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Shift: Days, 4x10hrs
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Hours: 40 hrs/wk
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Start Date: Aug 10, 2026
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Length: 13 weeks
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Openings: 1
American Traveler is seeking an experienced OR RN with a minimum of 3 years of OR experience and prior travel nursing experience for a 13-week acute care assignment in Wisconsin.
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Acute care hospital OR setting with 6 OR suites and 2 GI suites, averaging 12 cases per day
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Common case types include total joints, ORIFs, tendon repairs, hernia, cholecystectomy, appendectomy, robotic bowel resection, endoscopic sinus surgery, tonsil and adenoid (peds), and ophthalmic procedures (cataracts, blepharoplasty)
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OR techs and CRNAs are part of the team
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Primary schedule is Monday–Thursday, 6:30 AM–5:00 PM (10-hour shifts)
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Weeknight call required 1 night per week, covering from end of cases until 6:30 AM the following day
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Weekend call required every 3rd to 4th weekend, Friday 6:30 PM through Monday 6:30 AM
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Call response time is 30 minutes
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Trauma Level 4 facility
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Charting in Cerner (transitioning to Epic)
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Occasional opportunity to float to ED, MS, or LTC based on comfort level
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Active WI RN license or compact RN license (must be active by start date)
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Current AHA BLS and AHA ACLS certifications required
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Minimum 3 years of OR experience required
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Prior travel nursing experience required
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Experience in general surgery and orthopedic (total joints) required
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Robotics experience required
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GI experience preferred
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Scrubbing skills preferred but not required
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2 references required: 1 supervisor reference within the last 12 months of relevant experience and 1 peer or supervisor reference within the last 3 years in the specialty
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Facility will train on cataract cases
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Scrub color is gray; scrubs are provided by the facility
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Orientation is up to 4 shifts, including a cataract-specific orientation shift
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Travelers are expected to work the majority of holidays, specifically 2 out of 3 winter holidays
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Candidates who previously worked for this health system as permanent staff must have an end date at least 6 months prior to their application date, and hospital approval is required
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Candidates residing within 80 miles of the facility are considered local and may be eligible at a reduced travel pay rate
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Local candidates are accepted
