Operating Room Travel Nurse Job in Nashville, TN | Nights (3x12)

Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN
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Travel RN
Operating Room Nurse in Nashville, TN
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$2,329
Specialty
Operating Room
Travel · RN
Shift
Nights
3×12 hrs
Start Date
11/30
Flexible
Contract
26 wks
Renewable
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This Operating Room travel nurse job in Nashville, Tennessee, with Advantis Medical is a 26-week Travel Operating Room Registered Nurse (RN) contract at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. This role pays $2,329 per week and follows a Nights 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 Nashville, TN, and find others just like it. Read less

Job Details

  • Facility: Vanderbilt University Medical Center
  • Location: Nashville, TN 37232
    Explore the area! See our local guide further down this page.
  • Contract Length: 26 Weeks
  • Shift: Nights (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 Tennessee and national regulatory bodies.

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FAQs – Operating Room Travel Nurse Jobs Near Nashville, TN

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.
Does Tennessee honor my multistate license for this assignment?
Yes—an active multistate RN license covers this assignment because Tennessee participates in the Nurse Licensure Compact. Endorsement applicants should budget extra care for the Declaration of Citizenship: it requires a handwritten, notarized signature with supporting identity documentation—digital signatures are rejected, and the form is a common roadblock—have it notarized before you file. Our Tennessee 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 Nashville, TN

For its size, Nashville, TN carries a dense hospital footprint, anchored by Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Ascension Saint Thomas across several clinical districts. Large inpatient units and surgical suites lean on travel nurses through the year, with coverage holding across the seasons. Many travelers settle in Brentwood, Franklin, or Hendersonville to stay close to the metro while skirting the heaviest traffic corridors. When workdays end, the Cumberland River Greenway and the streets of 12South are quick ways to decompress without committing to a whole-day outing, which suits a packed rotation. Traffic is the catch here. With it the main variable, travelers tend to pick housing for the drive rather than the address.

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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