Travel Nurse RN - OR - Operating Room
Milwaukee, WI
American Traveler
4x8 hrs, Days

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 4x8hrs
• Hours: 32 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Nov 23, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for an Operating Room position in a Urology Center, requiring WI or compact RN license and 2 years of OR experience.

Details

• Work in a Urology Center with 3 Cysto rooms (flexible up to 4 as needed)
• Procedures include TURP, TURBT, Cysto, Ureteroscopy, and Prostate Biopsies
• Adult outpatient population (approx. 10% inpatient) including vasectomies, catheter changes, cystoscopies, clot evacuations, and stent placement/removal
• RN to patient ratio of 1:1
• Rotating shift schedule with 2-10s and 2-8s, flexible start times of 8am, 9am, or 10am based on departmental need
• Standard 32 hours per week
• Weekend rotation is call-only, approximately every 5th weekend from 0600-1830 Saturday and Sunday
• On-call rotation with core staff, no weekday or overnight call required
• May float to Main OR during downtime after cross-training
• Support staff includes charge nurse, unit secretary, on-call physician, RT, and phlebotomy

Requirements

• Active WI or compact RN license required
• Current BLS certification required
• Minimum 2 years of RN experience required
• Minimum 12 months of core experience in OR/Urology specialty, with recent experience within the last year
• Experience with patient positioning, prepping, consents, documentation, patient transport, and specimen transport
• Experience with local sedation catheter changes
• EPIC EMR experience preferred
• Minimum 1 professional reference dated within the last year from a Supervisor, Manager, Director, or Charge RN
• Candidate DOB and last 4 digits of SSN required for consideration

Additional Information

• Responsibilities include patient check-ins, positioning, prepping, documentation, and transport to/from procedural rooms
• Equipment used includes Alaris and Pyxis systems
• Orientation length is 1-3 days based on comfort level
• Holiday coverage required for 1 summer and 1 winter holiday, 0600-1830
• On-call commitment includes 1 weekend per month and 1 holiday per month
• Must document pain levels before and after administering pain medication, with scores matching medication orders
• Procedural scrubs are provided
• Free covered parking available with shuttle service
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• Local candidates accepted at the same rate with no radius restrictions
• Former employees of Advocate Health or subsidiaries must be separated for at least 12 months before eligibility
• All time off requests require manager approval
• Staff must adhere to a fatigue policy limiting work to no more than 60 hours per week or 5 consecutive 12-hour shifts