What are the responsibilities and job description for the Travel RN - Operating Room position at American Traveler?
Assignment Overview
- Shift: Days, 5x8hrs
- Hours: 40 hrs/wk
- Start Date: Jul 6, 2026
- Length: 13 weeks
- Openings: 1
Description
American Traveler is seeking an experienced OR RN for a travel assignment at a teaching facility in Maine, requiring strong ortho trauma and C-section circulating experience along with after-hours on-call availability.
Details
- Work setting is a small 89-bed teaching facility with 4 ORs
- Case mix includes general surgery (open and laparoscopic bowel, gallbladder, appendix, hernias), urology, ENT, ophthalmology, GYN (including C-sections), and orthopedics
- Ortho cases are heavy — ortho trauma experience is required; total joints experience is preferred
- Average of 10–12 scheduled cases per day
- Schedule is Monday–Friday, 6:30 AM – 3:00 PM
- No floating required
- On-call required: 1 shift per week on weekdays (after 3:00 PM until 6:30 AM) and 1 weekend every 4–6 weeks (Friday 3:00 PM through Monday 6:30 AM, emergent cases only)
- Weekend and holiday coverage is on-call only for emergent cases
- Call-back response time is 30 minutes
- No sleep room is available on-site; stretchers are available in Day Surgery
- EMR: Cerner (Alaris IV pumps and Pyxis medication dispensing also in use)
- 13-week assignment
Requirements
- Active ME or compact RN license required
- Current BLS required; ACLS preferred
- Minimum 2 years of RN experience required, with at least 1 year in OR
- C-section circulating experience required
- Ortho trauma experience required
- Experience with after-hours and on-call cases including trauma, emergency C-sections, and emergency general surgery required
- Teaching facility or hospital experience preferred
- Travel nursing experience preferred; first-time travelers are generally not accepted
- Candidates must have a permanent address 100 miles south/southwest of Bangor, ME to be eligible for the travel pay rate (candidates residing 100 miles north are reviewed on a case-by-case basis)
- No previous permanent employment at any Northern Light Health hospital
- Flu vaccination required for clearance to start (medical exemptions only, subject to facility approval)
- 2 professional references within the past year required, at least one from a supervisor, manager, director, or charge nurse (peer references not accepted)
- Full SSN, Driver's License, and copies of all certifications required for consideration
- All requested time off (RTO) must be disclosed upfront
Additional Information
- Circulate across a broad range of surgical specialties including ortho trauma, GYN/OB, general surgery, ENT, urology, and ophthalmology
- Supported by a supervisor, OR educator, and CRNAs who run all rooms
- Orientation is approximately 2 weeks, dependent on skillset and comfort level; call buddy program begins within the first 2 weeks
- Schedule cycles every 6 weeks; RTO requires manager approval
- Surgical scrubs are provided by the facility
- Free parking available on-site
- Interviews conducted via Simpli.fi