Operating Room Registered Nurse
Arlington, VA
American Traveler
5x8 hrs, Days

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 5x8hrs
• Hours: 40 hrs/wk
• Start Date: May 4, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced OR RN for a 13-week outpatient surgical services contract requiring a VA or Compact RN license and at least 2 years of OR experience across multiple specialties.

Details

• Outpatient Pavilion OR setting with 6 operating rooms and an average daily census of 35
• Surgical specialties include General, GYN, Breast/Plastics, Urology, Ortho, Podiatry, Ophthalmology, ENT, and Endoscopy
• Day shift schedule: 5x8-hour shifts, 7:00–15:30, Monday through Friday
• No weekend or holiday shifts required
• Late-stay call sign-up is required
• Floating is in rotation with facility staff per Joint Commission standards
• Epic is the charting system; experience is preferred

Requirements

• Active VA or Compact RN license required and must be in hand at time of consideration
• BLS required; ACLS and CNOR preferred
• Minimum 2 years of OR RN experience required
• Proficiency across multiple OR specialties required, particularly Ortho, Breast/Plastics, Urology, GYN, and General Surgery
• Ambulatory OR experience preferred
• Trauma Level I or II experience preferred
• Teaching hospital and community hospital experience preferred
• Previous charge nurse experience preferred
• Epic EMR experience preferred
• PDF copies of driver's license and Social Security card required for consideration

Additional Information

• Intraoperative scrub and circulating responsibilities across a broad range of surgical specialties
• All travelers must attend an Epic orientation class (accelerated or 2-day); travelers with recent Epic experience may test out with a one-day training session
• Up to 7 hours of non-billable orientation modules are required, completed during the onboarding period
• Flu vaccine is required during flu season (Oct 1–Mar 31); exemptions must comply with CMS guidelines
• COVID vaccination verification or a qualified exemption is required
• This is a smoke- and nicotine-free facility
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply, provided they have at least 2 years of prior OR RN experience
• Candidates who were previously employed at this facility must wait one year before returning as a traveler
• RTO requests must be submitted upfront; no RTO will be approved after an offer is made, and requests should be kept to a minimum