Travel RN - Operating Room

Travel RN - Operating Room

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for an Operating Room position requiring independent circulating skills and participation in a call rotation.

Acute care setting within a 3-suite Operating Room (2 currently in use, with a third under renovation). Caseload varies from 10 to 30 procedures per day. Common cases include total hips, knees, and shoulders, hernias, lap and robotic cholecystectomies, cataracts, endoscopy, podiatry, and fracture management. Day shift schedule, 6:45am-3:15pm Monday-Friday. Call requirements range from 1 in 4 to 1 in 5 weeks depending on staffing needs, including 1 weekend per call period. Call response time is 20 minutes and self-scheduled. Floating is not required. Uses EPIC EMR.

Active RN license (Standard or Compact). Current certifications: BLS and ACLS (AHA). Minimum 2 years of experience required. Must be able to circulate independently across a wide variety of surgical cases. Ability to participate in call rotation required.

Scrubbing is helpful but not required for this role. Facility provides scrubs, which must be laundered in-house. Unit has an OR charge nurse, though this is not a responsibility of this position. Unit-specific orientation involves brief time in each room to learn hospital-specific workflows, lasting approximately 1 to 2 weeks. Candidates must live within 50 miles of the facility, as local travelers are not accepted. Returning travelers who previously worked at any WVU Medicine location must have taken a 2-year break before reapplying. Former permanent staff at this facility are not eligible to return as travelers. Travelers may not work within the WVU system for longer than one year without taking a subsequent 2-year break.