Travel Operating Room Registered Nurse - $1,930 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN OR - Operating Room for a travel nursing job in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: OR - Operating Room
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 08/31/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Aug 31, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for an Operating Room position requiring scrub and circulate experience in at least two of four key surgical specialties.

Details

• Work in the Operating Room department of a hospital setting
• Unit handles 45 cases across 17 rooms
• Night shift schedule with 3x12-hour shifts from 18:45 to 07:15
• No call requirements
• No floating required
• 13-week assignment length or longer accepted
• Specialties in priority order include neuro/neuro spine, ortho/ortho spine, vascular, robotics, urology, podiatry, oncology GYN, and general/ENT/plastics
• Uses Pyxis and Epic systems along with SBAR communication and staff meetings

Requirements

• Active RN license (NC or Compact) required, pending license accepted for consideration
• BLS certification required
• Minimum 2 years of recent acute Operating Room experience required
• Must have both scrub and circulate experience
• Candidates out of acute OR setting for more than 6 months will not be considered
• Candidates most recently in management roles will not be considered
• Strong experience required in at least two of the following: neuro spine, ortho spine, vascular, or robotics
• Prior travel experience preferred but first-time travelers will be screened for consideration
• Two professional references from a supervisor within the past 2 years required, pending references acceptable at time of consideration

Additional Information

• Perform scrub and circulate duties across a range of surgical specialties including neuro spine, ortho spine, vascular, and robotics procedures
• Unit orientation is a minimum of 36 hours across three days, not including separate Epic training
• Scrubs are provided in Ceil Blue color
• Pre-start modules for acute care roles take approximately 8-10 hours and must be completed prior to start and annually
• Local candidates within 50 miles of the facility are accepted at a lower pay rate
• Former Novant Health or New Hanover employees (perm/PRN/EP) must wait 12 months before applying and must disclose prior employment details for facility approval
• Current travel per diem clinicians with the facility must choose between per diem or travel status
• Up to 7 days of RTO can be auto-approved as long as it does not fall on a holiday, with no RTO permitted during the first week of assignment
• Must work 2 of 3 major holidays
• Travel pairs are allowed if on different units and disclosed at submission
• First-time travelers will be considered for this position

American Traveler Job ID #P-724922. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Travel RN - Operating Room

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