Malone Healthcare - Nursing is seeking a travel nurse RN OR - Operating Room for a travel nursing job in Kennewick, Washington.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: OR - Operating Room
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 07/14/2026
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 40 hours per week
- Shift: 8 hours, nights
- Employment Type: Travel
🏥 OR RN Job Breakdown
Shift: Days (40 hrs/week)
Weekly Hours: 40 Guaranteed
Facility: Trios Health – Kennewick, WA
Unit: Operating Room (6 OR Suites)
Ratio: 1:1
Charting: Paragon
Trauma Level: III
🩺 Core Responsibilities
- Intraoperative Nursing Care: ~20 hrs/week
Circulating for surgical procedures, maintaining sterile environment, patient safety, and surgical workflow. - Pre/Post-Procedure Coordination: ~6–8 hrs/week
Patient preparation, surgical verification, equipment setup, and PACU handoff communication. - Surgical Specialty Support: ~8–10 hrs/week
Supporting General Surgery, Robotics, Urology, GYN, Spine, Orthopedics (including total joints), Hand, Podiatry, and Vascular procedures. - Documentation & Compliance: ~3–4 hrs/week
Surgical charting, case documentation, regulatory compliance, and quality measures. - Call Coverage: Variable
- 7 call shifts/month
- Must include 1 Saturday, 1 Sunday, and 1 holiday call
📌 Key Requirements
- RN License
- 3+ years OR experience required
- Strong circulating experience across multiple specialties
- Experience with robotic and orthopedic procedures preferred
- Adult and geriatric patient care experience
- Ability to independently manage OR workflow
🏥 Unit Highlights
- 6 OR rooms with 1:1 patient ratio
- Primarily adult and geriatric surgical population
- No floating required
- Teaching hospital environment
- Equipment: Mostly Stryker
- Wide surgical case mix provides excellent skill diversity
⭐ Ideal Candidate
Experienced OR RN with strong circulating skills across General Surgery, Ortho, Spine, Urology, GYN, Robotics, and Vascular procedures who is comfortable taking call and working in a fast-paced community teaching hospital.
About Malone Healthcare - Nursing
With a commitment to providing a higher standard of service and experience in patient care, Malone Healthcare places expert nurses and allied health professionals in rewarding careers throughout the United States. As a leading healthcare staffing agency, Malone’s focus on compliance and integrity translates to a seamless experience for our team members and partner facilities. When you work with Malone Healthcare, you can rely on over 50 years of proven experience placing exceptional professionals in quality healthcare settings.
Benefits
- Weekly pay
- Holiday Pay
- Guaranteed Hours
- Continuing Education
- 401k retirement plan
- Pet insurance
- Referral bonus
- Medical benefits
- Dental benefits
- Vision benefits
- License and certification reimbursement
- Life insurance
