Travel OR RN - $2,185 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN OR - Operating Room for a travel nursing job in Columbus, Ohio.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: OR - Operating Room
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 08/24/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, days
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Aug 24, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 3

Description

American Traveler is hiring a travel RN for an Operating Room position at a major academic cancer hospital in Ohio, requiring at least 2 years of OR experience and oncology background.

Details

• General OR setting within a large academic cancer hospital
• Surgical specialties include neuro, thoracic, ENT, orthopedics, general surgery, plastics, urology, GU/GYN, free flaps, and robotics (Da Vinci SP and Xi systems)
• Day/evening rotating schedule with a combination of 8-, 10-, and 12-hour shifts totaling 40 hours per week
• Shift options run between 06:30–20:30, Monday through Friday
• On-call responsibilities required, including evening (15:00–23:00), night (23:00–07:00), and weekend (07:00–19:00 / 19:00–07:00) call shifts
• Weekend work required as needed
• EMR: Epic (required)
• 13-week contract

Requirements

• Active OH or compact RN license required
• Certifications required: BLS; ACLS and CNOR preferred
• Minimum 2 years of OR nursing experience required
• Oncology experience required
• Epic EMR experience required
• Circulate and scrub experience preferred
• Experience in neuro, thoracic, ENT, ortho, general surgery, plastics, urology, GU/GYN, free flaps, and/or robotics (Da Vinci) preferred
• Teaching/academic hospital experience preferred
• Prior travel nursing experience required
• Nursing degree from an ACEN or CCNE accredited program required
• 2 professional references required: at least 1 from a manager, director, or formal leadership role (supervisor); a Charge RN is acceptable as the second reference; no coworker references accepted

Additional Information

• Responsibilities include circulating and scrubbing across a wide range of surgical specialties in an oncology-focused OR environment
• Skills utilized include cardiac monitoring, laser and radiation safety, specimen handling, universal protocol/time-out procedures, infection control, and emergency management (code response, malignant hyperthermia, latex allergy protocols)
• Ohio fingerprinting is required upon signing the contract and must be completed urgently — candidates outside of Ohio who are within driving distance will need to travel to an Ohio fingerprinting location; those at greater distances will be mailed a fingerprinting packet
• All requested time off (RTO) must be submitted at the time of consideration and built into the contract; RTO is limited to 7 days or fewer
• Former employees of this health system are eligible after a minimum 6-month separation; current employees of any Ohio State University hospital location are not eligible
• Local candidates are accepted at the same rate as travelers
• Parking permits are available for purchase on-site through CampusParc, with multiple pricing tiers and access options

American Traveler Job ID #P-737025. 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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