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Original Job Details

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This Operating Room travel nurse job in 70605, Louisiana, with Advantis Medical is a 13-week Travel Operating Room Registered Nurse (RN) contract at CHRISTUS Ochsner Lake Area Hospital. This role follows a Days shift with a 5x8 schedule.

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.

Assignment Details

  • Specialty: Operating Room
  • Facility: CHRISTUS Ochsner Lake Area Hospital
  • Location: 70605, LA 70605
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  • Contract Length: 13 Weeks
  • Shift: Days (5x8)
  • Job Number: 872793

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 Louisiana and national regulatory bodies.

FAQs – Operating Room Travel Nurse Jobs Near 70605, LA

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.
Can I use my multistate RN license for this Louisiana assignment?
Yes—an active multistate RN license covers this assignment because Louisiana is a Nurse Licensure Compact state. Endorsement applicants should know the process isn’t fully digital: most documents upload through the Nurse Portal, but the background-check packet and notarized affidavit of verification must reach the Board by postal mail. Our Louisiana Nursing License Guide has current fees, timelines, and step-by-step instructions.

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Explore 70605, LA

Louisiana‘s hospital communities sit within regions with distinct food, music, and cultural traditions. New Orleans offers an urban nursing setting with neighborhood life beyond the French Quarter, while Baton Rouge adds a capital-city identity along the Mississippi River. Around Lafayette, Cajun and Creole influences create another regional experience. For travel nurses, that variety can make a longer stay especially rewarding. A local meal or live performance can offer a sense of place without requiring a full-day excursion. Northern Louisiana has its own cities and landscapes, so the state should not be treated as one coastal destination. Spending time in the assigned community allows its particular history and traditions to become part of the experience.

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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.