Operating Room Travel Nurse Job in Paducah, KY | Days (5x8)
Baptist Health - Paducah
Paducah, KY
Open
Travel RN
Operating Room Nurse in Paducah, KY
Weekly Pay
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$2,468
Specialty
Operating Room
Travel · RN
Shift
Days
5×8 hrs
Start Date
11/02
Flexible
Contract
26 wks
Renewable
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This Operating Room travel nurse job in Paducah, Kentucky, with Advantis Medical is a 26-week Travel Operating Room Registered Nurse (RN) contract at Baptist Health - Paducah. This role pays $2,468 per week and follows a Days shift with a 5x8 schedule. Read more
Job Details
- Facility: Baptist Health - Paducah
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Location: Paducah, KY 42003 Explore the area! See our local guide further down this page.
- Contract Length: 26 Weeks
- Shift: Days (5x8)
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 Kentucky and national regulatory bodies.
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FAQs – Operating Room Travel Nurse Jobs Near Paducah, KY
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.
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
Resources for this Operating Room job in Paducah
- Review nursing license requirements before your next assignment.
- View live Operating Room salary data for travel nurses.
- View Kentucky salary reports for travel nursing assignments.
- Explore the travel nursing housing center to plan your stay.
Explore Paducah, KY
Paducah, KY sits where the Tennessee River meets the Ohio, a UNESCO Creative City whose quilting fame draws visitors from around the world to the National Quilt Museum downtown. The hospital market here steadies far western Kentucky, with emergency and intensive care assignments posting from a wide regional draw. Housing stays inexpensive across the city, with the Lower Town arts district offering character rentals tucked among the galleries. The flood-wall murals trace two centuries of river history along the waterfront blocks. Quilt Week each spring transforms the entire city, the signature season worth knowing about before signing a lease. Land Between the Lakes' enormous outdoor country opens about thirty minutes southeast, where the water and trail weekends never really run out.
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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Travel Operating Room · Paducah, KY · $2,468 /wk