Travel RN - Operating Room

Travel RN - Operating Room

American Traveler

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Position ID: P-781281

Position status: Open

Assignment type: travel

Shift: Days

Length (weeks): 10

Openings: 1

Start date: 2026-12-14

$1,365.76/week (estimated advertised weekly pay)

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced Operating Room RN for a short-term winter coverage assignment requiring a strong Spine/Neuro background and CT/Compact RN license.

Details

• Operating Room department at a Short Term Acute Care, Level I Trauma Center facility
• 10-week contract specifically for winter coverage
• Day shift schedule with flexible 36-hour options: 2x10s, 2x8s, or 3x12s
• No weekends, no call, and no holiday shifts required
• 1:1 patient ratio
• Epic charting system used
• Scrubs provided by facility

Requirements

• Active RN license (CT or Compact) required, or candidate must apply prior to submission as CT licensure takes 15-21 business days to process
• Current BLS certification required
• Minimum 2 years of OR experience required within specialty (1.5 years considered for Level I Trauma or travel experience)
• Teaching hospital experience required
• Community Hospital and Trauma Level I/II experience preferred
• Prior travel nursing experience required
• Strong Spine/Neuro surgical background required
• Experience with procedures such as laminectomy/discectomy, spinal fusion, craniotomy, and cervical fusions preferred
• 1 professional reference required for consideration

Additional Information

• Provide perioperative nursing care across a wide range of surgical specialties including vascular, orthopedic, neurology, general surgery, and more
• Participate in emergency management protocols including code response and fire safety procedures
• Travelers are expected to participate in natural disaster or emergency response activities as needed
• No more than 5 days of RTO permitted, with no holiday RTO allowed
• Local radius restrictions are waived for this specific 10-week assignment
• Candidates with prior employment as permanent staff must have been separated for at least 2 years to be considered as a traveler
• Flu vaccine required with no declinations accepted; COVID vaccine and booster required with religious or medical exemptions only
• First-time travelers are not being considered for this position due to travel experience requirement

Hours per week: 20

Hours per shift: 10