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Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
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Hours: 36 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 with strong scrub and circulate skills and at least 2 years of recent acute OR experience for a night shift travel contract at a large hospital in North Carolina.
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Operating Room setting with 17 rooms and approximately 45 cases
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Specialties include (in priority order): Neuro/Neuro Spine, Ortho/Ortho Spine, Vascular, Robotics, Urology, Podiatry, Oncology GYN, and general cases (General, ENT, Plastics)
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Candidates must have strong experience in at least 2 of the top 4 specialties: neuro spine, ortho spine, vascular, or robotics
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Both scrubbing and circulating are required
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Night shift: 3x12-hour shifts, 18:45–07:15
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No call or float requirements
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EMR: Epic (experience preferred); also uses Pyxis
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13-week contracts with potential to extend beyond 13 weeks
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Active NC or Compact RN license (license pending at time of consideration is acceptable)
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Current BLS certification required
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Minimum 2 years of recent, acute OR experience required (candidates who have been out of the acute OR setting for more than 6 months will not be considered)
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Proficiency in both scrub and circulate roles is required
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Strong experience in at least 2 of the following specialties: neuro spine, ortho spine, vascular, or robotics
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Candidates currently or most recently in a management role will not be considered
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Two professional manager/supervisor references from within the past 12 months are highly preferred; references are required prior to start
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Prior travel experience required (candidates without travel experience may still be screened)
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Orientation consists of a minimum of 36 hours (3 days), not including Epic training; orientation is held weekly
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Pre-start online modules are required (approximately 8–10 hours for acute care roles) and must be completed annually; modules are delivered via online learning, Zoom, webinar, and in-person classes
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Scrubs are provided in ceil blue
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Candidates must be available for a manager interview prior to offer
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Candidate must work 2 out of 3 major holidays
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No RTO is permitted during the first week of assignment due to orientation; up to 7 days of RTO may be auto-approved as long as it does not fall on a holiday; additional RTO requires facility approval; RTO cannot be worked out onsite after booking
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Any previous permanent, PRN, or EP staff employee of Novant Health or New Hanover must wait 12 months before being considered as a traveler; facility rehire approval is required
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Local candidates (within 50 miles of the facility) are accepted
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Travel pairs are welcome; each traveler must have their own transportation and be flexible with differing schedules
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Contracts of 13 weeks minimum are available, with the option for longer assignments
