Travel OR RN - $2,686 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN OR - Operating Room for a travel nursing job in Fairmont, West Virginia.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: OR - Operating Room
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 10/19/2026
• 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: Oct 19, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for an Operating Room position requiring strong circulating experience in total joints and ENT cases.

Details

• Acute care setting within a hospital Operating Room unit consisting of 1 suite with 4 OR rooms
• Case volume varies by service line, with total joints and ENT cases in fall 2026 transitioning to urology, podiatry, hand-ortho, plastics, and pacemaker cases in January 2027
• Uses Epic (OpTime) EMR
• Day shift schedule rotating between 6:30am-3:00pm and 8:30am-5:00pm every 2-4 weeks, plus a rotating stay-late schedule
• No night, weekend, holiday, or call requirements
• If scheduled for stay-late, must remain until cases are finished
• No floating required at this time
• Scrubbing not required for RNs
• Supported by house supervisors scheduled 24 hours a day and an on-site charge nurse
• Team includes 6 surgical techs, 4 PCS roles, and 2 anesthesia techs

Requirements

• Active WV or compact RN license required
• Current BLS and ACLS certifications (AHA) required
• Minimum 2 years of OR nursing experience required
• Strong circulating experience in total joints and ENT required
• Circulating experience across most incorporated service lines required
• BSN not required for this position

Additional Information

• Provide circulating RN support across a variety of surgical service lines in a newly opening OR
• Surgical scrubs (light blue) are provided; OR-dedicated shoes, OR hat, and mask are required
• Unit-specific orientation consists of 2 days
• Must reside outside a 50-mile radius of the facility to qualify for travel candidacy
• Local candidates residing within the radius are not eligible for this position
• Cancellation policy allows for 2 shifts per 13-week contract
• Returning travelers must have taken a 2-year break before reapplying to any WVU Medicine location
• Travelers cannot work within WVU Medicine for longer than a year without taking a required 2-year break
• All candidates interview directly with the unit manager

American Traveler Job ID #P-741607. 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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