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