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Travel RN - Med/Surg - Orthopedics

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American Traveler

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Staffing partner

Posted Sep 12

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Schedule and commitments

Term
Travel

Pay and benefits

Against the board
Below most Oklahoma travel postingsOklahoma travel postings that state pay run $1,660/week to $2,770/week, the middle half $1,850/week to $2,400/week, across 44 postings.

Do you qualify?

License
Active OK or Compact RN license required at time of consideration Check your license
Certification
BLS certification required; NIHSS preferred
Experience
Minimum 2 years of recent RN experience required
Experience
Epic charting experience required
Experience
Previous travel nursing experience required
Experience
Experience with orthopedic and ortho trauma care, total joint replacement, and peripheral nerve block catheters preferred
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Also asks
Skills in IV therapy/phlebotomy, central line and PICC line management, wound care, and cardiac monitoring preferred

What's around it?

In Tulsa, OK· © Mapbox © OpenStreetMap

Living costs about 11% below the US average

Median rent
$1,052/mo
Household income
$59,838/yr, all local households, not nurse pay
Staffing partner
American Traveler

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About this role

Assignment Overview

  • Shift: Days, 3x12hrs
  • Hours: 36 hrs/wk
  • Start Date: Sep 28, 2026
  • Length: 13 weeks
  • Openings: 1

American Traveler is hiring an experienced Ortho RN with 2+ years of experience and an active OK or compact RN license for a 13-week assignment.

Details

  • Work on a 30-bed Ortho/Spine unit with medical overflow
  • Day shift schedule, 3x12-hour shifts (6:45 AM-7:15 PM)
  • Patient ratios of 1:5-6
  • Every other weekend required
  • Floating required within scope to like units
  • Uses Epic for documentation
  • Navy scrubs required

Requirements

  • Active OK or Compact RN license required at time of consideration
  • BLS certification required; NIHSS preferred
  • Minimum 2 years of recent RN experience required
  • Epic charting experience required
  • Previous travel nursing experience required
  • Skills in IV therapy/phlebotomy, central line and PICC line management, wound care, and cardiac monitoring preferred
  • Experience with orthopedic and ortho trauma care, total joint replacement, and peripheral nerve block catheters preferred
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Additional Information

  • Care for orthopedic, spine, and medical overflow patients requiring skilled nursing interventions
  • First-time travelers are accepted for this unit
  • Local candidates are not accepted; must reside more than 75 miles from the facility
  • Former staff must have been separated from permanent employment for at least one year before returning as a traveler
  • No more than 3 days of RTO will be auto-approved, and no RTO is permitted during the first week of orientation
  • Brief onsite orientation provided prior to floating assignments

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Med surg is open from year one. A broad first base while you learn which path pulls harder.

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