Travel Nurse RN - OR - Operating Room - $2,776 per week

iDEAL Hire is seeking a travel nurse RN OR - Operating Room for a travel nursing job in Louisville, Kentucky.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: OR - Operating Room
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 09/21/2026
• Duration: 14 weeks
• 40 hours per week
• Shift: 8 hours, days
• Employment Type: Travel

Job Title

Registered Nurse – Operating Room (Cardiovascular)

Location

Louisville, Kentucky

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | Onsite

Key Responsibilities

• Perform and document comprehensive patient assessments in accordance with RN scope of practice, considering patient culture, age, and developmental level
• Develop and implement individualized plans of care, determining desired outcomes in coordination with patients, families, and the inter-professional team
• Provide direct patient care including nursing rounds, assessments, treatments, and facilitation of admission, transfer, and discharge activities
• Recognize, respond to, and communicate changes in patient condition; conduct and document ongoing assessments using the nursing process
• Delegate tasks appropriately and monitor accuracy and completeness of patient care provided by other team members
• Actively participate in unit-based quality improvement activities including patient satisfaction, fall prevention, pressure ulcer prevention, and documentation auditing

Required Qualifications

• Active, unrestricted Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of Kentucky
• Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) or Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN)
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
• Ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with interdisciplinary care team members
• Proficiency with or ability to be trained on computer systems and clinical applications
• Ability to assess age-specific patient safety needs and implement appropriate safety measures

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Previous nursing experience in an operating room or surgical setting
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)

Why Join Us

• Opportunity to practice in a specialized cardiovascular operating room environment with a focus on evidence-based, patient-centered care
• Work within a collaborative, team-oriented culture that values professional growth and nursing excellence

Ideal Personnel Job ID #335817. Pay package is based on8 hour shifts and 40 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Operating Room

About iDEAL Hire

iDEAL HIRE is dedicated to working with the best of the best in healthcare and education. The iDEAL HIRE experience involves layers of support from the industry's most experienced team. Benefits to working with iDEAL HIRE:

• Dedicated Recruiter
• Dedicated Compliance Member
• Weekly Pay
• Referral Bonus
• Medical Benefits
• Dental Benefits
• Vision Benefits
• Monitoring Credentials

Benefits

• Weekly pay
• Referral bonus
• Vision benefits
• Dental benefits
• Medical benefits