Travel Nurse RN - Operating Room in Baltimore, MD

Job Title

Registered Nurse – Operating Room

Location

Baltimore, MD | Acute Care

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | Days | Expected 40 hours/week | 2x12-hour shifts (7:00a–7:30p, varying Monday–Friday) and 2x8-hour shifts (7:00a–3:30p, every Saturday and Sunday) | On-call required based on unit needs | Onsite

Key Responsibilities

• Function as a member of the patient care team in a general operating room environment, providing safe, age-appropriate care to pediatric, adult, and geriatric patients
• Support an OR averaging approximately 40 cases per day across a broad range of surgical specialties including Trauma, ENT, Colorectal, Plastics, Neurosurgery, Surgical Oncology, Oral/Dental, Laparoscopic, Urology, Ophthalmology, GYN, General Surgery, Orthopedics, Robotics, Vascular, and Thoracic procedures
• Respond to emergency OR situations and apply protocols for fire safety, malignant hyperthermia, and latex allergy precautions
• Operate and maintain electrosurgical units, fiber-optic equipment, and Steris equipment
• Serve as a resource for patients and families while supporting evidence-based care, minimally invasive techniques, surgical education, and interdisciplinary collaboration
• Float within scope as needed to meet facility staffing needs

Required Qualifications

• Valid Maryland RN license or compact RN license required at time of submission
• Minimum 2 years of Operating Room experience required
• Level II trauma experience required
• Proficiency in required case types: thoracic, ENT, endoscopic, general surgery, gynecology, neurosurgery, orthopedics, and trauma
• BLS required
• 16-hour Maryland-approved trauma course required
• 8 hours of annual trauma CEUs required
• Every Saturday and Sunday availability required; select holidays (including alternating winter and summer holidays, Easter, Mother's Day, Father's Day, and other hard-to-fill days) are required with no time-off requests accepted on those dates
• Local candidates are welcome

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Teaching hospital experience preferred
• Level I trauma experience preferred
• ACLS certification preferred
• PALS certification preferred

Why Join Us

• Work in a high-volume, advanced OR environment supporting a wide range of complex surgical specialties with access to cutting-edge minimally invasive technology and robotic platforms
• Scrubs are provided on-site, and the facility supports a collaborative, interdisciplinary care model