Job Description
Bestica is seeking a travel nurse RN OR - Operating Room for a travel nursing job in Olympia, Washington.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: OR - Operating Room
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 11/02/2026
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours, days
- Employment Type: Travel
Position Details:
Title: RN – Operating Room
Location: Olympia, WA
Start Date: 10/26/2026
Duration: 13 weeks
Schedule: 3 × 12-hour shifts
Shift: Day | 9:00 AM–9:30 PM
EMR: Epic
Your Role
As an Operating Room RN, you'll provide safe and effective perioperative nursing care while supporting a wide range of surgical procedures and maintaining high standards of patient safety.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide perioperative nursing care throughout the surgical process.
- Assist with scrub responsibilities and maintain sterile technique.
- Prepare and manage surgical instruments, equipment, and supplies.
- Support General, Thoracic, Orthopedic/Spine, Urology, ENT, Trauma, and Pediatric surgical procedures.
- Assist with procedures including thoracotomy, lung/lobe resection, appendectomy, cholecystectomy, colon resection, hernia repair, arthroscopy, spinal fusion, joint replacement, cystoscopy, nephrectomy, and prostatectomy.
- Maintain proper infection control, specimen handling, universal protocol, and surgical safety.
- Demonstrate knowledge of blood products, cell saver, electrosurgical units, laser and radiation safety.
- Respond appropriately to emergency situations and support safe surgical workflow.
- Maintain accurate documentation and effective communication with the surgical team.
Qualifications
Required
- 1+ year RN experience
- Community hospital experience required
- Trauma Level II experience required
- Scrub experience required
- BLS & ACLS
- Epic experience preferred
- Strong experience in General Surgery, Thoracic, Orthopedic/Spine, and Urology
- Experience with surgical instrumentation, sterile technique, infection control, specimen handling, and universal protocol
- Travel experience not required
Ideal Candidate
We're looking for an RN who is:
✔️ Experienced in Operating Room nursing and surgical scrub responsibilities
✔️ Comfortable with multiple surgical specialties
✔️ Strong in sterile technique and surgical safety
✔️ Knowledgeable in OR equipment, instrumentation, and supplies
✔️ Able to manage changing surgical needs and emergency situations
✔️ Comfortable working collaboratively with surgeons and the multidisciplinary OR team
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
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Olympia, WA |
| Industry | Government and Military |
| Company Size | 50 to 99 employees |
| Year Founded | 2005 |
| Website | http://www.bestica.com/ |
About Company
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 believe our success is a direct result of hard work and outstanding employee dedication. Our environment is dynamic, friendly, and collaborative. We foster a positive culture, where innovation and synergy are encouraged to build our workplace into a community of like-minded, passionate people.
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