Travel Nurse RN - Operating Room - $2,074 per week in Lawton, OK

Registered Nurse (RN) | Operating Room
Location: Lawton, OK
Agency: Highland Staffing, LLC
Pay: $2,074 per week
Shift Information: Nights - 3 days x 12 hours
Contract Duration: 13 Weeks
Start Date: 8/24/2026

About the Position

TravelNurseSource is working with Highland Staffing, LLC to find a qualified OR RN in Lawton, Oklahoma, 73505!

Job Title

Operating Room Registered Nurse (OR RN)

Job Summary

This role is for a dedicated Operating Room Registered Nurse (OR RN) in Lawton, Oklahoma. The successful candidate will provide comprehensive, patient-family centered care within the operating room and other perioperative service areas. This position involves advocating for patients across all populations, ensuring adherence to surgical standards of nursing practice, and collaborating effectively with a multidisciplinary healthcare team.

The OR RN will be responsible for the full spectrum of nursing care, from initial assessment and nursing diagnosis to the development and implementation of patient care plans. This is a 13-week contract assignment, working 12-hour shifts, 3 days per week, primarily during PM hours.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver safe, effective, and quality patient-family centered care in the operating room and perioperative services.
• Act as a patient advocate for all patient populations.
• Ensure adherence to surgical standards of nursing practice.
• Collaborate effectively with the healthcare team, including RNs, LPNs, NAs, physicians, and ancillary disciplines, in patient/family assessment.
• Perform comprehensive head-to-toe patient assessments and reassessments according to policy, including pediatric and geriatric populations.
• Adequately assess and reassess patient pain, utilizing appropriate pain management techniques.
• Develop and implement total nursing care plans based on patient assessment and nursing diagnoses.
• Provide leadership by working cooperatively with nursing and other patient care personnel to maintain professional nursing practice standards.
• Participate in and implement age-specific care and interactions.

Required Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited Registered Nurse (RN) program.
• Minimum of two (2) years of recent experience as a Registered Nurse in an Operating Room setting.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).

Skills & Competencies

• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Exceptional attention to detail.
• Thorough knowledge and application of sterile technique.
• Demonstrated ability to set priorities and organize workload effectively.
• Proficiency in integrating multiple assignments and managing changes in assignment with multi-level personnel.
• Strong commitment to teamwork and task completion.
• Ability to perform comprehensive patient assessments and develop nursing diagnoses.
• Proficiency in pain assessment and management techniques.

Shift Details

• Shift Type: PM
• Shift Duration: 12 hours
• Days per Week: 3
• Contract Length: 13 weeks
• Start Date: 2026-08-24
• Call Requirements: Not specified.
• Weekend Rotations: Not specified.

Licensing Requirements

• Current and unencumbered Oklahoma Registered Nurse (RN) license.

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