Operating Room Travel Nurse Job in New Haven, CT | Days (4x10)
Yale New Haven Hospital
New Haven, CT
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Travel RN
Operating Room Nurse in New Haven, CT
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$2,730
Specialty
Operating Room
Travel · RN
Shift
Days
4×10 hrs
Start Date
11/16
Flexible
Contract
10 wks
Renewable
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This Operating Room travel nurse job in New Haven, Connecticut, with Advantis Medical is a 10-week Travel Operating Room Registered Nurse (RN) contract at Yale New Haven Hospital . This role pays $2,730 per week and follows a Days shift with a 4x10 schedule. Read more
Job Details
- Facility: Yale New Haven Hospital
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Location: New Haven, CT 06510 Explore the area! See our local guide further down this page.
- Contract Length: 10 Weeks
- Shift: Days (4x10)
Responsibilities
- Circulate for surgical procedures and, when trained and assigned, perform the scrub role across assigned service lines
- Advocate for patient safety under anesthesia, verifying required consent and site documentation and participating in surgical time-outs
- Monitor and protect the sterile field, performing and reconciling instrument, sponge, and sharps counts with the perioperative team
- Anticipate surgeon and team needs, managing supplies, equipment, positioning, and specimen handling per facility protocol
Travel Operating Room Requirements:
- 2+ years of recent Operating Room experience.
- Must hold all required certifications and licenses as mandated by Connecticut and national regulatory bodies.
Yale New Haven Hospital — New Haven, CT
New Haven, CT
Yale New Haven is one of the largest academic medical centers in the country — a 1,541-bed teaching hospital for the Yale School of Medicine and School of Nursing, and the major referral center for southern Connecticut.
- A Level I trauma center for both adults and children, paired with a comprehensive transplant center and certified heart and stroke programs — the full range of high-acuity academic nursing. Read More
- A Magnet-designated nursing organization, the credential many travelers look for in an academic setting.
- Smilow Cancer Hospital (168 beds) with the affiliated Yale Cancer Center — Connecticut's only NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center — for oncology and BMT nurses.
- Yale New Haven Children's Hospital (about 200 beds, Level I pediatric trauma) and a psychiatric hospital ranked among the nation's top ten, giving pediatric and behavioral-health RNs dedicated settings.
- Care across more than 100 specialties on two main campuses (York Street and Saint Raphael).
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FAQs – Operating Room Travel Nurse Jobs Near New Haven, CT
What certifications do travel OR jobs require?
Most travel OR positions require Basic Life Support (BLS), and many hospitals also require Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS). CNOR is preferred by many facilities but required by only a few. Pediatric ORs may ask for PALS.
What recent OR experience is required for travel OR nurse jobs?
Most OR travel jobs expect confidence in general and orthopedic cases plus several additional service lines such as neuro, spine, urology, GYN, vascular, or ENT. Robotic experience is also commonly requested. Facilities may ask for a service-line skills checklist, so be specific about the cases you have circulated or scrubbed recently.
Do travel OR jobs include call?
Often, yes. Hospital OR assignments commonly include evening, overnight, or weekend call, while outpatient surgery centers are less likely to. Call frequency, required response time, and call pay vary by facility, so confirm all three before you accept.
Will compact privilege cover this Connecticut travel assignment?
Yes—an active multistate RN license covers this assignment. Connecticut is one of the Nurse Licensure Compact’s newer members, honoring multistate privileges since October 2025. Nurses without compact privilege apply for licensure by endorsement, with a temporary permit available for an earlier start. Our Connecticut Nursing License Guide has current fees, timelines, and step-by-step instructions.
What level of acuity can an RN expect at Yale New Haven Hospital?
Yale New Haven is a large academic hospital with Level I adult and pediatric trauma, comprehensive transplant services, and advanced heart and stroke programs. Travel RNs may work with complex patients across a wide range of high-acuity medical and surgical specialties.
How does Magnet recognition shape the nursing environment at Yale New Haven?
Yale New Haven is a Magnet-designated nursing organization. Travelers joining the hospital can expect an established professional-practice structure within a large academic medical setting.
Benefits
- Day One Benefits, Medical, Dental, Vision & 401(k)
- Relocation and Travel Reimbursement
- Dedicated team to help with state licensing & renewals
- Weekly Direct Deposit
- $1,000 Referral Bonus + $250 Bonus for Your Referral
Resources for this Operating Room job in New Haven
- Review Connecticut nursing license requirements before your assignment.
- View live Operating Room salary data for travel nurses.
- View Connecticut salary reports for travel nursing assignments.
- Explore the travel nursing housing center to plan your stay.
Explore New Haven, CT
Yale University's presence shapes both the hospital landscape and the patient population of New Haven, CT, along Connecticut's shoreline. Intensive care and oncology units generate consistent travel demand here, and the case mix suits RNs who want clinical depth on a contract. The housing splits between downtown apartments near the green and quieter rentals in West Haven, Hamden, and East Haven, where prices drop noticeably; commutes from all three stay under twenty minutes. Parking near the medical district is tight and permit rules matter, a detail worth settling in week one. The Shubert Theatre grounds a real downtown arts calendar, and the city's famous pizza rivalry gives every traveler an ongoing side project, with strong opinions available from any local willing to share them.
Travel Nursing Jobs With Advantis Medical — The Gold Standard
At Advantis Medical Staffing, we take great pride in our commitment to caring for travel nurses. We are dedicated to connecting nurses with the best travel nursing jobs nationwide, while providing exceptional service that fosters a trusted partnership for life. Our mission is to deliver the “Gold Standard” in service—not only by securing your first assignment but by advocating for your long-term career goals and well-being.
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Travel Operating Room · New Haven, CT · $2,730 /wk