Description

American Traveler is seeking an experienced OR RN for a weekend-only, day shift contract requiring scrub and aseptic technique skills across multiple surgical specialties including Robotics, Urology, Ortho, and Vascular.

Details

• Hospital Operating Room setting serving a patient population ranging from pediatrics to geriatrics
• All surgical specialties except Open Heart, including Urology, Ortho, Vascular, General, Endo/Laparoscopic, and Robotics
• 10-room OR with an average caseload of 20–25 cases per day
• Weekend-only schedule: Saturday and Sunday, two 12-hour day shifts (7:00 AM – 7:00 PM)
• On-call required: one weekday on-call shift per week (3–11 PM or 11 PM–7 AM) and one 24-hour on-call shift every fifth weekend, based on department needs
• Floating within the facility and scope of practice as needed
• Every 4th–5th weekend rotation based on department need
• Epic used for charting; Pyxis for medication dispensing
• Experience with standard OR equipment and the Xi Da Vinci robotic system

Requirements

• Active GA RN license or Compact RN license required
• Current BLS certification required
• Minimum 2 years of OR RN experience required
• Proficiency in scrub and aseptic technique required
• Experience across multiple surgical specialties: Urology, Ortho, Vascular, General, Endo/Laparoscopic, and Robotics
• Experience with Xi Da Vinci robotic system required
• Two supervisory references (Manager level or above) preferred; charge nurse references are not accepted

Additional Information

• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• Local candidates are accepted
• Scrubs are provided by the facility
• RTO maximum is 7 days for the contract period; RTO cannot be requested during the first week of the assignment
• Holiday coverage policy: if one or two major holidays fall within the assignment period, the traveler is expected to work all of them with no holiday RTO; if three major holidays fall within the assignment period, the traveler must work two and may request one holiday off for approval
• Major holidays include: Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving/Black Friday, Christmas Eve/Christmas Day, and New Year's Eve/New Year's Day
• No schedule change requests or alternate shift requests are permitted; the posted shift is firm
• Travelers must have been away from all facilities within this health system for a full year before returning as a traveler
• No scheduling change requests will be considered once the assignment begins