Description

American Traveler is seeking an experienced OR RN for a 13-week travel contract at a Level III Trauma Center in Puyallup, WA, with strong ortho, spine, and robotic surgery experience required.

Details

• Work setting is a 375-bed Level III Trauma Center in Puyallup, WA
• OR unit operates 12 rooms (11 daily + 1 hybrid), handling 40–50 cases per day
• Patient population includes adult ENT (thyroid), general surgery, ortho/spine, total joints, GYN, vascular (AV fistula, fem-pops), urology, and podiatry; minimal pediatric cases (typically ENT)
• No open heart, transplant, or high-level neuro procedures (e.g., EVDs)
• RN role is circulator only
• Strong experience required in ortho, sports medicine, spine, and robotics (DaVinci)
• Shift is 10-hour days with variable start times: 0630, 0830, or 1030
• Shift time may vary week to week based on department needs
• Must be available to work 7 days a week unless approved by the nurse manager
• Occasional weekends required based on department needs
• On-call required: 4–6 call shifts per 6-week schedule period, including potential nights (2230–0700) and weekends
• 30-minute on-call response time required; no sleep rooms available
• Charting system: Epic (required), Alaris, and Pyxis
• If low census occurs in the OR, travelers may be floated to inpatient areas (MS, ICU, PCU, ED Holding, PACU, etc.) or the ED for non-patient-assignment tasks such as vital signs, stocking, or running/tasking — no medication administration and within scope of practice

Requirements

• Active WA RN license or compact RN license currently in hand
• BLS certification required
• Minimum 2 years of acute/inpatient OR experience required
• Total joint experience required
• Strong hands-on experience with ortho, sports medicine, spine, and robotic surgery (DaVinci XI) required
• Robotic experience (DaVinci XI/Robotic Mazer) preferred
• Epic EMR experience required
• Candidates must have worked the shift type they are being considered for
• A rhythm exam must be completed prior to start
• COVID vaccination required
• At least one supervisor-level reference (charge nurse, manager, director, or above) required for consideration; a second reference required prior to start

Additional Information

• First-time travelers will not be considered for this position
• Orientation includes Day 1 new employee onboarding and system access setup, with Epic training on Day 4 (Thursday) and unit orientation for the remainder of the first week
• RTO: up to 5 days may be approved; additional RTO requests require nurse manager approval, and missed days may need to be made up at the end of the contract
• Scrubs are provided by the facility
• No personal phones permitted in the OR
• The facility is located in Puyallup, WA (98372)