Travel Nurse RN - OR - Operating Room - $2,697 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN OR - Operating Room for a travel nursing job in San Luis Obispo, California.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: OR - Operating Room
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: ASAP
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 40 hours per week
• Shift: 8 hours, days
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 5x8hrs
• Hours: 40 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Jul 20, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for an OR Lead/Charge position at a Trauma Center, requiring 2+ years of charge/lead experience and active CA RN and supervisor credentials.

Details

• Operating Room (OR) setting within a Trauma Center
• Day shift schedule, 5x8s, Monday through Friday, with rotating start times between 0500 and 1700
• No on-call requirements

Requirements

• Active CA RN license required
• Current certifications required: BLS (AHA), ACLS (AHA), and PALS (AHA)
• Minimum 3 years of OR/surgical nursing experience required
• Minimum 2 years of charge or lead nursing experience required
• Supervisor experience required
• Trauma Center experience preferred
• Clean, unrestricted nursing license required — candidates with a prior license hit will not be considered
• Two supervisor references required: one from within the past year and one from within the past two years
• Skills checklist for OR specialty completed within the past year required for consideration
• DOB, middle name, and SSN required for consideration

Additional Information

• Lead/charge RN responsibilities within a busy Trauma Center OR environment
• Candidates must have worked in the OR specialty within the last 3 months to be eligible
• RTO is limited to a maximum of 5 days for the duration of the contract

American Traveler Job ID #P-728829. Pay package is based on 8 hour shifts and 40 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Travel RN - Operating Room

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