Travel Nurse RN - OR - Operating Room - $2,947 per week

Care Career is seeking a travel nurse RN OR - Operating Room for a travel nursing job in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: OR - Operating Room
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 12/07/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 40 hours per week
• Shift: 10 hours, days
• Employment Type: Travel

Registered Nurse – Operating Room

Facility: LVH – Cedar Crest
Location: Allentown, PA
Shift: Day | 4x10-hour shifts | 7:00 AM–5:30 PM
Experience Required: Minimum 2 years Level I Trauma OR experience
Preferred Experience: 4 years Operating Room experience
First-Time Travelers: No
Weekend: As needed based on department needs
Call: Required as needed
Local Candidates: Accepted with local rate differential
Local Radius: 50 miles

Required Certifications

• BLS
• NIHSS
• Valid Pennsylvania RN license/certification at submission

Preferred: ACLS, CNOR

Hard-Stop Requirements

• Minimum 2 years of Level I Trauma Operating Room experience
• Teaching hospital experience
• Strong General OR and trauma experience
• Must be able to scrub and circulate
• Robotic surgical experience required
• Epic experience required
• Travel experience required

OR Experience

Travelers must be comfortable working across multiple surgical service lines, including:

• General Surgery
• Robotic Surgery
• Trauma
• Bariatric
• Colorectal
• Urology
• Gynecology
• Oncology
• Pediatrics
• Neuro
• Orthopedics
• Burns
• Plastics
• ENT/OHNS
• Dental/Maxillofacial
• Ophthalmology
• Thoracic
• Vascular
• Transplant

Trauma Experience

Experience with:

• Amputations
• Gunshot/stab wounds
• Multiple-injury MVA cases

Procedure Experience

• Appendectomy
• Cholecystectomy
• Colon resection
• Hernia repair
• Laparoscopic procedures
• Mastectomy
• Thyroidectomy
• Cervical fusion
• Craniotomy
• Laminectomy/discectomy
• Ortho/Spine procedures
• Spinal fusion
• Vascular and endovascular procedures
• Robotic procedures
• Trauma surgery

Facility Details

• Facility Type: Level I Trauma Center / Teaching Hospital
• Operating Rooms: 24 main ORs
• Trauma OR: Dedicated OR adjacent to trauma bay
• Hybrid ORs: 2, used for endovascular and structural heart procedures
• Charting: Epic
• Scrubs: Provided by facility
• Patient Population: Neonates, infants, pediatrics, adolescents, adults, geriatrics

Equipment & Safety Experience

• Electrosurgical units
• Fiber-optic light sources/cords
• Laser safety
• Radiation safety
• Infection control
• Specimen handling/labeling
• Universal Protocol/time-out
• Urinary bladder catheterization
• Cell saver
• Steris
• Hana Table
• Da Vinci SP / Xi
• Hybrid OR equipment

Compliance

• RTO must be submitted upfront; no RTO after submission
• Maximum 7 days RTO
• Block scheduling not accommodated
• Interview availability: provide 3–5 days
• Labs required within 48 hours of signing
• PA fingerprints required within 1 week of signing
• Valid license/certification required at submission
• Valid references and certification copies required
• Pass/Fail exam required for applicable clinical candidates
• OR candidates are exempt from the pass/fail exam
• Modules completed during orientation
• Local rate differential applies

COVID-19 Vaccine: Not required
Flu Vaccine: Required — medical/religious exemptions allowed
Orientation: 12 hours
Guaranteed Hours: Not specified in the provided posting.

About Care Career

Benefits

• Referral bonus
• Weekly pay
• Medical benefits
• Continuing Education
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits