Job Description

Overview
Registered Nurse – Operating Room (Travel)
Location: Burlington, VT, United States
Setting: Hospital OR
Start date: 07/27/2026
Duration: 13 weeks
Shift: Rotating 12-hour shifts (Day/Evening), typically three days on with one day off; off-shift windows include 08:45–19:15, 10:45–21:15, or 12:45–23:15
Weekly pay: $2,703–$2,768 per week
Job type: Travel - temporary assignment
This is a travel assignment requiring OR expertise for a large-volume OR service with Level I trauma experience needs.

Key Highlights
- Weekly pay: $2,703–$2,768 per week
- Contract duration: 13 weeks
- Shift: Rotating 12-hour shifts (Day/Evening)
- Start date: 07/27/2026
- Setting: Hospital operating room
- Schedule: Bi-weekly orientation sessions; next available date aligned with shift onboarding

Responsibilities
- Provide perioperative nursing care as a circulating and scrub RN across multiple general and specialty OR cases
- Scrub for general OR, GU, GYN, ENT, eyes, plastics, lap, trauma, thoracic, and vascular procedures; strong in OR but excluding CVOR cases
- Circulate and scrub with a focus on sterile technique, patient safety, counts, and instrument handling
- Assist the surgical team, including surgeons, anesthesiologists, and anesthesia assistants, to optimize patient flow and throughput
- Prepare patients and rooms, manage positioning, draping, and equipment setup; monitor patient status pre-, intra-, and post-operatively
- Maintain accurate documentation in the electronic medical record (EPIC) and ensure timely communication of intraoperative events
- Participate in on-call coverage: one weekday call per week and one 24-hour call in each four-week schedule block
- Coordinate with unit leadership to meet unit and patient-care needs; be flexible with schedule to support the team

Requirements
- Prior travel nursing experience required
- Minimum 2 years of OR RN experience
- Experience in a large (500+ beds) Level I trauma setting
- EPIC EMR experience within the past 2 years
- Circulate and scrub capability across a broad range of specialties; able to scrub all general OR, GU, GYN, ENT, eyes, plastics, lap, trauma, thoracic, and vascular; scrub capability for CVOR is not required
- Circulator and scrub skills checklists included in the assignment packet
- BLS certification
- Strong OR scrub/ Circulating skills and adaptability to rotating day/evening shifts
- Reliable transportation and flexibility with schedule; able to meet unit and patient-care needs

Benefits and Support
- Bi-weekly orientation sessions (next available on/around start date)
- Dedicated travel recruiter support throughout the assignment
- Assignment-specific onboarding and ongoing clinical support
- Transparent pay and scheduling discussions during the hiring process

Find more opportunities
Interested in other openings? Visit the Hiring Organization URL to explore additional travel assignments and perioperative nursing roles available now.

Please note: Pay rates and guaranteed hours are estimates and may vary. Final compensation packages and confirmed hours will be discussed during the hiring process.

Given the required details, this description reflects a single real travel opportunity for a Registered Nurse with OR specialization in Burlington, VT, starting 07/27/2026 for a 13-week assignment, with the specified responsibilities, requirements, and schedule considerations. For applications or to learn more, please apply via the provided organization URL.

About Healthforce

Healthforce is a nationwide travel healthcare staffing agency connecting travel nurses and allied health professionals with high-quality contract assignments across the United States.

We specialize in placing clinicians in travel nursing jobs, allied health travel assignments, and local contract opportunities in hospitals, long-term care facilities, and outpatient settings. Whether you are an experienced traveler or taking your first assignment, Healthforce provides the support and opportunities you need to succeed.

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