Travel OR RN - $3,154 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN OR - Operating Room for a travel nursing job in Washington, District of Columbia.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: OR - Operating Room
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 12/21/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 48 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, days
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 4x12hrs
• Hours: 48 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Dec 21, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced Operating Room RN with general OR skills across multiple surgical specialties, requiring a DC RN license and at least one prior travel assignment.

Details

• Operating Room unit within a hospital setting
• Day shift schedules: 4x12 hour shifts (6:00-18:00 or 11:00-23:00)
• 36/48 hours biweekly with A/P rotating schedule
• Every other weekend and holiday coverage required
• On-call requirement of 6 calls per 6-week schedule
• 1 weekend shift required per 6-week schedule
• Required to float within units of equivalent or lower acuity level
• Skills required in General OR, Bariatrics, ENT, Neurology, Orthopedic, and Urology procedures
• Performs special procedures including total joints, spine, craniotomy, free flaps, cytoreduction, bariatric, and ENT/OMF cases

Requirements

• Active DC RN license required; pending DC license may be accepted with proof of pending status at time of consideration and license in hand prior to start date
• BLS certification required
• ACLS certification preferred
• Minimum 2 years of recent experience within the last 7 years required
• At least 1 previous travel assignment required for consideration
• Two supervisory references required, including one from the most recent assignment, supporting at least 2 years of experience within the previous 3 years
• Experience with general surgery procedures including appendectomy, cholecystectomy, colon resection, hernia repair, mastectomy, and thyroidectomy
• Experience with orthopedic and spine procedures including total joint replacement, spinal fusion, laminectomy/discectomy, and kyphoplasty
• Experience with ENT procedures including tonsillectomy, mastoidectomy, septoplasty, and tracheostomy
• Experience with urology procedures such as cystoscopy
• Experience with free flap microvascular plastics procedures
• Experience with bariatric procedures including gastric bypass, gastric sleeve, and lap band

Additional Information

• Provide perioperative nursing care across a wide range of surgical specialties in a General OR setting
• Flu vaccine required for all employees at this facility
• Scrub color is ceil blue where not otherwise specified
• No RTO permitted during the first two weeks of the assignment
• Maximum of 7 days RTO permitted per 13-week contract
• Previous MedStar employees must have been separated for at least one year before returning as a traveler
• Local candidates accepted within 60 miles at a lower rate
• Manager interviews are not guaranteed for this position

American Traveler Job ID #P-786235. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 48.0 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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