OR RN
Bridgeport, CT
American Traveler
5x8 hrs, Days

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 5x8hrs
• Hours: 40 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Nov 16, 2026
• Length: 10 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN - Operating Room with required Level I and Level II trauma experience and a CT or compact RN license for a 10-week winter coverage assignment at a Level II Trauma Center.

Details

• Work in the Operating Room of a short term acute care hospital with 426 staffed beds
• Level II Trauma Center setting
• 5x8-hour day shifts (9:00a-5:30p), Monday-Friday as breakshift
• Shift rotation required including evenings and nights as needed
• Weekend rotation required as needed
• Call required, varying by schedule (approximately 5-6 weekday trauma calls, 1-2 weekend trauma calls, and 1-2 weekend backup calls per 6-week schedule)
• Uses Epic charting system
• 10-week contract for winter coverage only

Requirements

• Active CT or compact RN license required prior to start
• BLS certification required
• 3+ years of OR experience required (5 years preferred)
• Trauma experience required, including both Level I and Level II trauma experience
• Minimum of 3 prior travel assignments in Level I Trauma or high trauma settings required
• Epic charting experience required
• Previous charge experience preferred
• Teaching hospital experience preferred
• Community hospital experience preferred
• 1 professional reference required
• Must have applied for CT license prior to submission, as licensure can take 15-21 business days to issue

Additional Information

• Scrubs provided for this role
• Free parking available as part of a large health system
• Flu vaccine required with no declinations accepted
• COVID vaccine and booster required with religious or medical exemptions only
• No holiday RTO permitted during this assignment
• Maximum of 5 days RTO allowed for this assignment
• Local radius restrictions waived for this 10-week assignment only
• Candidates must be available to start by the specified start date in order to accommodate CT license processing time
• Previous staff must have been separated from the facility for at least 2 years to be considered as a traveler
• Travelers are expected to participate in natural disaster or emergency response activities as needed