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Shift: Days, 5x8hrs
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Hours: 40 hrs/wk
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Start Date: Jun 22, 2026
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Length: 8 weeks
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Openings: 1
American Traveler is hiring a travel RN for an Operating Room Circulator position requiring at least 1 year of intraoperative circulator experience and an active GA or compact RN license.
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Hospital-based Operating Room (OR) setting
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Surgical specialties include retina surgery, total hip/knee replacement, hand surgery, breast oncology, breast reconstruction, ENT, laparoscopic cholecystectomy, hernia repair, and podiatry
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Patient population spans pediatrics to geriatrics
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Nurse-to-patient ratio of 1:4 across 5 rooms with an average daily census of 18
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Alternating schedule of 5x8-hour shifts one week and 4x8-hour shifts the next, totaling 72 hours per two-week pay period
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Day shifts: 6:30 AM–3:00 PM or 8:30 AM–5:00 PM
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No weekend requirements
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Floating is rare and limited to within the facility and scope of practice
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No formal on-call requirement, though RNs may be asked to stay late based on OR room completion status (dot/double dot system)
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EMR: Epic; Medication dispensing: Pyxis
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Active GA or compact RN license required
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Current BLS certification required
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Minimum 1 year of OR circulator experience in an intraoperative setting required
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Two supervisory references (manager level or above; charge nurses not accepted) are highly preferred for consideration
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First-time travelers are welcome to apply
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Local candidates are accepted
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Scrubs are provided by the facility
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RTO maximum of 7 days for the assignment; RTO cannot be requested during the first week of the assignment
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RTO blackout period: Spring Break (April 4–12)
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Holiday coverage policy: if one or two major holidays fall within the assignment period, the traveler is expected to work all of them with no holiday RTO; if three major holidays fall within the assignment period, the traveler must work two and may request one holiday off — Major holidays include Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving/Black Friday, Christmas Eve/Christmas Day, and New Year's Eve/New Year's Day
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No schedule change requests or alternate shift requests are permitted; the posted shift is firm
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Travelers must have been away from all facilities within this health system for at least one full calendar year before returning as a traveler
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A clinical pre-screening review is conducted prior to manager consideration
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Full compliance with onboarding requirements is necessary to start on time
