You'll work in an about 14-room OR serving adult and geriatric patients. This role comes through American Traveler, a staffing partner, so ask which facility you would land in.
Posted Oct 23
Shift and hours
4x10-hour days · 2x12s or 2x8s options · Day shifts Shift: Days, 4x10hrs options include 2x12s (6:45a-7:15p) or 2x8s (6:45a-3:15p) Day shift schedule, 40 hours per week40 hours a week
Unit and setting
Operating room, about 14 rooms Operating Room unit with approximately 14 rooms serving adult and geriatric patientsAdult and geriatric patients
License
RN license Active PA RN license or compact license requiredActive PA RN license or compact license
Term
13 weeks · starts Nov 30, 2026 · Travel
Do you qualify?
License
Active PA RN license or compact licenseActive PA RN license or compact license requiredCheck your license
Certification
BLSBLS certification required, TNCC preferred
Experience
2 years of Operating Room experienceMinimum 2 years of Operating Room experience required
Experience
Level I and Level II trauma experienceLevel I and Level II trauma experience required
Experience
Strong general OR experienceStrong General OR experience required
Experience
Total joint, neuro, transplant, vascular and general surgery experienceTotal joint, neuro, transplant, vascular and general surgery experience required
Valid references and certification copiesValid references and certification copies required for consideration
Preferred
Certification
TNCC
Experience
Teaching hospital, community hospital, or LTAC experienceTeaching hospital, community hospital, and LTAC experience preferred
What it pays
Against similar roles
Top of Pennsylvania travel payPennsylvania travel postings that state pay run $1,450/week to $2,640/week, the middle half $1,760/week to $2,320/week, across 99 postings.
Pay differential
Local candidates accepted within a 50-mile radius at a local rate differentialLocal candidates accepted within a 50-mile radius at a local rate differential
Extra pay
Local rate differentialLocal candidates within a 50-mile radius
Benefits
BenefitsScrubs provided by the facilityScrubs provided by the facility
Neuro: spinal fusion, craniotomy, laminectomy/discectomyNeuro cases include spinal fusion, cervical and lumbar procedures, craniotomy and laminectomy/discectomy
Day to day
Ortho: total hip and knee replacements, fracture casesOrthopedic cases include total hip and total knee replacements, fracture procedures and spine cases
Day to day
Vascular: carotids, AV fistulas, femoral-popliteal bypass, AAA repairVascular cases include carotid procedures, AV fistula repair, femoral-popliteal bypass and abdominal aortic aneurysm procedures
Floating
Floating as facility needs requireFloating required based on facility needs
Unit size
About 14 OR roomsOperating Room unit with approximately 14 rooms serving adult and geriatric patients
Weekends
Weekends required
On call
About 6 weekday call shifts and 2 weekend call rotationsOn-call required, approximately 6 weekday call shifts and 2 weekend call rotations
Start
Starts Nov 30, 2026Start Date: Nov 30, 2026
Details
13-week assignmentLength: 13 weeks
Details
First-time travelers acceptedFirst-time travelers are accepted
Details
Part of the Jefferson Health systemFacility is part of the Jefferson Health system
Support on this unit
Nurse to patient
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American Traveler is hiring an experienced Operating Room RN for a Level I trauma facility requiring strong general, neuro, ortho, vascular and transplant surgical experience along with weekday and weekend call coverage.
Details
Operating Room unit with approximately 14 rooms serving adult and geriatric patients
Supports a broad range of General OR, Neuro, Orthopedic, Vascular and Transplant procedures
Common procedures include appendectomy, cholecystectomy, colon resection, hernia repair, laparoscopic surgery, thyroidectomy and Whipple procedures
Neuro cases include spinal fusion, cervical and lumbar procedures, craniotomy and laminectomy/discectomy
Orthopedic cases include total hip and total knee replacements, fracture procedures and spine cases
Vascular cases include carotid procedures, AV fistula repair, femoral-popliteal bypass and abdominal aortic aneurysm procedures
Day shift schedule, 40 hours per week, options include 2x12s (6:45a-7:15p) or 2x8s (6:45a-3:15p)
Floating required based on facility needs
On-call required, approximately 6 weekday call shifts and 2 weekend call rotations
Uses Cerner charting system
1:1 patient ratio
Requirements
Active PA RN license or compact license required
BLS certification required, TNCC preferred
Minimum 2 years of Operating Room experience required
Level I and Level II trauma experience required
Strong General OR experience required
Total joint, neuro, transplant, vascular and general surgery experience required
Previous charge experience required
Travel experience required
Experience with high-acuity and trauma surgical cases expected
Teaching hospital, community hospital, and LTAC experience preferred
Experience with vascular procedures including AAA repair, AV fistula repair, carotid procedures and femoral-popliteal bypass
Experience with neuro procedures including ALIF, anterior cervical fusion, craniotomy, kyphoplasty, laminectomy/discectomy, lumbar fusion and XLIF
Experience with orthopedic procedures including arthroscopic surgery, spinal fusion and total joint replacement
Experience with trauma cases such as gunshot/stab wounds and multiple-injury MVAs
Valid references and certification copies required for consideration
Additional Information
Scrubs provided by the facility
First-time travelers are accepted
Local candidates accepted within a 50-mile radius at a local rate differential
Part of a Level I trauma surgical team supporting high-acuity cases
Neighborhoods+Nurses and other clinicians heading to Penn and CHOP often skip student-heavy University City or Spruce Hill and instead pick Fitler Square (quiet, tree-lined, a short walk or bike over the South Street Bridge) or Rittenhouse for more dining energy; the northern edge of Graduate Hospital is another common doctor pocket. Jefferson staff cluster in walkable Washington Square West, with Society Hill quieter and more polished, Queen Village full of character, and Bella Vista generally more affordable—though Extra Space scored Wash West as safer than 0% of the city, a real caveat on an otherwise convenient walk to 11th–12th Street. Young professionals also land in Fishtown (trendy bars and music, median rent $1,735, median home $321,841), Manayunk (suburban feel, safer than 86% of the city, median home $253,750, median age 29.9), Point Breeze (median rent $1,273), and Cedar Park west of the universities (median rent $1,012). Most professionals do not live next to Temple because of elevated crime; named farther-out options include Chestnut Hill, Conshohocken, Ambler, Lansdale, Doylestown, Swarthmore, and Media.
