Travel RN - Operating Room
Aurora, Colorado
Staffing partner
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Posted Sep 12
Schedule and commitments
- Term
- Travel
Pay and benefits
- Against the board
- In range for Colorado travel rolesColorado travel postings that state pay run $1,700/week to $2,600/week, the middle half $2,000/week to $2,330/week, across 146 postings.
Do you qualify?
- License
- Active CO or compact RN license required Check your license
- Certification
- AHA BLS certification required
- Experience
- Minimum 3 years of OR experience required
- Experience
- Level I or Level II Trauma experience required
- Experience
- Epic charting system experience required
- Also asks
- At least one completed travel assignment required
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- Also asks
- No first-time travelers accepted
What's around it?
Living costs about 6% above the US average
- Median rent
- $1,835/mo
- Household income
- $88,368/yr, all local households, not nurse pay
- Staffing partner
- American Traveler
From Census ACS 2024.
About this role
Assignment Overview
- Shift: Days, 3x12hrs
- Hours: 36 hrs/wk
- Start Date: Oct 12, 2026
- Length: 13 weeks
- Openings: 1
American Traveler is seeking an experienced Operating Room RN with a CO or compact RN license for a Level I Trauma Center, requiring 3+ years of OR experience and prior travel assignment experience.
Details
- Level 1 Trauma Center with 41 operating rooms
- 1:1 patient ratio
- Day shift, 12-hour shifts (0645 start), 3x per week
- Occasional float to 0845 and 1045 starts
- Occasional float to night shift, no more than 3 shifts per contract
- Float to other UCH ORs within scope as needed
- Weekend requirements as needed per unit needs
- On-call requirements as needed, approximately 3 shifts per 8-week schedule
- Case types include General, GU/GYN, Neuro, ENT, and Plastic surgery
Requirements
- Active CO or compact RN license required
- AHA BLS certification required
- Minimum 3 years of OR experience required
- Level I or Level II Trauma experience required
- Epic charting system experience required
- At least one completed travel assignment required
- No first-time travelers accepted
Application details and notices
Additional Information
- Circulate craniotomy cases and confirm competency in specialty procedures across gynecology, plastics, neurology, trauma, general surgery, urology, and ENT
- Skills should include procedures such as hysterectomy, craniotomy, lumbar fusion, cholecystectomy, nephrectomy, and tonsillectomy among others
- Completion of facility-specific training modules required within the first week of assignment
- Candidates previously employed by UCHealth or its affiliates within the past two years will not be considered
- Travelers who completed a full year on assignment at this facility must wait at least one year before being rebooked
- Maximum of 10 RTO days approved per 13-week contract, with blackout periods during select weeks in September, October-November, November-December, and December-January
- No blocked scheduling requests permitted
- Local candidates within 75 miles of the facility may be considered for the position
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How this role fits you
About the employer
On your path
Operating Room is a specialty you move into. Periop programs often train from the ground up.
Worth asking
- Can you walk me through differentials?
- What should I expect for weekly hours, weekend, holiday, and rotation?
More questions to askFewer questions
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are floating and staffing support handled day to day?