Travel Operating Room RN - $2,646 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN OR Circulate for a travel nursing job in Walla Walla, Washington.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: OR Circulate
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 08/24/2026
• 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: Aug 24, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced OR Circulating RN for a 13-week Operating Room assignment requiring prior travel experience and a WA or compact RN license.

Details

• Operating Room department in a Short Term Acute Care, Level III Trauma Center with 104 staffed beds
• Patient ratio of 1:1
• 8-hour day shifts alternating between 7:00 AM-3:30 PM and 11:00 AM-7:30 PM based on need
• On-call required: 1 weeknight per week and 1 weekend every 6 weeks
• Weekend work required for call only
• 20-minute callback time required when on call
• No floating between units required, though travelers should be prepared to float within the facility
• Epic EMR used for charting
• No fee for parking

Requirements

• Active WA or Compact RN license required at time of submission
• BLS certification required
• Minimum 1 year of OR circulating experience required
• Previous OR charge experience preferred
• Prior travel nursing experience required
• Epic charting system experience required
• Experience with General, Ortho, Neuro, GYN, OB (C/S), ENT, Plastics, Vascular, and Eye surgeries preferred
• Skills in procedures such as abdominoplasty, anterior cervical fusion, laminectomy/discectomy, appendectomy, cholecystectomy, colon resection, hernia repair, mastectomy, thyroidectomy, C-sections, cystoscopy, open reduction of fractures, and total joint replacement preferred
• Experience with Da Vinci Xi Surgical System and Mako Surgical System preferred
• Experience with Hana Table equipment preferred
• Knowledge of Universal Protocol (Time Out) procedure required
• 2 references covering 1 year of employment within the last 3 years required, may include Charge RNs/Leads

Additional Information

• Provide circulating RN support across a wide range of surgical specialties including general, orthopedic, neuro, gynecologic, obstetric, ENT, plastics, vascular, and eye surgeries
• Scrubs of any color are accepted across all units
• First-time travelers will not be considered for this position
• Candidates who previously worked at this facility as permanent staff must wait at least 3 months before returning as a traveler and must reside outside a 50-mile radius
• Local candidates are accepted at a lower pay rate within a 50-mile radius
• All RTO requests must be submitted upfront at time of application, as post-submission RTO requests are unlikely to be approved
• Travelers should be prepared to float within the facility as needed

American Traveler Job ID #P-732183. 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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