Operating Room Travel Nurse Job in Athens, GA | Days (3x12)

Piedmont - Athens Regional Medical Center Athens, GA
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Travel RN
Operating Room Nurse in Athens, GA
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$2,022
Specialty
Operating Room
Travel · RN
Shift
Days
3×12 hrs
Start Date
11/02
Flexible
Contract
14 wks
Renewable
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This Operating Room travel nurse job in Athens, Georgia, with Advantis Medical is a 14-week Travel Operating Room Registered Nurse (RN) contract at Piedmont - Athens Regional Medical Center. This role pays $2,022 per week and follows a Days shift with a 3x12 schedule. Read more

As the Operating Room registered nurse on this assignment, you'll circulate surgical cases, verify patients, sites, and counts, participate in surgical time-outs, and safeguard sterile technique from setup through handoff to recovery.

Advantis Medical supports travel clinicians with streamlined credentialing to help with fast start dates, free license support and renewals, and Day 1 benefits. Apply today to learn more about this Operating Room travel nurse job in Athens, GA, and find others just like it. Read less

Job Details

  • Facility: Piedmont - Athens Regional Medical Center
  • Location: Athens, GA 30606
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  • Contract Length: 14 Weeks
  • Shift: Days (3x12)

Responsibilities

  • Circulate for surgical procedures and, when trained and assigned, perform the scrub role across assigned service lines
  • Advocate for patient safety under anesthesia, verifying required consent and site documentation and participating in surgical time-outs
  • Monitor and protect the sterile field, performing and reconciling instrument, sponge, and sharps counts with the perioperative team
  • Anticipate surgeon and team needs, managing supplies, equipment, positioning, and specimen handling per facility protocol

Travel Operating Room Requirements:

  • 2+ years of recent Operating Room experience.
  • Must hold all required certifications and licenses as mandated by Georgia and national regulatory bodies.

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FAQs – Operating Room Travel Nurse Jobs Near Athens, GA

What certifications do travel OR jobs require?
Most travel OR positions require Basic Life Support (BLS), and many hospitals also require Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS). CNOR is preferred by many facilities but required by only a few. Pediatric ORs may ask for PALS.
What recent OR experience is required for travel OR nurse jobs?
Most OR travel jobs expect confidence in general and orthopedic cases plus several additional service lines such as neuro, spine, urology, GYN, vascular, or ENT. Robotic experience is also commonly requested. Facilities may ask for a service-line skills checklist, so be specific about the cases you have circulated or scrubbed recently.
Do travel OR jobs include call?
Often, yes. Hospital OR assignments commonly include evening, overnight, or weekend call, while outpatient surgery centers are less likely to. Call frequency, required response time, and call pay vary by facility, so confirm all three before you accept.
Is a separate Georgia license required for this travel assignment?
No—Georgia honors active multistate RN licenses through the Nurse Licensure Compact. For licensure by endorsement, register with GAPS/Idemia when you submit the application, then complete fingerprinting only after the Board’s emailed instructions arrive. Our Georgia Nursing License Guide has current fees, timelines, and step-by-step instructions.

Benefits

  • Day One Benefits, Medical, Dental, Vision & 401(k)
  • Relocation and Travel Reimbursement
  • Dedicated team to help with state licensing & renewals
  • Weekly Direct Deposit
  • $1,000 Referral Bonus + $250 Bonus for Your Referral

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Explore Athens, GA

A college town with a genuine music pedigree, Athens, GA pairs the University of Georgia's year-round energy with a healthcare market serving the counties of northeast Georgia. Assignments here span clinic, community, and acute settings, with the regional draw keeping demand steady. The rental market tracks the student calendar, loosening each May; Watkinsville and Winterville add quieter options outside the core. Downtown's walkable grid holds the famous venue circuit where major bands got their start, plus a restaurant scene that outperforms the city's size. Game-day Saturdays transform the entire town, worth planning shifts around in fall. Atlanta lies about seventy-five minutes west whenever a contract weekend wants the big city.

Travel Nursing Jobs With Advantis Medical — The Gold Standard

At Advantis Medical Staffing, we take great pride in our commitment to caring for travel nurses. We are dedicated to connecting nurses with the best travel nursing jobs nationwide, while providing exceptional service that fosters a trusted partnership for life. Our mission is to deliver the “Gold Standard” in service—not only by securing your first assignment but by advocating for your long-term career goals and well-being.

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