Nurses and other clinicians heading to Penn and CHOP often skip student-heavy University City or Spruce Hill and instead pick Fitler Square (quiet, tree-lined, a short walk or bike over the South Street Bridge) or Rittenhouse for more dining energy; the northern edge of Graduate Hospital is another common doctor pocket. Jefferson staff cluster in walkable Washington Square West, with Society Hill quieter and more polished, Queen Village full of character, and Bella Vista generally more affordable—though Extra Space scored Wash West as safer than 0% of the city, a real caveat on an otherwise convenient walk to 11th–12th Street.
Young professionals also land in Fishtown (trendy bars and music, median rent $1,735, median home $321,841), Manayunk (suburban feel, safer than 86% of the city, median home $253,750, median age 29.9), Point Breeze (median rent $1,273), and Cedar Park west of the universities (median rent $1,012). Most professionals do not live next to Temple because of elevated crime; named farther-out options include Chestnut Hill, Conshohocken, Ambler, Lansdale, Doylestown, Swarthmore, and Media.
Getting around+If you live and work inside the city, commutes are typically short by East Coast standards: many Penn and CHOP staff walk or bike from Fitler Square over the South Street Bridge, and Washington Square West is a walk to Jefferson around 11th and 12th Streets. Cedar Park has multiple bus stops and SEPTA light rail for West Philadelphia and Center City; Fishtown is cited for quicker Center City and New Jersey access. SEPTA regional rail, subways, and trolleys cover central jobs, but the system nearly shrank in 2025—20% service cuts and 32 bus routes planned, fare raised to $2.90—before a September 4, 2025 court order halted further cuts; by August 2026 it was launching a redesigned bus network rather than a smaller one. Parking costs can add up depending on neighborhood, and rideshares are the late-night fallback.
If you live and work inside the city, commutes are typically short by East Coast standards: many Penn and CHOP staff walk or bike from Fitler Square over the South Street Bridge, and Washington Square West is a walk to Jefferson around 11th and 12th Streets. Cedar Park has multiple bus stops and SEPTA light rail for West Philadelphia and Center City; Fishtown is cited for quicker Center City and New Jersey access.
SEPTA regional rail, subways, and trolleys cover central jobs, but the system nearly shrank in 2025—20% service cuts and 32 bus routes planned, fare raised to $2.90—before a September 4, 2025 court order halted further cuts; by August 2026 it was launching a redesigned bus network rather than a smaller one. Parking costs can add up depending on neighborhood, and rideshares are the late-night fallback.
Outdoors+The Schuylkill River Trail is the everyday outdoor spine—walk, run, skate, or bike past Boathouse Row, picnic on the lawn, then continue a mile-plus north into Manayunk; Fitler Square residents use it constantly. Fairmount Park is the large green system, with trails, historic houses, the Horticulture Center, cherry blossoms, and the zoo/Please Touch Museum cluster. Warm-weather life also includes seasonal Spruce Street Harbor Park (hammocks, floating gardens) and the Delaware waterfront at Penn’s Landing. Easy day trips named by locals include Longwood Gardens in Chester County (on-site restaurant 1906), Valley Forge National Historical Park, Grace Winery about 40 minutes southwest, and the river towns of New Hope and Lambertville.
The Schuylkill River Trail is the everyday outdoor spine—walk, run, skate, or bike past Boathouse Row, picnic on the lawn, then continue a mile-plus north into Manayunk; Fitler Square residents use it constantly. Fairmount Park is the large green system, with trails, historic houses, the Horticulture Center, cherry blossoms, and the zoo/Please Touch Museum cluster.
Warm-weather life also includes seasonal Spruce Street Harbor Park (hammocks, floating gardens) and the Delaware waterfront at Penn’s Landing. Easy day trips named by locals include Longwood Gardens in Chester County (on-site restaurant 1906), Valley Forge National Historical Park, Grace Winery about 40 minutes southwest, and the river towns of New Hope and Lambertville.
Philadelphia is a compact, walkable East Coast city where nurses at Penn, CHOP, and Jefferson can live in established, tree-lined pockets rather than on the hospital's doorstep. Many physicians skip University City for Fitler Square or Rittenhouse—a short walk or bike over the South Street Bridge after a long shift—while Jefferson staff walk from Washington Square West, Society Hill, or more affordable Bella Vista. Rowhouse blocks can look unexpectedly European; Philly markets itself poorly, so friends may still picture a high-homicide town even as killings fell from 562 in 2021 to 220 in 2025. Housing remains cheaper than New York or Boston: July 2026 median rent was about $1,447, with buyable row homes still clustered near a $243k city median value, though Fishtown and Washington Square West command more. Daily life runs on the Schuylkill River Trail, 300-plus BYOBs, Reading Terminal Market, and a James Beard-heavy dining scene (Zahav, Vetri, Friday Saturday Sunday). SEPTA is usable but politically fragile; a city wage tax (3.735% for residents as of July 2026) stacks on Pennsylvania's flat income tax. Schools are hit-or-miss, so families often look to Chestnut Hill, Manayunk, or suburbs like Media and Swarthmore.
