Travel RN - Operating Room

Travel RN - Operating Room

American Traveler

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Position status: Open

Assignment type: travel

Shift: Days

Length (weeks): 13

Openings: 1

Start date: 2026-12-14

$2,534.00/week (estimated advertised weekly pay)

Description

American Traveler is hiring an RN for an Operating Room position requiring at least 3 years of neuro surgery and ortho spine experience with prior travel assignment experience.

Details

• Work in the Operating Room department of a teaching hospital
• Day shift schedule, 3x12 hours from 8:30 to 21:00
• Neuro call required
• Extensive experience needed in neuro & ortho spine, and craniotomy service lines
• Experience in general, ENT, and robotics service lines is a plus
• Circulate/telemetry and conscious sedation skills preferred

Requirements

• Active RN license (Compact or LA) required in hand at time of submission
• Current BLS certification required
• Minimum 3 years of operating room experience required
• Minimum 3 years of neuro surgery and ortho spine experience required
• Teaching hospital experience required
• Trauma Level I or II experience preferred
• Prior travel nursing experience required
• Driver's license required for consideration
• Up-to-date NURSYS report required within 4 weeks of submission

Additional Information

• May be assigned to an Emergency Team during declared emergency events, requiring on-site presence until the event concludes or relief arrives
• Must be willing to work 2 of 4 designated holiday periods annually: Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's, and Mardi Gras
• No call-in shifts
• Orientation held 5 days a week
• Candidates must live more than 65 miles from the facility; local candidates not accepted
• Two Manager/Supervisor references (not Charge RNs) required prior to starting contract, though not required for initial consideration
• RTO must be disclosed on profile and discussed during interview
• Previous Ochsner Health permanent staff or in-house agency contractors must be separated for a full year before returning as a traveler
• First-time travelers will not be considered for this position

Hours per week: 36

Hours per shift: 12