Travel OR RN - $2,416 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN OR - Operating Room for a travel nursing job in Washington, District of Columbia.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: OR - Operating Room
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 10/05/2026
• 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: Oct 5, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced Operating Room RN for a Level 1 Trauma teaching hospital, requiring 2+ years of OR experience and prior travel experience.

Details

• Operating Room unit with 9 rooms
• Day shift schedule, 3x12 hours from 6:30 AM to 7:00 PM
• No floating between unlike units required, though floating within the hospital or to a nearby affiliate hospital is expected
• On-call requirements include 2 night calls and 3 weekend calls per month
• Night call shifts run 11 PM-7 AM; weekend call shifts are 7 AM-3 PM, 3 PM-11 PM, or 11 PM-7 AM
• Uses SIS charting system
• Level 1 Trauma, teaching hospital setting with 228 staffed beds

Requirements

• Active DC RN license required
• BLS certification required
• CNOR and CST certifications preferred
• Minimum 2 years of OR nursing experience required
• Prior travel nursing experience required
• Experience needed in a majority of the following specialties: Neurology (ALIF, anterior cervical fusion, cervical fusions, craniotomy, kyphoplasty, laminectomy/discectomy, lumbar fusion, XLIF), General Surgery (appendectomy, cholecystectomy, colon resection, hernia repair, laparoscopic procedures, thyroidectomy, Whipple), Orthopedic (arthroscopy, total joint replacement), Ophthalmology (cataract extraction/implant, eye trauma, glaucoma surgery), and Robotics (colorectal, gastrointestinal, gynecologic, neurological, orthopedic, otolaryngologic, TORS, urologic)
• Two supervisor references required for consideration
• SSN and DOB required for consideration

Additional Information

• Scrubs provided by facility
• Candidates must have been gone from the facility for at least 1 year if previously employed there
• Parking is the responsibility of the employee, with street meter and hospital lot options available
• Facility is accessible via Metro rail (Shaw/Howard University stop) and multiple bus routes

American Traveler Job ID #P-753897. 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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