OR RN
Philadelphia, PA
Host Healthcare
4x10 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Registered Nurse, Operating Room

Employment type: Travel/Contract Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Contract length: 13 weeks Shift: Day, 4x10s (6:45 AM to 5:15 PM), 40 hours per week

Unit Details

• Unit: Operating Room, approximately 14 rooms
• Patients: Adult and geriatric
• Surgical services: General OR, Neuro, Orthopedic, Vascular, and Transplant
• Common procedures: Appendectomy, cholecystectomy, colon resection, hernia repair, laparoscopic surgery, thyroidectomy, Whipple procedures
• Neuro cases: Spinal fusion, cervical and lumbar procedures, craniotomy, laminectomy/discectomy
• Orthopedic cases: Total hip and total knee replacements, fracture procedures, spine cases
• Vascular cases: Carotid procedures, AV fistula repair, femoral-popliteal bypass, abdominal aortic aneurysm procedures
• Scrubs: Provided by the facility

Required Qualifications

• Valid Pennsylvania RN license
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• 2 years of Operating Room experience
• Operating Room experience within the last year
• Experience in the general operating room (OR)
• Experience working with Level 1 trauma patients
• Experience working with General Surgery patients (required)
• Experience working with Neuro patients (required)
• Vascular experience (required)
• Transplant experience
• Familiarity with total joint surgery procedures (total joint experience)
• BLS issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross (required for all candidates)

Expected Experience

• Experience with high-acuity and trauma surgical cases

Schedule and Requirements

• Floating within scope is required to meet facility needs or to float between like units
• On-call is required: approximately 6 weekday call shifts and 2 weekend call rotations
• No regular weekend shift requirement, but weekend call is required
• Time off must be submitted with the submittal and approved with the offer
• Block schedule accommodation requests must be sent with the submittal

Eligibility

• First-time travelers are accepted
• Local candidates are accepted

Background, Health, and Compliance

• Background check: 7-year criminal check within 90 days of start, updated annually, covering all locations lived, worked, or attended school in the past 7 years, including sex offender registry, education verification, and PA PATCH (uploaded separately as well)
• Exclusion screening: EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG, required upon hire
• Identification: Unexpired government-issued photo ID, and badge photo sent as soon as possible
• E-Verify: Required
• Pennsylvania checks: Child abuse search (within 12 months of start, results on file before start) and Department of Human Services fingerprint results (within 12 months of start; PA FBI fingerprinting required)
• Education: Official transcript accepted in place of education verification; diploma not accepted
• References: 2 professional references within 2 years of start
• Skills checklist: Applicable unit, updated annually
• Physical exam: Physician statement within 2 months of start, not updated annually
• Tdap: Vaccine within 10 years of start, obtained at age 19 or older (titer accepted for contracts signed before 9/8/2026)
• Measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella: 2 vaccines or positive titer; negative or equivocal titers require declination, 2 vaccines, or 1 booster. Candidates born before 1957 are exempt.
• Hepatitis B: Positive titer or complete vaccine series; negative or equivocal titers require declination
• TB: Gold or T-Spot test within 90 days of start (PPDs not accepted); annual TB questionnaire
• Drug screen: 10-panel, or 9-panel without THC, within 60 days before start
• Respirator fit test: Within 12 months of start, for contracts signed on or after 9/8/2026
• Flu vaccine (2026-27 season): Required for new candidates starting during the flu season (10/1 to 4/1); declinations not accepted. Documentation must show the date administered, administrator name, lot number, and expiration date. Medical and religious exemption forms are accepted.
• Facility modules: Not required at this location