Operating Room Registered Nurse
Seattle, WA
American Traveler
3x12 hrs, Nights

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: May 18, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is seeking an experienced OR RN for a night shift travel contract at a Level 1 Trauma, Magnet teaching hospital, requiring a minimum of 2 years of OR experience with Level 1 Trauma and Neuro backgrounds.

Details

• Operating Room in a 500-bed Magnet, academic teaching, Level 1 Trauma Center
• 25-bed OR unit with a high case volume of approximately 60–70 cases
• Primarily Ortho, Spine, and Neuro cases; no Cardiac or Transplant cases
• Circulating skills required
• Medication management via Pyxis
• Charting via Epic (preferred, not required)
• Night shift: 3x12-hour shifts, 18:45–07:15
• Approximately 2–4 charge shifts per month, occasionally covering weekend nights (Friday and/or Saturday)
• Weekend flexibility required; Sunday nights are not considered weekend shifts by the facility
• No floating required
• No on-call required
• 13-week contract

Requirements

• Active WA RN license or Compact license holders must apply for a WA license and complete the required 6-hour suicide prevention training and submit demographic data through the WA BON site; pending licenses are not accepted
• Current BLS certification required
• Minimum 2 years of OR RN experience required; 3–4 years preferred
• Level 1 Trauma Center experience required
• Neuro OR experience required
• COVID vaccination and booster required, no exceptions
• Circulating skills required

Additional Information

• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• Local candidates are accepted with no radius restriction
• Prior UW Health staff must have been separated from the facility for at least 18 months before returning as a traveler
• RTO is limited to no more than 6 days for the contract; no RTO may be requested during orientation week
• Block scheduling is not available; travelers are expected to remain flexible
• Facility-provided scrubs
• Onsite parking is available for a daily fee; an offsite parking option is also available at $10/day via a 10-minute shuttle service (weekdays only, 5:00 AM–10:00 PM; not available nights, weekends, or holidays)