Travel RN - Operating Room

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.

Job 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,

Job 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