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

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Jun 22, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced OR RN with strong neuro, cardiac, and transplant circulating experience for a night shift travel contract at a high-acuity Magnet teaching hospital in Washington State.

Details

• Operating Room in a 637-bed Magnet-designated academic teaching hospital
• High-acuity OR environment with 28 rooms and an average daily census of 50–75
• Patient population includes neuro, cardiac, transplant, orthopedic/sports (minimally invasive arthroscopic), laparoscopic, robotics, general, GYN, urology, and plastics cases
• Night shift, 3x12 schedule (0845–0715)
• Floating within the hospital to other specialties when census is low; no floating to sister hospitals
• Scrubs are provided for OR personnel (any color)
• Charting via Epic (experience preferred but not required)

Requirements

• Active WA RN license or Compact RN license; pending licenses are not accepted
• Current BLS certification required
• Minimum 3–4 years of OR RN experience required, with strong neuro circulating experience
• Experience circulating cardiac and transplant cases required
• Experience in multiple service lines strongly preferred (e.g., cardiac, robotics, spine, thoracic, vascular)
• Teaching hospital and trauma hospital experience preferred
• COVID vaccination and booster required — no exceptions
• At least 2 travel assignments beyond initial hospital experience preferred

Additional Information

• Circulate across a broad range of surgical cases including neuro, cardiac, transplant, and minimally invasive procedures
• May be asked to take on charge nurse duties as needed
• Scrubs are provided on-unit
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• Local candidates are accepted at the same rates with no radius restriction
• RTO is limited to a maximum of 1 week and cannot be requested during orientation week; RTO should be kept to a minimum
• Former UW staff must have been separated from the facility for at least 18 months before returning as a traveler
• Weekend requirements are TBD
• Parking is available at a daily cost of approximately $10.26