Travel OR RN - $2,210 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: 11/02/2026
• 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: Nov 2, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for an Operating Room position in a cancer research hospital setting, requiring OH or compact RN licensure and CNOR certification preferred.

Details

• Operating Room unit within a cancer hospital and research center
• Day/evening rotating schedule combining 8, 10, and 12-hour shifts to total 40 hrs/week
• Shift options include 06:30-17:00, 06:30-19:00, and 10:30-20:30, Monday through Friday
• Call required as needed, with staff typically signing up for 2-3 calls per 4-week schedule period
• Weekend shifts required as needed
• EPIC charting system experience required
• Preferred experience across neuro, thoracic, ENT, ortho, general, plastics, urology, GU/GYN, free flap, and robotic (Da Vinci) surgeries
• Preferred experience in oncology surgical procedures

Requirements

• Active OH or compact RN license in hand at time of consideration
• BLS certification required; ACLS and CNOR certifications preferred
• Minimum of 2 years of RN experience required, with oncology experience required
• Circulate and scrub experience preferred
• Teaching hospital experience preferred
• Education must be from an ACEN or CCNE accredited program
• Travel RN experience required
• 2 professional references required, including at least one from a manager/director or supervisor and one from a Charge RN; coworker references not accepted

Additional Information

• Provide circulating and scrub support across a wide range of surgical specialties including gynecology, plastics, general surgery, neurology, thoracic, orthopedic, ENT, urology, and robotics
• Maintain accurate patient records using EPIC
• Collaborate with the healthcare team to ensure optimal surgical outcomes
• Candidates must complete Ohio fingerprinting promptly upon signing contract, as this is a required step for state credentialing
• Candidates outside Ohio but within driving distance must travel to a fingerprinting location as soon as possible after booking; those farther away will receive a mailed fingerprinting packet
• Local candidates accepted at the same rate
• RTO required at time of consideration and must be built into the contract, limited to 7 days or less
• Former employees eligible for travel assignments after being away from the facility for 6 months or more
• Current employees are ineligible to be hired as travelers at this health system

American Traveler Job ID #P-762519. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36.0 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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