Travel Surgical Unit RN - Atlanta, GA

Sunbelt Staffing

Atlanta, Georgia

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Eligibility: ORPerioperative

Posted Jul 18 · 1 year of experience

Unit and setting: OR · Hospital
License: RN licenseActive RN license in the state of Georgia or compact licensure
Term: Travel

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License: Active RN license in the state of Georgia or compact licensure Check your license
Experience: At least 1-2 years of recent Operating Room experience
Also asks: Excellent organizational and communication skills
Also asks: Flexibility and adaptability to new environments
Also asks: Strong commitment to patient safety and best practices

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Certification: BLS and ACLS certifications BLS and ACLS certifications (preferred)

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Health insurance
Travel reimbursement
401(k)
Tax-advantaged stipends
Premium compensation
Comprehensive healthcare coverage

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Nursing degree, active registered nurse (RN) license and minimum 1+ years OR RN experience required. Applicants who do not meet these qualifications will not be considered.

Experience the dynamic energy of Atlanta, Georgia, while elevating your nursing career as a travel RN specializing in the Operating Room. Atlanta is a vibrant metropolitan hub, offering rich cultural attractions, renowned dining, and endless outdoor activities along scenic parks and trails. Working in this bustling Southern city allows you to build your clinical expertise in a fast-paced, collaborative environment acclaimed for its innovative healthcare practices.

This is an outstanding opportunity to sharpen your surgical nursing skills, work alongside esteemed clinical leaders, and gain experience with a variety of procedures and patient demographics. Each facility presents its own team dynamics and systems, providing valuable insights and enhancing your adaptability—a significant benefit for your resume and future career options. Your days off can be spent exploring Atlanta's historical landmarks, museums, live music venues, or venturing out to nearby mountain retreats.

Key Responsibilities

Scrub and circulate for a diverse range of surgical procedures
Ensure the operative environment is sterile, safe, and well-organized
Collaborate effectively with surgeons, anesthesia personnel, and surgical technologists
Prepare, assess, and monitor patients pre- and post-operation
Document care and maintain detailed records per hospital protocols
Demonstrate strong critical thinking during emergencies and routine procedures

Desired

Qualifications

Active RN license in the state of Georgia or compact licensure
At least 1-2 years of recent Operating Room experience
BLS and ACLS certifications (preferred)
Excellent organizational and communication skills
Flexibility and adaptability to new environments
Strong commitment to patient safety and best practices

Benefits & Travel Perks

Tax-advantaged stipends to maximize your take-home earnings
Premium compensation for your specialized skillset
Comprehensive healthcare coverage and 401(k) options to support your well-being and future
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What's around it?

In Atlanta, GA

Atlanta, GAFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about the same as the US average

Median rent: $1,711/mo
Household income: $85,652/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Atlanta, GA

NeighborhoodsNurses and young professionals who want walkability cluster Inside the Perimeter in Midtown and Atlantic Station (condos, MARTA Red/Gold, roughly $400K–$700K+), West Midtown’s loft-and-restaurant corridor ($450K–$650K), Old Fourth Ward and Inman Park on the BeltLine Eastside Trail ($400K–$800K+), and more residential Virginia-Highland ($600K–$850K). Chamblee, east of Brookhaven with MARTA rail and Buford Highway, is a suburban-feel ITP option that stretches a dollar further than Buckhead, Sandy Springs, or Roswell. Grant Park near Zoo Atlanta buys historic houses and a 131-acre park at about $350K–$550K. OTP, Decatur offers a walkable square and top schools ($550K–$750K); East Cobb is the school-driven suburb with a possible ~30-minute Midtown drive off-peak; Fairburn, Stockbridge, and Fayetteville are named for affordability and ~30-minute Atlanta commutes; South Fulton (airport, Sweetwater Creek, Six Flags), Stone Mountain (~20 minutes east), and Ellenwood (about $285K median, Arabia Mountain) are the cheaper first-buyer rings.

Nurses and young professionals who want walkability cluster Inside the Perimeter in Midtown and Atlantic Station (condos, MARTA Red/Gold, roughly $400K–$700K+), West Midtown’s loft-and-restaurant corridor ($450K–$650K), Old Fourth Ward and Inman Park on the BeltLine Eastside Trail ($400K–$800K+), and more residential Virginia-Highland ($600K–$850K). Chamblee, east of Brookhaven with MARTA rail and Buford Highway, is a suburban-feel ITP option that stretches a dollar further than Buckhead, Sandy Springs, or Roswell.

Grant Park near Zoo Atlanta buys historic houses and a 131-acre park at about $350K–$550K. OTP, Decatur offers a walkable square and top schools ($550K–$750K); East Cobb is the school-driven suburb with a possible ~30-minute Midtown drive off-peak; Fairburn, Stockbridge, and Fayetteville are named for affordability and ~30-minute Atlanta commutes; South Fulton (airport, Sweetwater Creek, Six Flags), Stone Mountain (~20 minutes east), and Ellenwood (about $285K median, Arabia Mountain) are the cheaper first-buyer rings.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: centurycommunities.com Source 2: facebook.com Source 3: reddit.com Source 4: realpha.com Source 5: youtube.com

