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: 09/08/2026
• 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: Sep 8, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 2

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for an Operating Room position requiring Level I Trauma and Neuro experience with night shift and call requirements.

Details

• Work in the Operating Room department of an academic medical center
• Cases include neurosurgery, spine, complex ortho/ortho spine, and complex general surgery including bariatric surgery
• Night shift schedule with 3x12-hour shifts from 1830-0700
• Scheduled for 36 hours per week
• Holiday and weekend coverage required
• Call requirements apply in addition to weekend shifts

Requirements

• Active OH or compact RN license required in hand at time of consideration
• BLS certification required
• NIHSS certification preferred
• Minimum 2 years of RN experience or Surgical Tech experience required
• Prior travel experience preferred but not required
• Level I Trauma experience required
• Neuro surgical experience required
• ENT, GU, plastics, and burns experience preferred
• Epic EMR experience preferred
• Nursing education must be from an ACEN or CCNE accredited program
• Two professional references required, with at least one from a Manager/Director or formal leadership role and no coworker references accepted

Additional Information

• Provide surgical nursing support across a wide range of specialties including gynecology, plastics, trauma, neurology, general surgery, orthopedics, endoscopy, ophthalmology, robotics, urology, and ENT procedures
• Experience with robotic surgical systems such as the Da Vinci Xi is relevant to this role
• Work setting includes transplant surgeries such as heart, kidney, liver, and lung
• Ohio fingerprinting is required promptly after signing the contract due to strict compliance timelines
• Candidates residing outside Ohio but within driving distance must travel to an Ohio fingerprinting location as soon as possible after booking
• Candidates at extreme distances will be mailed a fingerprinting packet that must be completed urgently upon receipt
• RTO must be requested and built into the contract at time of consideration, limited to 7 days or less
• Local candidates are accepted at the same pay rate
• Former employees are eligible for a travel assignment once they have been away from the facility for 6 months or more
• Current employees of the health system are ineligible to be hired as a traveler at any Ohio State University hospital location

American Traveler Job ID #P-737596. 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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