Travel RN - Operating Room

Travel RN - Operating Room

American Traveler

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States

$3,054.00/week (estimated advertised weekly pay)

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for an Operating Room position requiring CT license, Level I/II trauma experience, and prior travel assignments at high-trauma facilities.

Details

Operating Room unit in a short-term acute care hospital with 426 staffed beds

Level II Trauma Center

Day shift schedule, 5x8 hours (7:00 AM-3:30 PM)

Rotating shifts required including break shift, evenings, and nights

Weekend rotation required as needed

On-call required

Uses Epic charting system

Surgical specialties may include vascular, gynecology, plastics, neurology, trauma, orthopedic, urology, ENT, thoracic, bariatric, and robotic procedures

Work settings include General OR, Hybrid OR, and Trauma

Requirements

Active or in-process CT RN license (Compact or Standard) required prior to start, with application submitted prior to consideration

BLS certification required

Minimum 3 years of RN experience required (prefer 5 years)

Minimum 2 years of experience within OR specialty required for consideration

Level I and Level II Trauma Center experience required

Minimum of 3 prior travel assignments at a Level I Trauma or high-trauma facility required

Epic charting experience required

Charge RN experience preferred

Teaching hospital experience preferred

Community hospital experience preferred

1 professional reference required

Additional Information

Provide perioperative nursing care across a wide range of surgical specialties

Free parking available as part of Yale New Haven Health System

Up to 7 days of RTO can be auto-approved

Must reside outside a 75-mile radius of the hospital to be considered, as local candidates are not accepted

Previous travelers returning to a permanent staff role must have been gone at least 2 years to be eligible as a traveler again

Flu vaccine required with no declinations accepted

COVID vaccine and booster required, with religious or medical exemptions only

CT license processing takes 15-21 business days, so start dates should allow sufficient time for licensure

First-time travelers are not likely to meet the experience requirements for this position