Getting aroundAtlanta is a collection of small cities, not a grid: MARTA’s Red, Gold, Blue, and Green rail lines serve dense corridors (Midtown, Atlantic Station, Chamblee) and leave most of the metro car-dependent, so a downtown or Midtown hospital commute is transformed by living on a rail line and defined by I-285 and I-85 traffic if you do not. Chamblee riders take heavy rail to Mercedes-Benz Stadium and park cheap at a MARTA station for Hartsfield-Jackson instead of airport lots; East Cobb clients have reported Midtown in as little as 30 minutes when they dodge peak; Fairburn, Stockbridge, and Fayetteville are recommended as ~30-minute Atlanta commutes. Elsewhere a drive that looks close on a map routinely doubles—Jefferson at 40 miles can be 60–90 minutes. On April 18, 2026 MARTA opened the Rapid A Line (5 miles, 14 stations, buses every 10–15 minutes) and redrew the bus network from 113 routes to 81 with more all-day frequency. Emory Healthcare, Piedmont Healthcare, and Northside Hospital are among the metro’s largest employers, so neighborhood choice relative to those campuses matters more than any citywide average.

Atlanta is a collection of small cities, not a grid: MARTA’s Red, Gold, Blue, and Green rail lines serve dense corridors (Midtown, Atlantic Station, Chamblee) and leave most of the metro car-dependent, so a downtown or Midtown hospital commute is transformed by living on a rail line and defined by I-285 and I-85 traffic if you do not. Chamblee riders take heavy rail to Mercedes-Benz Stadium and park cheap at a MARTA station for Hartsfield-Jackson instead of airport lots; East Cobb clients have reported Midtown in as little as 30 minutes when they dodge peak; Fairburn, Stockbridge, and Fayetteville are recommended as ~30-minute Atlanta commutes.

Elsewhere a drive that looks close on a map routinely doubles—Jefferson at 40 miles can be 60–90 minutes. On April 18, 2026 MARTA opened the Rapid A Line (5 miles, 14 stations, buses every 10–15 minutes) and redrew the bus network from 113 routes to 81 with more all-day frequency.

Emory Healthcare, Piedmont Healthcare, and Northside Hospital are among the metro’s largest employers, so neighborhood choice relative to those campuses matters more than any citywide average.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: realpha.com Source 2: youtube.com Source 3: facebook.com Source 4: thehonestlocal.com Source 5: youtube.com Source 6: getbellhops.com

OutdoorsThe Atlanta BeltLine is the daily outdoor spine: a 22-mile multi-use trail connecting 45 neighborhoods, with 16.7 miles paved as of June 2026 after Southside Trail segments 2 and 3 linked the Eastside and Westside trails (full loop funded through 2030; plan to walk and bike it, not ride the promised rail). Piedmont Park anchors Midtown; Grant Park’s 131 acres sit beside Zoo Atlanta. Stone Mountain Park covers 3,200 acres of trails, lake, and the carving about 20 minutes east; Sweetwater Creek State Park and Six Flags sit by South Fulton; Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area is the Ellenwood hike. Add the Atlanta Botanical Garden (15 acres of displays plus Storza Woods), Chattahoochee Nature Center and river trails, and Lake Lanier Islands for summer water-park days.

The Atlanta BeltLine is the daily outdoor spine: a 22-mile multi-use trail connecting 45 neighborhoods, with 16.7 miles paved as of June 2026 after Southside Trail segments 2 and 3 linked the Eastside and Westside trails (full loop funded through 2030; plan to walk and bike it, not ride the promised rail). Piedmont Park anchors Midtown; Grant Park’s 131 acres sit beside Zoo Atlanta.

Stone Mountain Park covers 3,200 acres of trails, lake, and the carving about 20 minutes east; Sweetwater Creek State Park and Six Flags sit by South Fulton; Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area is the Ellenwood hike. Add the Atlanta Botanical Garden (15 acres of displays plus Storza Woods), Chattahoochee Nature Center and river trails, and Lake Lanier Islands for summer water-park days.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: realpha.com Source 2: thehonestlocal.com Source 3: centurycommunities.com Source 4: isss.oie.gatech.edu Source 5: discoveratlanta.com Source 6: facebook.com

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Living in Atlanta

Atlanta is less one downtown than a ring of small cities inside and outside I-285—the City in a Forest, hip-hop capital, and civil-rights memorial town that still greets strangers. For a nurse, Emory, Piedmont, and Northside rank among the largest employers, so the real choice is rail versus asphalt: MARTA’s Red and Gold lines make Midtown, Atlantic Station, and Chamblee workable; elsewhere a map-short drive can double on I-85 or I-285. Off shift, walk the BeltLine (16.7 of 22 miles paved, Eastside and Westside now linked), Piedmont or Grant Park, or Stone Mountain’s 3,200 acres. Eat Buford Highway, North Highland, Westside Provisions, or Decatur’s square—eight Michelin stars and lemon-pepper-wet wings in one metro. Housing is not cheap: listings near $425,000, in-town condos from the $400,000s, Ellenwood and South Fulton the first-buyer math, rents around $1,540. You will likely own a car. Mild winters and patios from March into December are the pitch; traffic, uneven schools, and pocket-level safety are the tradeoffs. Live next to the hospital, not 40 miles out.

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As of 2026Source 1: realpha.com Source 2: thehonestlocal.com Source 3: youtube.com Source 4: atlanta.eater.com Source 5: getbellhops.com Source 6: centurycommunities.com Source 7: youtube.com

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