About This Position
Shift: Days, 4x10hrs
Hours: 40 hrs/wk
Start Date: Nov 16, 2026
Length: 13 weeks
Openings: 1
American Traveler is hiring an Operating Room RN with 2 years of OR experience for an orthopedic and spine surgery program featuring MAKO robotic technology.
Operating Room setting specializing in Orthopedic Surgery including Total Joints, Hand, Foot and Ankle, and Spine procedures
Neuro Spine OR caseload covering arthritis, chronic pain, limb injury, and infection cases
Caseload mix of 20-25% inpatient, 75-80% outpatient, and 5% pediatrics
Utilizes MAKO Robot Technology for total joint procedures
Day shift schedule working 4x10 hour shifts from 7:00 AM to 5:30 PM
Call requirement of approximately 3 shifts per 6 weeks, subject to change
Floating required to Swedish MAIN Surgery and Swedish South Tower Surgery
Patient ratio of 1:1
Does not cover Robotics, General, Urology, Gyn, Bariatrics, minor vascular, plastics, or thoracic cases
Active WA or compact RN license required in hand at time of submission
BLS certification required
Minimum 2 years of Operating Room nursing experience required
Epic EMR experience required
Experience with orthopedic and spine procedures including ACL reconstruction, arthroscopy, arthrotomy, carpal tunnel release, closed and open reduction of fractures, laminectomy/discectomy, spinal fusion, and total joint replacement
Experience with MIS and XLIF spine techniques preferred
Two supervisory references covering 1 year of employment within the last 3 years required, may include Charge RNs or Leads
First-time travelers are accepted for this position
Must commit to working 3 of the 5 major holidays: Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, and New Year's Day
All RTO and scheduling requests must be submitted upfront; post-offer RTO requests may not be accommodated
Travelers may be required to float between sister facilities near the contracted location
Local candidates within 50 miles are accepted at a lower bill rate
Former Providence permanent employees must wait at least 3 months before returning as a traveler and must be outside a 50-mile radius of the facility
Candidates must disclose any prior work history at a Providence facility, whether as permanent staff, traveler, or per-diem, including location and dates
Experience
RN License, BLS Certification, OR experience, Orthopedic surgery, Robotic surgical technique assistance, Clinical information systems, Charge experience, Orthopedics
