Operating Room Travel Nurse Job in New Orleans, LA | Days (3x12)
Ochsner Medical Center
New Orleans, LA
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Travel RN
Operating Room Nurse in New Orleans, LA
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$2,475
Specialty
Operating Room
Travel · RN
Shift
Days
3×12 hrs
Start Date
11/02
Flexible
Contract
8 wks
Renewable
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This Operating Room travel nurse job in New Orleans, Louisiana, with Advantis Medical is a 8-week Travel Operating Room Registered Nurse (RN) contract at Ochsner Medical Center. This role pays $2,475 per week and follows a Days shift with a 3x12 schedule. Read more
Job Details
- Facility: Ochsner Medical Center
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Location: New Orleans, LA 70121 Explore the area! See our local guide further down this page.
- Contract Length: 8 Weeks
- Shift: Days (3x12)
- EMR System: Epic
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.
Ochsner Medical Center — New Orleans, LA
New Orleans, LA
Ochsner Medical Center on Jefferson Highway is the flagship of Ochsner Health and one of a small group of hospitals nationwide to earn Magnet five times — a 767-bed tertiary center built around transplant, cardiac, and complex surgical care just outside New Orleans.
- A five-time ANCC Magnet recipient and U.S. News's best hospital in Louisiana for over a decade — a strong nursing-practice and referral-center environment. Read More
- Three centers of excellence shape the specialty units: the Multi-Organ Transplant Center, the Heart & Vascular Institute, and the Cancer Institute.
- Every heart transplant in Ochsner Health happens here, alongside advanced heart-failure care that includes the SynCardia total artificial heart.
- A 767-bed tertiary hospital teaching through the University of Queensland–Ochsner clinical program.
- Maternity and a NICU at the Women's Pavilion at Ochsner Baptist add women's and newborn tracks.
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FAQs – Operating Room Travel Nurse Jobs Near New Orleans, 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.
Does Ochsner Medical Center carry ANCC Magnet status?
Ochsner Medical Center has earned ANCC Magnet recognition five times. For travel nurses, that means joining a hospital with a long-standing focus on nursing practice, professional development, and established clinical standards.
Is Ochsner Medical Center a trauma hospital?
Ochsner Medical Center is not the New Orleans region’s designated Level I trauma center. Its high-acuity nursing work instead comes largely from transplant, advanced heart failure, cardiovascular care, and complex surgical patients.
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 New Orleans
- Review Louisiana nursing license requirements before your assignment.
- View live Operating Room salary data for travel nurses.
- Explore the travel nursing housing center to plan your stay.
Explore New Orleans, LA
A hospital market as distinctive as the city itself runs through New Orleans, LA, with systems spread from the downtown medical district across the parishes and travel demand spanning emergency, intensive care, and surgical assignments. The patient mix and the culture reward nurses who settle in rather than pass through. The streetcar lines still work as actual transit, the French Quarter belongs to visitors while locals claim the Bywater and Mid-City, and the food and music calendars simply never stop. Metairie and the West Bank communities widen the search at gentler prices. The housing strategy matters; rents vary enormously by neighborhood, and matching home to campus tames the daily logistics. Few contracts anywhere in the country offer a traveler this much city to work with.
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 · New Orleans, LA · $2,475 /wk