Operating Room Registered Nurse
Bryan, TX
American Traveler
5x8 hrs, Days

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 5x8hrs
• Hours: 40 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Jun 15, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is seeking an experienced OR RN with cardiovascular and robotics experience for a 13-week travel contract at a Level III Trauma acute care hospital in Texas.

Details

• Acute care hospital OR setting with Level III Trauma designation
• Candidates must be able to circulate in all surgical specialties, including CV, Neuro, Ortho, General, Eyes, Endo, and Cysto
• CV cases include CABGs, TCARs, and Carotids; scrubbing experience is a plus but not required
• Neuro cases include Craniotomies (frequent after-hours call), TLIFs, Laminectomies, and Discectomies
• Ortho cases include trauma, Total Shoulders, Total Knees, Total Hips, and ORIFs
• General cases include Lap Choles, Colectomies, Hernias, Open Belly, and trauma using the DaVinci robot
• Additional cases include Vitrectomies (Eyes), ERCPs, Colonoscopies, and EGDs (Endo), and Cystoscopies, Stent Placements, and TURPs (Cysto)
• Unit utilizes both the Mako robot (Ortho) and the DaVinci robot (General, Urology, and CV)
• Charting via MEDITECH
• Schedule: Monday–Friday, 6:30 AM–3:00 PM (8-hour shifts)
• On-call required one evening per week (3:00 PM–7:00 AM) and two Saturdays or Sundays per month (7:00 AM–7:00 AM)
• Standard 30-minute response time required for on-call
• Floating may be required between two campuses approximately 16 minutes apart

Requirements

• Active TX RN license or Compact (NLC) license required; must be active at time of consideration — pending licenses not accepted
• Current certifications required: BLS (AHA) and ACLS (AHA); pending certifications not accepted
• Minimum of 4 years of OR experience required; 5+ years strongly preferred
• Cardiovascular OR experience required, including the ability to circulate CABGs
• Robotics experience required; experience with both Mako (Ortho) and DaVinci (General, Urology, and CV) robots is highly desirable
• Craniotomy experience required due to frequency of after-hours neuro call cases
• Two professional references required: one supervisor from within the last 12 months and one peer or supervisor from within the last 3 years, both including dates of employment and eligibility for rehire
• A copy of a valid driver's license is required for consideration

Additional Information

• Candidates must not have been directly employed (full-time, part-time, or PRN) by any CommonSpirit, CHI, or Dignity-affiliated facility within the past year; candidates previously employed PRN through outside staffing firms will be considered
• May be asked to precept staff as needed by the unit
• Reliability is critical — call-outs are strongly discouraged and may result in termination
• Orientation is 12 hours
• Profiles are reviewed directly by the unit manager