 operating rooms; ~55–60 cases per day (variable by service line and schedule).
Shift & Scheduling:

• Day shifts (standard OR hours); call required.

• Weekend and holiday coverage as scheduled.

• Float between OR specialties as needed.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Provide intraoperative nursing care as scrub and circulating RN for transplant and complex specialty cases.

• Prepare and maintain sterile field, perform surgical counts, label/handle specimens, and manage equipment/supplies.

• Coordinate with anesthesia, surgeons, perfusion, and ancillary teams to ensure safe procedural flow.

• Follow universal protocol (“time out”), infection control, and malignant hyperthermia response procedures.

• Participate in orientation/precepting and ongoing clinical education.
Hard Requirements:

• Direct transplant OR experience required (NOT procurement-only). HARD STOP.

• Minimum 2 years OR experience with documented transplant case experience.
Certifications & Licensure:

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Required:

BLS.

• Preferred: ACLS, CNOR.
Core Skills & Procedures:

• Scrub/circulate for transplant operations (heart, lung, liver, kidney, pancreas).

• Support broad OR caseload: cardiovascular, neuro, thoracic, vascular, robotics, general, ortho/spine, plastics, trauma, pediatrics, urology, GU, ENT, robotics, etc.

• Competence with cell-saver use, electrosurgical units, fiber-optic lighting, Specialty OR tables (Hana), Steris equipment.

• Administration/management of blood & blood products; specimen handling and labeling; start peripheral IVs; urinary catheterization; wound management.

• Familiarity with robotic systems (Da Vinci, Mako, etc.) and hybrid OR workflows is a plus.
Equipment & Systems:

• Documentation:
Epic (preferred/used).

• Medication/automation:
Pyxis (or similar).

• Common OR equipment: cell saver, electrosurgical units, fiber optics, Steris, specialty tables.
Experience & Expectations:

• Must demonstrate ability to function independently in high-acuity, fast-paced OR environment.

• Teaching-hospital mentality: willingness to train and work with learners.

• Prior exposure to wide range of surgical specialties preferred.
Orientation & Onboarding:

• Typical OR orientation (approx. 40 hours) plus specialty/preceptor time as required.
Uniform & Miscellaneous:

• Scrubs provided.

• Standard pre-approved time-off per contract (1–2 requests typical).
Notes:

• This unit requires transplant RN experience (scrub/circulate) — candidates without documented transplant OR cases should not be advanced.

• Flexibility for call, weekends, and cross-coverage across specialties is expected.
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