Operating Room Registered Nurse
Martinsburg, WV
American Traveler
5x8 hrs, Days

Assignment Overview

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

Description

American Traveler is seeking an experienced OR RN for a 13-week travel contract requiring at least 2 years of OR experience, prior travel assignments, and demonstrated robotic (da Vinci) and orthopedic surgical experience.

Details

• Acute care hospital OR setting with 9 OR suites, 1 procedure room, and 1 hybrid room averaging 35–45 cases per day
• OR operates 24/7 covering a broad range of surgical specialties including general, ENT, eyes, ortho, robotics (da Vinci and Rosa), neuro spine, vascular, peds (dental/ENT), and emergent cases; all surgical cases except CVOR and L&D C-sections
• Day shift position: 8-hour shifts, Monday–Friday, 7:00 AM–3:30 PM
• Weeknight on-call rotation (7:00 PM–7:00 AM) and one weekend 24-hour on-call per month; holiday call rotation as required
• OR techs are on staff; overnight shifts require the RN to function as the sole RN alongside 2 techs
• Float to outpatient surgery as needed
• Charting via Epic (experience required)
• 13-week contract

Requirements

• Active WV RN license or compact RN license required
• Current BLS (AHA) and ACLS (AHA) certifications required; PALS preferred
• Minimum 2–3 years of OR experience required
• Minimum 2–3 prior travel assignments required
• Orthopedic surgical experience required
• Hands-on experience passing arms in and out for robotic (da Vinci) surgery required
• Epic EMR experience required
• Candidates must reside more than 50 miles from the facility
• Driver's license with an address reflecting residency outside the 50-mile radius required
• 2 references required: 1 supervisor reference and 1 peer or additional supervisor reference (if perm employment within the last 12 months, one reference must be from that facility)

Additional Information

• Circulating is the primary RN responsibility; scrubbing is a plus but not required
• RNs and OR techs rotate through charge nurse responsibilities; charge nurse coverage is 7:00 AM–7:00 PM
• OR techs are responsible for room turnover; no aides or housekeeping support in the OR
• Unit is predominantly staffed by travel nurses
• Facility-provided scrubs for RNs and OR techs
• Orientation consists of 3 shifts over 1 week
• Day shift candidates with limited experience in a single service line may be considered if willing to learn or refresh that specialty with facility support; evening, night, and 3–11 shift candidates must have broad multi-specialty OR experience
• Candidates who have previously worked at any WVU Medicine location must have completed a 2-year break before applying; this includes travelers who have reached a cumulative 1-year mark within the WVU system
• All candidates interview directly with the unit manager
• Former permanent employees of this facility are not eligible to return as travelers until a 2-year break has been completed