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Operating Room Registered Nurse (OR RN) – Travel Nursing Contract in Allentown, PA

Experienced Operating Room Registered Nurses can join a high-acuity Level I trauma team in Allentown, Pennsylvania, with an estimated weekly pay of $2,620–$2,760. This 13-week travel nursing contract is ideal for an OR nurse who is confident both scrubbing and circulating across diverse surgical specialties.

Work in a Level I trauma operating room serving neonates, infants, children, adolescents, adults, and older adults. Located in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley, Allentown offers scenic parks, vibrant arts and cultural attractions, convenient shopping and dining, and easy connections to the greater Philadelphia and New York City regions.

Travel Operating Room RN Job Details

• Position: Registered Nurse – Operating Room (OR RN)
• Location: Allentown, Pennsylvania
• Employment Type: 13-week travel nursing contract
• Start Date: December 7, 2026
• Estimated Weekly Pay: $2,620–$2,760
• Schedule: 4 shifts per week, 10-hour day shifts, approximately 7:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
• Hours: Approximately 40 hours per week
• Call and Weekends: As needed based on department needs; holiday coverage may also be required
• Orientation: Approximately 12 hours
• Healthcare Setting: High-acuity Level I trauma operating room with general and specialty surgical services
• Electronic Health Record: Epic
• Floating: No floating expected

Operating Room RN Job Requirements

• Current Registered Nurse license in Pennsylvania or a valid compact-state license
• At least 2 years of recent operating room nursing experience; 4 years of experience is preferred
• Minimum 2 years of Level I trauma operating room experience required
• Previous travel nursing experience required
• Current BLS and ACLS certifications
• CNOR certification, NIHSS certification, and teaching-hospital experience are preferred
• Demonstrated ability to work as both a scrub nurse and circulating nurse across multiple surgical service lines
• Experience with Epic or a comparable electronic health record
• Ability to provide perioperative nursing care for a broad patient population, including neonates, infants, children, adolescents, adults, and older adults
• Availability to complete required pre-employment compliance, laboratory work, fingerprinting, and documentation within established timelines

Operating Room Nurse Responsibilities

• Provide safe, evidence-based perioperative nursing care in a fast-paced Level I trauma operating room
• Serve as both scrub and circulating nurse across multiple specialties and procedure types
• Support general, trauma, robotic, bariatric, colorectal, urology, gynecology, oncology, pediatric, neurosurgical, orthopedic, burn, plastics, ENT, dental, maxillofacial, cardiac, thoracic, vascular, transplant, and other surgical cases
• Prepare operating rooms, equipment, supplies, medications, and instrumentation for scheduled and emergent procedures
• Maintain sterile technique and participate in surgical counts, specimen handling, time-out procedures, infection prevention, and patient safety protocols
• Assist with complex trauma, vascular, thoracic, cardiothoracic, robotic, hybrid OR, and endovascular procedures as assigned
• Collaborate with surgeons, anesthesia professionals, surgical technologists, and interdisciplinary support services to coordinate efficient patient care
• Respond to urgent and emergent surgical needs, including trauma and other high-acuity cases
• Provide call, weekend, and holiday coverage according to department needs

Apply now for this Operating Room RN travel nursing opportunity in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and bring your perioperative nursing expertise to a high-acuity Level I trauma team.

Benefits

401K with Matching, Healthcare, Dental and Vision

Equal Opportunity

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity across our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.