Travel OR RN - $3,056 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN OR - Operating Room for a travel nursing job in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: OR - Operating Room
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 09/21/2026
• 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: Sep 21, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is seeking an experienced RN for an Operating Room position requiring a WI or compact RN license and at least 2 years of OR experience.

Details

• 636-bed Level III Trauma Center with Level III NICU, Magnet-designated, and a Primary Stroke Center located in Milwaukee, WI
• Surgery Room unit with 21 OR suites supporting a variety of surgical specialties
• Case types include Neuro/ENT (spine, cranial, and ENT procedures), Orthopedic (fractures, total joints, ortho spine, hand/podiatry), and General surgery (breast/plastics, vascular, laparoscopic, oncology, GU, GYN, and robotic cases)
• Uses navigation systems including Medtronic Cranial & Spine, Medtronic Stealth, Stryker, and Synaptive Navigation
• Uses Hanna Table for orthopedic procedures
• EMR: Epic
• IV Pump: Alaris
• Medication dispensing via Pyxis
• 8-hour day shifts with variable start times between 0530-0700
• 40 standard hours per week
• On-call required with a 30-minute response time, following an 8-week call rotation schedule
• Call slots include End of Shift (EOS) coverage, overnight (2230-0700) shifts, and 1-2 weekend call assignments per 8-week cycle
• No call room available
• Cross-trained to float within the General Main OR specialty areas and the Urology center, with no floating to other hospitals or sites
• Holiday weeks require either working 4x10-hour shifts or taking the holiday unpaid
• Facility-provided orientation lasting 1-1.5 weeks depending on team and shift assignment
• Free parking available with shuttle service to and from the parking structure
• Starbucks and cafeteria available on campus

Requirements

• Active WI or compact RN license required
• BLS certification required
• Minimum 2 years of recent OR experience required
• Minimum 12 months of core OR specialty experience within the last year required
• Skills checklist matching acuity/modality applied for, completed within the last year
• At least 1 professional reference dated within the last year from a Supervisor, Manager, Director, or Charge RN
• Candidate's middle name/initial, date of birth, and last 4 digits of SSN required for consideration
• Prior experience with Epic EMR

Additional Information

• Provide circulating and/or scrub RN support across a wide range of surgical specialties including Neuro/ENT, Orthopedics, and General surgery
• Work alongside a support team including Charge RNs, Leads, Supervisors, Manager, Surgeons, and Anesthesia team
• Robotic surgery (XI) training not typically provided to agency staff unless candidate has strong prior robotics experience and plans to extend beyond one contract
• Scrubs are provided by the facility; surgical bouffant caps required to cover any scrub caps
• First-time travelers not typically recommended for this role but may be considered with strong experience and manager approval
• Local candidates accepted at the same pay rate with no radius restrictions
• Former employees of Advocate Health or its subsidiaries must have been separated for at least 12 months to be eligible for this travel assignment

American Traveler Job ID #P-740810. 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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