Travel RN - Operating Room
Albany, Georgia
Staffing partner
- Eligibility
- OROrtho/Neuro TraumaCardiothoracicRobotics
- Shift
- 12-hour nights
- Hours a week
- 36 hrs a week
- Contract
- 17-week contract
Posted Jul 25 · Not open to new grads
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- 12-hour nights · 3 a week · 36 hours
- Weekends
- Weekends required
- Orientation
- 1-week orientation
- Term
- 17 weeks · starts Aug 17, 2026 · Travel
- On the floor
- No floating · On call
- Practice
- MEDITECH charting
More role details
- Setting
- Hospital
- Accepts
- RN
- Experience
- 2+ years
- Staffing partner
- American Traveler
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Against the board
- Inside the GA travel range
- Travel package
- Housing provided
GA travel postings that state pay run $1,640/week to $2,410/week, the middle half $1,780/week to $2,200/week, across 171 postings.
About this role
American Traveler is seeking an experienced OR RN for a night shift travel assignment at an acute care hospital in Georgia, requiring a GA or compact RN license and a minimum of 2 years of OR experience. Work setting is an acute care hospital OR department with 19 surgical suites. High-volume OR averaging 55-60 cases per day.
Full-service OR performing a wide range of procedures including ortho/neuro trauma, robotics, and cardiothoracic cases. Functions at a Level 2 trauma capacity. Charting performed in MEDITECH.
Night shift: 7p-7a, 12-hour shifts. On-call requirement averages every 7th weekend. 30-minute call response time required.
No floating required. Assignment length: 17 weeks. Start date: Aug 17, 2026.
Sourced from a public job board.
“RN for a night shift travel assignment at an acute care hospital in Georgia, requiring a GA or compact RN license and a minimum of 2 years of OR experience.” · from this posting
Requirements
- RN
- GA RN license or compact RN license
- Driver's License
- Active GA RN license or compact RN license currently in hand
- Current BLS certification required
- Current ACLS certification required
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- Minimum 2-3 years of OR RN experience required
- Broad OR competency across most surgical services required
- Scrubbing experience preferred but not required
- MEDITECH EMR experience preferred
- Candidates must reside more than 75 miles from the facility
Benefits
- Competitive compensation packages
- Free private housing or generous housing subsidy
- Tax advantage plan
- Comprehensive medical, dental and life insurance coverage
- Weekly payroll
- Referral bonuses
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- Licensure reimbursement
- Travel allowances
Place
- City
- Albany, Georgia
- Median rent
- $931/mo
- Local household income
- $47,240/yr
- Metro price level
- 12% below the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
Albany area index 87.7, where 100 is the national average.
Albany sits along the Flint River in southwest Georgia, offering a small-city Southern lifestyle with a relaxed pace. The area features flat terrain and a warm climate, with downtown Albany as the central hub for dining and services. A practical choice for nurses seeking a quieter, community-oriented setting.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.
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.
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