Operating Room Registered Nurse
Charleston, SC
American Traveler
3x12 hrs, Days

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Jun 15, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring a travel RN for an Operating Room position at a Level I Trauma, Magnet-designated academic medical center in Charleston, SC, requiring scrub and circulate experience across multiple surgical specialties.

Details

• Work in a 21-suite Main Operating Room within a Level I Trauma, Magnet-designated academic teaching hospital
• Surgical specialties include Trauma, Transplant, Ortho, Neuro, ENT, GU-GYN, and Robotics
• Nursing team is composed of 75% RNs and 25% Certified Surgical Technologists
• RNs are trained to both scrub and circulate surgical procedures
• Charting is performed in Epic
• Day shift schedule: 3x12-hour shifts (6:30 AM – 7:00 PM)
• Up to one weekend shift (Saturday or Sunday, 6:30 AM – 7:00 PM) required per month
• Up to 4 on-call shifts per month (end of shift – 7:00 AM)
• Up to 2 weekend call shifts per month (7:00 AM – 7:00 PM or 7:00 PM – 7:00 AM, Saturday or Sunday)
• Holiday rotation required
• Floating within scope to meet facility needs or between like units/sister facilities may be required

Requirements

• Active SC RN license or Compact/Multi-State RN license required; candidates with a pending SC license may be considered but must have the active license before starting
• Current AHA certifications required: BLS
• Level I Trauma Center experience required
• Minimum 2 years of OR RN experience strongly preferred
• Scrub experience strongly preferred
• SSN and driver's license required for consideration
• 2 professional references from a supervisor within the past 2 years required for consideration

Additional Information

• First-time travelers are accepted for this position depending on experience
• Previous permanent or PRN staff at any MUSC location must have been separated from the system for at least 1 year before being eligible to work as a traveler
• Local candidates (within 60 miles of the facility) are accepted on a case-by-case basis; non-local candidates are prioritized
• All requested time off (RTO) must be disclosed at the time of consideration and is subject to facility approval
• A radiation badge is required and will be provided by the agency
• Scrubs are provided by the facility
• Orientation modules are completed prior to the start date
• During hurricane season (June–November), all employees and contractors may be assigned to emergency response teams; peak activity months are August and September
• A $20 one-time registration fee is required to obtain a parking hang tag for the on-site garage