Operating Room Travel Nurse Job in Odessa, TX | Days (3x12)
Medical Center Hospital
Odessa, TX
Open
Travel RN
Operating Room Nurse in Odessa, TX
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$2,211
Specialty
Operating Room
Travel · RN
Shift
Days
3×12 hrs
Start Date
ASAP
Flexible
Contract
13 wks
Renewable
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This Operating Room travel nurse job in Odessa, Texas, with Advantis Medical is a 13-week Travel Operating Room Registered Nurse (RN) contract at Medical Center Hospital. This role pays $2,211 per week and follows a Days shift with a 3x12 schedule. Read more
Job Details
- Facility: Medical Center Hospital
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Location: Odessa, TX 79761 Explore the area! See our local guide further down this page.
- Contract Length: 13 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 Texas and national regulatory bodies.
Medical Center Hospital — Odessa, TX
Odessa, TX
Medical Center Hospital is an acute care hospital serving Odessa and the surrounding Permian Basin through Medical Center Health System.
- The hospital provides emergency care for all ages and is designated a Level II trauma facility by the Texas Department of State Health Services. Read More
- Its coronary care unit treats heart attacks, unstable angina, arrhythmias and heart failure, including patients needing continuous IV medications to manage heart rate or blood pressure.
- Telemetry care includes recovery after coronary bypass and valve surgery. Cardiac services also include coronary catheterization, angioplasty and stenting.
- Surgical services cover trauma, general, neuro-spine, vascular, orthopedic and urologic procedures. Robotic techniques are available for gynecologic, bariatric, urologic and general surgery.
- The Center for Women & Infants provides labor and delivery, mother-baby care and maternal-fetal medicine for complex pregnancies. Its Level III NICU serves high-risk newborns from the region.
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FAQs – Operating Room Travel Nurse Jobs Near Odessa, TX
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.
Do I need to apply for a Texas nursing license for this travel nurse assignment?
Not if you already hold an active Texas RN license or an active multistate RN license—Texas participates in the Nurse Licensure Compact. If neither applies, you’ll generally need Texas licensure through the Texas Board of Nursing; nurses applying by endorsement must pass the Texas Nursing Jurisprudence Exam. Our Texas Nursing License Guide has current fees, timelines, and step-by-step instructions.
What kind of regional role does Medical Center Hospital play for travel nurses?
Medical Center Hospital is a 402-bed regional medical center serving a wide area of the Permian Basin and provides Level II trauma, cardiac, surgical, and maternal-newborn care. Travelers may see patients transferred from surrounding communities for higher-level treatment.
What should cardiac nurses know about Medical Center Hospital?
The coronary care unit treats heart attacks, arrhythmias, unstable angina, and heart failure, while telemetry units care for patients recovering from bypass and valve surgery. Cardiac travelers may work across intensive care, intervention, and postoperative recovery.
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 Odessa
- Review Texas nursing license requirements before your assignment.
- View live Operating Room salary data for travel nurses.
- View Texas salary reports for travel nursing assignments.
- Explore the travel nursing housing center to plan your stay.
Explore Odessa, TX
Oil-field activity keeps hospital staffing needs high across Odessa, one of the larger hubs of the Permian Basin in West Texas. The basin runs on energy, and the boom-and-bust cycle drives a deep pool of emergency and intensive care assignments. Midland is about twenty minutes east on I-20, while Andrews, Crane, and Monahans round out the surrounding oil towns along US-385 and the basin's two-lane highways. Rents swing with the oil cycle, so travelers tend to lock in terms early when rigs are active. When the rigs are running, the surrounding oil towns fill with work. A traveler can follow that cycle without moving far from an Odessa base.
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 · Odessa, TX · $2,211 /wk