Travel OR RN - $1,366 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN OR - Operating Room for a travel nursing job in New Haven, Connecticut.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: OR - Operating Room
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 11/30/2026
• Duration: 10 weeks
• 20 hours per week
• Shift: 10 hours, days
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 2x10hrs
• Hours: 20 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Nov 30, 2026
• Length: 10 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced OR RN for a 10-week winter coverage assignment at a Level I Trauma Center, requiring strong Spine/Neuro background and compact RN licensure.

Details

• Operating Room setting within a Short Term Acute Care, Level I Trauma Center with 1,567 staffed beds
• 10-week contract for winter coverage only
• Day shift schedule: 2x10s, 2x8s, or 3x12s totaling 36 hours per week
• No weekends, no call, and no holiday coverage required
• Uses Epic charting system
• Scrubs provided by facility

Requirements

• Active or compact (CT) RN license required
• BLS certification required
• Minimum 2 years of OR nursing experience required (1.5 years may be considered for Level I trauma or travel experience)
• Strong Spine/Neuro surgical background required
• Teaching hospital experience required
• Prior travel nursing experience required
• 1:1 patient ratio experience
• 1 professional reference required
• Flu vaccine required with no declinations accepted
• COVID vaccine and booster required with only religious or medical exemptions accepted

Additional Information

• Provide perioperative nursing care across a wide range of surgical specialties including neuro, spine, vascular, orthopedic, general surgery, and more
• Participate in surgical procedures using equipment such as cell saver, electrosurgical units, Hana Table, and robotic surgical systems
• Trauma Level I academic medical center environment
• Maximum of 5 days RTO permitted, with no holiday RTO allowed
• Must start by 12/18/2026
• Local radius restrictions waived for this 10-week assignment
• Former staff must have been separated from the facility for at least 2 years to return as a traveler
• Travelers may be required to participate in natural disaster or emergency response activities

American Traveler Job ID #P-781281. Pay package is based on 10 hour shifts and 20.0 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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