Travel OR RN - Liver/Transplant - $2,520 per week

GHR Healthcare 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
• Start Date: 11/02/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 40 hours per week
• Shift: 8 hours
• Employment Type: Travel

Operating Room Registered Nurse (OR RN) – Transplant | 13-Week Travel Contract in Weston, FL

Join a high-acuity transplant surgery team as an experienced Operating Room Registered Nurse (OR RN) in Weston, Florida. Provide perioperative nursing care for complex liver, heart, lung, and kidney transplant implantation procedures in a collaborative teaching hospital. This travel nursing opportunity is ideal for an RN with recent transplant operating room experience who is confident with recipient procedures—not solely organ procurement—and who enjoys supporting students and new staff.

Travel RN Job Details

• Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,250–$2,370
• Assignment Type: 13-week travel nursing contract
• Start Date: November 2, 2026
• Location: Weston, Florida 33331, a welcoming, master-planned South Florida community known for its green spaces and convenient access to Fort Lauderdale and Miami
• Schedule: Four 10-hour day shifts per week
• Shift: 7:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
• Call: One call shift per week and two 12-hour weekend call shifts per month; final details discussed during the interview
• Healthcare Setting: Short-term acute care teaching hospital
• Department: Operating Room, transplant-focused service
• Patient Population: Adult and geriatric patients
• OR Resources: 18 operating rooms with an average daily census of approximately 55–60 cases
• Charting: Epic electronic health record
• Orientation: Approximately 40 hours, including required EKG and pharmacology assessments
• Additional Expectations: Willingness to float within scope of practice and participate in the education of students and new staff

Transplant Operating Room RN Requirements

• Registered Nurse with at least 2 years of direct liver transplant or transplant Operating Room experience
• Strong, recent experience with liver, heart, lung, and kidney transplantation
• Demonstrated experience placing transplanted organs into recipients; procurement-only experience does not meet the requirement
• Proficiency with Misonix/CUSA
• Current BLS and ACLS certification through the American Heart Association or American Red Cross at the time of submission
• NIHSS certification required before the start date
• Florida RN license or eligible licensure; pending license consideration may be available
• Working knowledge of Epic or a comparable electronic health record system preferred
• Willingness to complete required pre-start and annual learning modules, typically totaling 6–15 hours
• Ability to complete required orientation assessments; each assessment allows a maximum of two attempts
• Compliance with required immunizations, occupational health screening, and nicotine-free workplace standards
• Two professional references from a direct supervisor, manager, assistant nurse manager, or unit director
• All requested time off must be disclosed before submission

Operating Room RN Responsibilities

• Provide safe, skilled perioperative nursing care for complex transplant and general surgical procedures
• Prepare operating rooms, equipment, instruments, supplies, and medications according to procedure-specific requirements
• Support liver, heart, lung, and kidney transplant implantation procedures from preparation through completion
• Collaborate with surgeons, anesthesia professionals, perfusionists, surgical technologists, and the broader multidisciplinary healthcare team
• Apply strong clinical knowledge of general OR procedures, laparoscopic-assisted procedures, Whipple procedures, organ donation, specimen handling, and wound management
• Maintain strict adherence to infection prevention, universal protocol, time-out procedures, fire safety, and laser safety standards
• Use specialized equipment and technologies, including Misonix/CUSA, electrosurgical units, fiber-optic light sources, Steris systems, and specialty surgical tables
• Accurately label, secure, and transfer specimens in accordance with established protocols
• Participate in scheduled call coverage and weekend coverage
• Support a positive learning environment by assisting with the training of students and new team members
• Float within the RN scope of practice when needed to support safe patient care and department operations

Apply now for this Operating Room RN travel contract in Weston, Florida, and join a leading transplant surgery team in a supportive South Florida teaching hospital environment.

Benefits

401K with Matching, Healthcare, Dental and Vision

Equal Opportunity

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity across our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

GHR Healthcare Job ID #523449. Pay package is based on 8 hour shifts and 40.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: OR

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