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Shift: Days, 4x10hrs
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Hours: 40 hrs/wk
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Start Date: Aug 17, 2026
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Length: 12 weeks
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Openings: 1
American Traveler is seeking an experienced RN for an Outpatient Surgery position requiring a minimum of 2 years of OR experience, with a broad surgical skill set across multiple specialties in a 13-room outpatient setting.
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Outpatient Surgery unit with 13 operating rooms in a hospital setting
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Patient population spans infants through geriatrics
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Day shift, 4x10-hour shifts, 6:45 AM – 5:15 PM
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Every other weekend required
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Floating within OR departments required
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No on-call required, but must provide coverage for cases that run late
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EMR: Epic (preferred); also uses Pyxis and SBAR communication framework
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12-week contract
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Active GA or Compact RN license required
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Current BLS and ACLS certifications required
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Minimum 2 years of outpatient/OR surgery nursing experience required
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Proficiency across multiple surgical specialties including General Surgery, Orthopedics, Plastics, Urology, ENT, Podiatry, Ophthalmology, Endoscopy, and Thoracic procedures
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Skills required include: blood/blood product administration, infection control, laser safety, radiation safety, specimen handling, peripheral IV insertion, universal protocol/time-out procedures, and wound management
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Epic EMR experience preferred
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Two supervisory references (manager level or above) strongly preferred for consideration — charge nurse references are not accepted
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Copies of required certifications must be provided for consideration
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First-time travelers are welcome to apply
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Scrubs are provided by the facility
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RTO must be finalized at time of submission; no schedule requests accepted after offer — RTO during the first week of assignment is not permitted
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Maximum of 7 days RTO per contract
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Holiday coverage is required: if 1–2 major holidays fall within the assignment period, travelers are expected to work all of them with no holiday RTO; if 3 major holidays fall within the assignment period, travelers must work at least 2, with 1 holiday RTO request eligible for consideration
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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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Former permanent, per diem, or FCSS employees must have been away from all facilities within this health system for a minimum of 1 full year before applying as a traveler
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Travelers who previously canceled or received a DNR must complete one full assignment outside of this health system before reapplying
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Local candidates are accepted at the same rate
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All onboarding/compliance documents must be completed within 48 hours of contract signing and submitted by the Tuesday prior to the start date
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No alternate shift arrangements or schedule changes are permitted after offer
