Travel RN - Operating Room

Travel RN - Operating Room

American Traveler

Houston, Texas, United States

Position status: Open

Assignment type: travel

Shift: Days

Length (weeks): 13

Openings: 1

Start date: 2026-11-09

$1,282.36/week (estimated advertised weekly pay)

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced Operating Room RN for a 13-week orthopedic surgery assignment requiring large joint and spine orthopedic experience and a TX or compact RN license.

Details

• Work in a 17-room Operating Room within an orthopedic hospital setting
• Non-trauma designated facility with a 1-bed ER
• Staffed with one scrub and one circulator per room, plus support techs for positioning and other duties
• Most surgeons are assisted by a PA, CST, or NP during procedures
• Day shift schedule, reporting for huddle at 6:45 AM Mon/Wed/Fri, shift ends 5:15 PM with no second shift relief
• Call required approximately 4 times per month, Monday through Friday only, with no weekend call
• Call typically involves staying over to finish cases
• Uses Meditech EMR
• Orthopedic equipment used on unit

Requirements

• Active RN license (TX or compact)
• Current BLS certification
• Minimum 1 year of recent experience in Operating Room specialty
• Required experience in large joint and spine orthopedic surgery
• Experience with total joints and spine procedures preferred
• Experience with orthopedic procedures including large joints, hand, feet, scopes, and spine (excluding neurosurgery)
• No employment gaps of 90 days or more within the past 12 months

Additional Information

• Assist with all orthopedic procedures including large joints, hand, feet, scopes, and spine cases
• Join a unit recognized for top employee and physician engagement across HCA
• Unit consistently achieves greater than 90% patient satisfaction scores
• Scrub color required is Ciel Blue (sky blue); scrubs are not provided by the facility
• Free parking garage available for employees and contractors
• Must live more than 50 miles from the facility to be considered; local candidates are not accepted

Hours per week: 24

Hours per shift: 8