- Specialty
- OR
- Type
- Travel
- Shift
- Days
- Hours
- 40/week
- Duration
- 12 weeks
- Start
- ASAP
Job description
Bestica is seeking a travel nurse RN OR - Operating Room for a travel nursing job in Columbus, Georgia.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: OR - Operating Room
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: ASAP
- Duration: 12 weeks
- 40 hours per week
- Shift: 10 hours, days
- Employment Type: Travel
Travel RN – Operating Room (OR) | Columbus, GA
📍 Location: Columbus, Georgia
📅 Start Date: November 9, 2026
⏳ Contract Length: 12 Weeks
☀️ Shift: Days | 4x10 Hours (6:45 AM – 5:15 PM)
🆔 Job ID: 3494035
🏥 Assignment Highlights
- 12-week travel OR nursing assignment.
- First-time travelers accepted with prior OR experience.
- Scheduling: Block scheduling.
- Call: Rotating call, approximately 5 shifts per month; actual requirements depend on skill set.
- Floating: Within the facility and scope of practice; may float to Piedmont Columbus Midtown.
- Time Off: Maximum 7 days of requested time off (RTO); 2 requests listed as pre-approved.
- Local candidates accepted at the same rate.
🩺 Your Role
Provide perioperative nursing care across multiple surgical specialties, including:
- Gynecology: Hysterectomy, colporrhaphy, bilateral tubal ligation, D&C, and laparoscopic gynecological procedures.
- General Surgery: Appendectomy, cholecystectomy, colon resection, hernia repair, thyroidectomy, and Whipple procedures.
- Orthopedics & Spine: Arthroscopy, fracture reduction, laminectomy/discectomy, spinal fusion, and total joint replacement.
- Urology: Cystoscopy, nephrectomy, prostatectomy, TURP, and laparoscopic procedures.
- Plastics: Abdominoplasty, breast augmentation, free-flap microvascular procedures, and mastectomy with TRAM flap reconstruction.
- Neuro Spine: Laminectomy/discectomy and lumbar fusion.
✅ Required Qualifications
- Minimum 2 years of OR nursing experience.
- Active RN license appropriate for the assignment.
- Current ACLS and BLS certifications.
- Ability to work the scheduled day shift and meet call and floating requirements.
- Relevant experience across the required surgical service lines.
🤝 Interdisciplinary Support
Access to IV teams, physical therapy, respiratory services, phlebotomy, radiology, pharmacy, social services, rapid response teams, interpretation services, transportation, and unit secretaries.
📋 Important Contract Requirements
- Maximum 7 days of requested time off.
- Full compliance is required before the scheduled start date. Delays may result in a two-week start-date pushback due to the biweekly orientation schedule.
- Candidates undergo clinical review before the manager makes the final decision.
- Travelers are expected to work major holidays according to the facility's holiday policy.
- Weekend coverage may be required every other weekend unless otherwise specified.
💙 Why Consider This Assignment?
3494035
About Bestica
We are a trusted provider of solutions in Information Technology and Healthcare sectors to the DoD, Federal and Commercial markets. Our guiding principle and core values help us care for our people and the community; and build a culture of excellence which in turn helps us achieve our organizational objective of exceeding customer’s expectations in each and every project. Headquartered in San Antonio, TX, we were founded in 2005 and are certified as an 8(a) Business.
Benefits
- Referral bonus