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Travel RN - Operating Room
Abilene, Texas
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Posted Sep 8
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Schedule and commitments
- Term
- Travel
Pay and benefits
- Against the board
- Pays above most Texas travel rolesTexas travel postings that state pay run $1,480/week to $2,580/week, the middle half $1,750/week to $2,250/week, across 296 postings.
Do you qualify?
- License
- Active RN license (TX or Compact) required in hand at time of submission Check your license
- Certification
- BLS certification required
- Certification
- ACLS, CNOR, NIHSS, PALS, and TNCC certifications preferred
- Experience
- 2 years of experience in the OR service line required
- Experience
- Craniotomy and burr hole experience required
- Experience
- Da Vinci Xi Surgical System robotics experience preferred
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- Experience
- Trauma Level I or II hospital experience preferred
- Experience
- Previous charge experience preferred
- Experience
- Travel experience preferred
- Experience
- Experience with trauma cases including amputations, burns, gunshot/stab wounds, and MVAs
- Experience
- Neurological surgical experience including anterior cervical fusion, cervical fusion, craniotomy, kyphoplasty, laminectomy/discectomy, and lumbar fusion
- Experience
- Orthopedic surgical experience including ACL reconstruction, arthroscopy, arthrotomy, carpal tunnel release, and fracture reductions
- Experience
- Spinal fusion and total joint replacement experience
- Experience
- General surgery experience including appendectomy, cholecystectomy, colon resection, hernia repair, laparoscopic procedures, and mastectomy
What's around it?
Living costs about 10% below the US average
- Median rent
- $1,157/mo
- Household income
- $62,648/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 5, 2026
- Length: 13 weeks
- Openings: 1
American Traveler is hiring an experienced Operating Room RN with required craniotomy and burr hole experience for a fast-paced surgical unit.
Details
- Operating Room setting supporting Neuro/Spine, Ortho/Trauma, and General/Robotics/Trauma service lines
- Day shift schedule, 3x12 hours from 6:30 AM to 7:00 PM
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday block schedule with call and late days as required
- 1:1 patient ratio
- Allscripts charting system preferred but not required
Requirements
- Active RN license (TX or Compact) required in hand at time of submission
- BLS certification required
- ACLS, CNOR, NIHSS, PALS, and TNCC certifications preferred
- 2 years of experience in the OR service line required
- Craniotomy and burr hole experience required
- Experience with trauma cases including amputations, burns, gunshot/stab wounds, and MVAs
- Neurological surgical experience including anterior cervical fusion, cervical fusion, craniotomy, kyphoplasty, laminectomy/discectomy, and lumbar fusion
- Orthopedic surgical experience including ACL reconstruction, arthroscopy, arthrotomy, carpal tunnel release, and fracture reductions
- Spinal fusion and total joint replacement experience
- General surgery experience including appendectomy, cholecystectomy, colon resection, hernia repair, laparoscopic procedures, and mastectomy
- Da Vinci Xi Surgical System robotics experience preferred
- Trauma Level I or II hospital experience preferred
- Previous charge experience preferred
- Travel experience preferred
Application details and notices
Additional Information
- Facility conducts its own onsite drug screen upon arrival, including marijuana testing, and any positive result results in automatic cancellation
- Candidates should avoid any products, including CBD, that could result in a positive drug screen upon arrival
- Must reside within 150 miles for local candidate consideration under facility radius rules
- Local candidates are not accepted for this position
- Previous permanent staff must be separated from the facility for at least one year before returning as a traveler
- Must be available to complete required lab work within 72 hours of accepting the offer or provide a completion plan
- Non-billable orientation modules average 6-8 hours and are completed during orientation
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How this role fits you
About the employer
American Traveler
Staffing partner
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, call, 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?
