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American Traveler is hiring an experienced Operating Room RN for a high-acuity Level I/II trauma center requiring at least 2 years of OR circulating experience and prior travel assignment history.
Details
Operating Room unit within a large academic medical center with 21 ORs performing 50-60 cases per day
Supports 17 surgical specialties including Neuro, Ortho/Spine, Crani, General (open/lap), Robotics, ENT, and OMF
High-acuity patient population spanning all ages from newborn to geriatric, including transfers for higher level of care
Utilizes DaVinci XI and SP robotic surgical systems
Epic EMR experience required
Rotating day shifts including 2x8 (06:45-15:15) and 2x12 (06:45-19:15) schedules
On-call/off-shift hours may vary, including 10:45-19:15, 10:45-23:15, or 19:00-07:30
Requires 4 on-call shifts per 6-week schedule with a 60-minute response time
Requires 4 weekend shifts per 6-week schedule, inclusive of on-call/off-shift coverage
Floating required within specialty as needed
Requirements
Active RN license (Maryland or Compact) required at time of submission
BLS required; ACLS, CNOR, PALS, and NIHSS preferred
Prior travel nursing experience required; first-time travelers not accepted
Community hospital experience required
Trauma Level I and Level II experience required
Teaching hospital experience preferred
Epic charting system experience required
1:1 patient ratio experience
Additional Information
Provide direct circulating and scrub support across a wide range of surgical specialties including vascular, neuro, ortho/spine, general, trauma, robotics, and pediatric cases
Work within a high-acuity environment supporting complex cases and trauma transfers from other facilities
Holiday coverage required as scheduled
CPI certification required for compliance, with Calm Every Storm as the only accepted online vendor
BLS/ACLS/PALS certifications must be AHA-issued only
NRP or AAP certification accepted where applicable
Local candidates accepted at a reduced local rate
Candidates residing less than 50 miles from the facility are considered local unless otherwise specified
Maximum RTO request of 7 days; requests exceeding 4 consecutive days require an additional week added to the contract
One major holiday off may be allowed during the winter season
Returning staff must have been separated from the health system for at least 12 months before returning as a traveler
Returning travelers must wait at least 6 months after completing an assignment before returning to the same facility
Extensions limited to one contract plus one extension before a 6-month break is required
Travelers are expected to float within scope without restriction and are prioritized for floating assignments
Neighborhoods+Young professionals often land in Canton (walkable harbor brick rowhouses and riverfront condos; Extra Space’s 2026 table median purchase $606,972) and Federal Hill (historic homes, urban and described as commute-friendly). Hampden is the quirkier, lower-price in-city option (table median $295,673) with family amenities; Locust Point is pricier ($657,054) and ranked safer than 91% of city neighborhoods, while Roland Park ($580,728) and Mount Washington ($399,353) sit at the high/safer end. Charles Village (Painted Ladies rowhouses), Highlandtown, and Patterson Park are called out for below-city-median prices. For a job commute, Reddit recommends Columbia or Ellicott City first, Catonsville as a more upscale in-between, and warns Reisterstown is far out; Niche’s 2026 top suburbs include Lutherville, Fulton, and Ellicott City.
Young professionals often land in Canton (walkable harbor brick rowhouses and riverfront condos; Extra Space’s 2026 table median purchase $606,972) and Federal Hill (historic homes, urban and described as commute-friendly). Hampden is the quirkier, lower-price in-city option (table median $295,673) with family amenities; Locust Point is pricier ($657,054) and ranked safer than 91% of city neighborhoods, while Roland Park ($580,728) and Mount Washington ($399,353) sit at the high/safer end.
Charles Village (Painted Ladies rowhouses), Highlandtown, and Patterson Park are called out for below-city-median prices. For a job commute, Reddit recommends Columbia or Ellicott City first, Catonsville as a more upscale in-between, and warns Reisterstown is far out; Niche’s 2026 top suburbs include Lutherville, Fulton, and Ellicott City.
Getting around+Sources do not give hospital-specific drive times or parking rules. They do flag I-83 and I-95 as the main thoroughfares, describe Federal Hill and Mount Vernon as transit-accessible/commute-friendly, and note Lutherville residents can reach downtown without a long trip. Reddit treats Columbia and Ellicott City as practical bases for a Baltimore-area job and Reisterstown as a long haul; Facebook comments cite Pasadena, Glen Burnie, Owings Mills, and Catonsville for Fort Meade-oriented commutes. Cons lists repeatedly name long commutes, traffic, and weak public transit; a plus is MARC/Amtrak-style rail access onward to D.C., Philadelphia, and New York.
Sources do not give hospital-specific drive times or parking rules. They do flag I-83 and I-95 as the main thoroughfares, describe Federal Hill and Mount Vernon as transit-accessible/commute-friendly, and note Lutherville residents can reach downtown without a long trip.
Reddit treats Columbia and Ellicott City as practical bases for a Baltimore-area job and Reisterstown as a long haul; Facebook comments cite Pasadena, Glen Burnie, Owings Mills, and Catonsville for Fort Meade-oriented commutes. Cons lists repeatedly name long commutes, traffic, and weak public transit; a plus is MARC/Amtrak-style rail access onward to D.C., Philadelphia, and New York.
Outdoors+In-city, Canton Waterfront Park on the Patapsco offers a pier for fishing, the Korean War Memorial, a trail, plus Canton Dog Park and O’Donnell Square Park. Patapsco Valley State Park runs more than 32 miles along the river with hiking, fishing, camping, canoeing, horseback riding, and mountain-bike trails. Baltimore County sells itself on 214 miles of Chesapeake Bay waterfront, reservoir trails (including Loch Raven), championship golf such as Caves Valley in Owings Mills, and seasonal hiking/biking guides. Fort McHenry and the Inner Harbor promenade are the landmark waterfront walks.
In-city, Canton Waterfront Park on the Patapsco offers a pier for fishing, the Korean War Memorial, a trail, plus Canton Dog Park and O’Donnell Square Park. Patapsco Valley State Park runs more than 32 miles along the river with hiking, fishing, camping, canoeing, horseback riding, and mountain-bike trails.
Baltimore County sells itself on 214 miles of Chesapeake Bay waterfront, reservoir trails (including Loch Raven), championship golf such as Caves Valley in Owings Mills, and seasonal hiking/biking guides. Fort McHenry and the Inner Harbor promenade are the landmark waterfront walks.
Baltimore—Charm City—is a harbor of brick rowhouses, Chesapeake seafood, and a healthcare-and-research job base priced well below D.C. Nurses and young professionals cluster in walkable Canton and Federal Hill, quirky lower-priced Hampden, quieter Locust Point, and Charles Village’s Painted Ladies; families often choose Ellicott City, Columbia, Catonsville, Lutherville, or Fulton for schools and safety. Citywide list prices sat around $226,000 in late 2025, with Canton, Roland Park, and Locust Point much higher, and roughly half of residents rent. Culture punches above the cost: the BMA’s Matisse holdings, the Walters, AVAM, Station North murals, Graffiti Alley, Creative Alliance, and WTMD First Thursdays, plus Fort McHenry. Weekends run from Canton Waterfront Park to 32-mile Patapsco State Park and Baltimore County’s 214 miles of bay shoreline and the Guinness brewery. Tradeoffs are blunt: crime is block-by-block and serious in parts of the city, K–12 scores lag, summers are hot and humid, I-83/I-95 traffic lengthens commutes, and locals call public transit lacking. Walk a neighborhood after dark before you sign.
