Travel RN - Operating Room

Travel RN - Operating Room

American Traveler

Dickinson, North Dakota, United States

Position ID: P-776654

Position status: Open

Assignment type: travel

Shift: Days

Length (weeks): 13

Openings: 1

Start date: 2026-11-02T00:00:00.000Z

$2,563.00/week (estimated advertised weekly pay)

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced Operating Room RN for a 13-week acute care assignment requiring at least 2 years of OR experience in ortho, GYN, and general surgery along with prior OR travel experience.

Details

• Acute care Critical Access Hospital setting in a 6-OR suite plus 1 GI suite department
• Patient population includes adult, pediatric, geriatric, and obstetric cases
• Common procedures include ortho total joints, ORIF, and arthroscopy; OB/GYN cesarean section, LAVH, and D&C and general lap appy, lap chole, ex lap, and endoscopy
• Uses C-arm and Mako equipment
• Average case load of 6-10 per day, occasionally up to 20
• RNs are not required to scrub
• OR techs are present on the unit but no charge nurse takes a patient assignment
• Uses Meditech EMR
• 9-hour day shifts Monday-Thursday (0700-1630 or 0600-1530) with team/self-scheduling
• Requires 1 weekend per month (Friday 0700 to Monday 0700) and 1-2 call shifts per week
• On-call response time of 15 minutes
• Occasional floating to other departments for non-patient-load support such as call lights and 1:1 monitoring

Requirements

• Active RN license (ND state or Compact) required, pending licenses not accepted
• Current BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications required at time of consideration
• Minimum 2 years of OR experience required, including ortho, GYN, and general surgery
• Prior travel experience in an OR unit required
• Two professional references required: one supervisor from within the last 12 months and one peer or supervisor from within the last 3 years, including employment dates and rehire eligibility
• Copy of driver's license required for consideration
• Must be clean-shaven or able to pass a fit test, as facial hair may disqualify candidates from required respirator fit testing

Additional Information

• No clinical involvement required for this role
• Scrubs provided according to facility dress code
• One week of unit-specific orientation provided
• Must reside at least 50 miles from the facility and may not hold full-time, part-time, or PRN status with any CommonSpirit-affiliated facility, including CHI or Dignity
• Candidates employed directly (full-time, part-time, or PRN) by any CommonSpirit, CHI, or Dignity facility within the past year are not eligible
• Up to 7 days of RTO may be requested upfront per 13-week contract; additional RTO will not be approved

Hours per week: 36

Hours per shift: 9