Travel RN - Operating Room

American Traveler is hiring an experienced Operating Room RN for a Level I trauma facility requiring strong general, neuro, ortho, vascular and transplant surgical experience along with weekday and weekend call coverage.

Job Details

• Operating Room unit with approximately 14 rooms serving adult and geriatric patients,
• Supports a broad range of General OR, Neuro, Orthopedic, Vascular and Transplant procedures,
• Common procedures include appendectomy, cholecystectomy, colon resection, hernia repair, laparoscopic surgery, thyroidectomy and Whipple procedures,
• Neuro cases include spinal fusion, cervical and lumbar procedures, craniotomy and laminectomy/discectomy,
• Orthopedic cases include total hip and total knee replacements, fracture procedures and spine cases,
• Vascular cases include carotid procedures, AV fistula repair, femoral-popliteal bypass and abdominal aortic aneurysm procedures,
• Day shift schedule, 40 hours per week, options include 2x12s (6:45a-7:15p) or 2x8s (6:45a-3:15p),
• Floating required based on facility needs,
• On-call required, approximately 6 weekday call shifts and 2 weekend call rotations,
• Uses Cerner charting system,
• 1:1 patient ratio,

Job Requirements

• Active PA RN license or compact license required,
• BLS certification required, TNCC preferred,
• Minimum 2 years of Operating Room experience required,
• Level I and Level II trauma experience required,
• Strong General OR experience required,
• Total joint, neuro, transplant, vascular and general surgery experience required,
• Previous charge experience required,
• Travel experience required,
• Experience with high-acuity and trauma surgical cases expected,
• Teaching hospital, community hospital, and LTAC experience preferred,
• Experience with vascular procedures including AAA repair, AV fistula repair, carotid procedures and femoral-popliteal bypass,
• Experience with neuro procedures including ALIF, anterior cervical fusion, craniotomy, kyphoplasty, laminectomy/discectomy, lumbar fusion and XLIF,
• Experience with orthopedic procedures including arthroscopic surgery, spinal fusion and total joint replacement,
• Experience with trauma cases such as gunshot/stab wounds and multiple-injury MVAs,
• Valid references and certification copies required for consideration,

Additional Information

• Scrubs provided by the facility,
• First-time travelers are accepted,
• Local candidates accepted within a 50-mile radius at a local rate differential,
• Part of a Level I trauma surgical team supporting high-acuity cases,
• Facility is part of the Jefferson Health system