OR Registered Nurse
Beaver Dam, WI
American Traveler
4x10 hrs, Days

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 4x10hrs
• Hours: 40 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Aug 10, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is seeking an experienced OR RN with a minimum of 3 years of OR experience and prior travel nursing experience for a 13-week acute care assignment in Wisconsin.

Details

• Acute care hospital OR setting with 6 OR suites and 2 GI suites, averaging 12 cases per day
• Common case types include total joints, ORIFs, tendon repairs, hernia, cholecystectomy, appendectomy, robotic bowel resection, endoscopic sinus surgery, tonsil and adenoid (peds), and ophthalmic procedures (cataracts, blepharoplasty)
• OR techs and CRNAs are part of the team
• Primary schedule is Monday–Thursday, 6:30 AM–5:00 PM (10-hour shifts)
• Weeknight call required 1 night per week, covering from end of cases until 6:30 AM the following day
• Weekend call required every 3rd to 4th weekend, Friday 6:30 PM through Monday 6:30 AM
• Call response time is 30 minutes
• Trauma Level 4 facility
• Charting in Cerner (transitioning to Epic)
• Occasional opportunity to float to ED, MS, or LTC based on comfort level

Requirements

• Active WI RN license or compact RN license (must be active by start date)
• Current AHA BLS and AHA ACLS certifications required
• Minimum 3 years of OR experience required
• Prior travel nursing experience required
• Experience in general surgery and orthopedic (total joints) required
• Robotics experience required
• GI experience preferred
• Scrubbing skills preferred but not required
• 2 references required: 1 supervisor reference within the last 12 months of relevant experience and 1 peer or supervisor reference within the last 3 years in the specialty

Additional Information

• Facility will train on cataract cases
• Scrub color is gray; scrubs are provided by the facility
• Orientation is up to 4 shifts, including a cataract-specific orientation shift
• Travelers are expected to work the majority of holidays, specifically 2 out of 3 winter holidays
• Candidates who previously worked for this health system as permanent staff must have an end date at least 6 months prior to their application date, and hospital approval is required
• Candidates residing within 80 miles of the facility are considered local and may be eligible at a reduced travel pay rate
• Local candidates are accepted