Travel Nurse RN - OR - Operating Room - $3,027 per week

Care Career
  • Allentown, PA
  • $3,027 Per Week
2 days ago

Job Description

Care Career is seeking a travel nurse RN OR - Operating Room for a travel nursing job in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

Job Description & Requirements

  • Specialty: OR - Operating Room
  • Discipline: RN
  • Start Date: 10/26/2026
  • Duration: 13 weeks
  • 40 hours per week
  • Shift: 8 hours, evenings
  • Employment Type: Travel

Travel OR RN – General Operating Room


Position: Operating Room RN – Scrub & Circulate
Shift: 3:00 PM – 11:30 PM
Schedule: 5×8-hour shifts

Guaranteed Hours: Not specified
Local Rule: 50-mile radius; local rate differential applies
Offer Type:Auto Offer

Job Description

Seeking an experienced OR Registered Nurse with strong scrub and circulating experience for a Level I Trauma Center. The RN will work across a broad range of surgical specialties and may support complex trauma and emergency procedures.

Required Qualifications

  • Minimum 2 years of Level I Trauma experience – HARD STOP
  • At least 2 years of OR experience
  • Scrub experience – HARD STOP
  • Circulating experience
  • PA or Compact RN License
  • BLS
  • ACLS
  • EPIC experience
  • Prior travel RN experience
  • Willingness to work weekends/call/holidays as department needs require

Preferred Qualifications

  • CNOR
  • NIHSS
  • Teaching hospital experience
  • Level I Trauma experience
  • Robotic surgery experience
  • Ambulatory OR experience

Surgical Experience

The OR supports a wide range of specialties, including:

  • General Surgery
  • Trauma
  • Robotic Surgery
  • Bariatric
  • Colorectal
  • Urology
  • Gynecology
  • Oncology
  • Pediatrics
  • Neurology
  • Orthopedics/Spine
  • Burns
  • Plastics
  • ENT/OHNS
  • Dental/Maxillofacial
  • Ophthalmology
  • Cardiac
  • Thoracic
  • Vascular
  • Kidney, pancreas & liver transplant

Facility Details

  • 24 main operating rooms
  • Dedicated trauma OR adjacent to trauma bay
  • 2 hybrid ORs for endovascular procedures and structural heart procedures such as TAVR/TMVR
  • Patient population includes neonates through geriatrics
  • Interdisciplinary support includes respiratory services, radiology, pharmacy, social services, transportation, and unit secretary

Schedule & Call

  • 3:00 PM – 11:30 PM
  • 5×8-hour shifts
  • Weekend coverage as needed
  • Call required as needed
  • Holiday coverage required as needed
  • No block scheduling
  • No floating
  • 12 hours of orientation

Required Submission Documents

  • Updated Resume
  • PA or Compact RN License
  • BLS
  • ACLS
  • EPIC experience
  • 2 Professional References
  • Copies of certifications
  • Skills Checklist
  • SSN
  • DOB
  • RTO – must be provided at submission
  • Interview availability for 3–5 days
  • Any required compliance documentation

Important Compliance Requirements

  • Valid license/certification required at submission
  • Labs must be completed within 48 hours of signing
  • PA fingerprints required
  • Fingerprints must be completed within 1 week of signing
  • PA ChildLine and fingerprint results may need to be current within 12 months
  • Fingerprint processing can take 2–4 weeks, so this should be started quickly
  • Auto-offer managers have 48 hours to review and confirm
  • No RTO can be added after submission
  • Pass/fail exam is not required for OR candidates
  • Modules are completed during orientation

Key screening point: This candidate must have Level I Trauma OR experience and scrub experience. Both are listed as hard-stop requirements.

About Care Career

Care Career brings together a portfolio of leading healthcare staffing organizations, each delivering specialized talent solutions across the industry. Wherever you want to go, We Make It Happen.

With travel nursing jobs across the country, you can discover the possibilities that create the lifestyle and financial position that you have dreamed of.

Care Career is a modern, transparent staffing firm creating the ultimate community of US.


Benefits

  • Referral bonus
  • Weekly pay
  • Medical benefits
  • Continuing Education
  • Dental benefits
  • Vision benefits

Numbers & Facts

LocationAllentown, PA

Skills

  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)unmatched
  • Cardiologyunmatched
  • Community and Social Servicesunmatched
  • Emergency Proceduresunmatched
  • Geriatricsunmatched
  • Health Planunmatched
  • Healthcareunmatched
  • Hospitalunmatched
  • Neurologyunmatched
  • Nursingunmatched
  • Obstetrics and Gynecologyunmatched
  • Oncologyunmatched
  • Operating Room Nursingunmatched
  • Ophthalmologyunmatched
  • Orthopedicsunmatched
  • Pediatricsunmatched
  • Pharmacyunmatched
  • Radiologyunmatched
  • Registered Nurse (RN)unmatched
  • Registered Training Organisation (RTO)unmatched
  • Social Workunmatched
  • Surgical Nursingunmatched
  • Training/Teachingunmatched
  • Unit Secretaryunmatched
  • Urologyunmatched

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