Operating Room Travel Nurse Job in Milwaukee, WI | Days (3x12)
Ascension St. Joseph Hospital
Milwaukee, WI
Open
Travel RN
Operating Room Nurse in Milwaukee, WI
Weekly Pay
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$2,179
Specialty
Operating Room
Travel · RN
Shift
Days
3×12 hrs
Start Date
08/24
Flexible
Contract
13 wks
Renewable
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This Operating Room travel nurse job in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with Advantis Medical is a 13-week Travel Operating Room Registered Nurse (RN) contract at Ascension St. Joseph Hospital. This role pays $2,179 per week and follows a Days shift with a 3x12 schedule. Read more
Job Details
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Facility: Ascension St. Joseph Hospital
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Location: Milwaukee, WI 53210 Explore the area! See our local guide further down this page.
- Contract Length: 13 Weeks
- Shift: Days (3x12)
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 Wisconsin and national regulatory bodies.
Ascension St. Joseph Hospital — Milwaukee, WI
Milwaukee, WI
Ascension St. Joseph is a community teaching hospital on Milwaukee's north side — long known locally as "The Baby Hospital" — with a strong maternity and newborn program, part of Ascension Wisconsin.
- Community teaching hospital serving Milwaukee's north side, with an emergency department handling roughly 70,000 visits a year Read More
- Maternity and newborn care with a Level III NICU, maternal-fetal medicine, and neonatal specialty care — a strong labor-and-delivery profile
- Milwaukee's first hospital to offer a 24/7 OB-specific emergency department (a dedicated obstetrics ED for pregnant patients)
- Named to Newsweek's 2025 America's Best Maternity Hospitals list
- Robotic-assisted minimally invasive surgery (the da Vinci system — the first on Milwaukee's north side)
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FAQs – Operating Room Travel Nurse Jobs Near Milwaukee, WI
Are there other Operating Room travel nursing jobs near Milwaukee, Wisconsin?
Yes! Advantis Medical frequently staffs Operating Room travel RN jobs in nearby areas. For your convenience, our similar jobs are sorted by distance so you can quickly review jobs that are close by.
If more than one contract looks like a fit, selecting “I’m Interested” on multiple assignments can give you more options to discuss with your recruiter.
What certifications are required for this travel OR job?
Most travel OR positions require:
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)
- CNOR (preferred or required for many roles)
Will I need experience with specific surgical cases for this OR assignment?
Most travel OR jobs look for recent perioperative experience in the role listed, such as circulating or scrubbing. Required experience may also depend on the facility’s surgical specialties, case types, equipment, and call expectations. Click “I’m Interested” to connect with a recruiter about assignment-specific requirements.
What maternity and NICU care is available to travel nurses at Ascension St. Joseph in Milwaukee?
Known locally as "The Baby Hospital," Ascension St. Joseph in Milwaukee runs a Level III NICU with maternal-fetal medicine and the city's first 24/7 obstetric ER, so travel nurses handle high-risk deliveries and neonatal care.
Does Ascension St. Joseph in Milwaukee have a busy emergency department?
It's a community teaching hospital with a Level IV trauma center, Primary Stroke Center, and roughly 70,000 ED visits a year, so travelers see steady emergency volume in a graduate-medical-education setting.
How is Ascension St. Joseph recognized for maternity and surgery?
It brought the first da Vinci surgical robot to Milwaukee's north side and earned a Newsweek 2025 Best Maternity recognition, giving travelers maternity and robotic-surgery assignments.
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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
Licensing in Wisconsin
Compact license accepted. Wisconsin is a Nurse Licensure Compact state, and our team handles endorsement and renewals for you.
See the Wisconsin Licensing Center →
Explore Milwaukee, WI
Along the Lake Michigan shoreline, Milwaukee, WI threads a navigable urban grid. Froedtert Hospital and Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center shape much of the clinical landscape, and their emergency department and surgical suites draw on travel coverage to manage the daily caseload. Many travelers set up a commuter base in Wauwatosa, West Allis, or Waukesha, where the highway system keeps the drive workable. The compact layout is the practical draw, since most campuses sit a short hop apart. After a stretch of shifts, the downtown RiverWalk and the Oak Leaf Trail are close at hand. With the lake on one side and a tight street grid on the other, getting around rarely turns into the hard part of an assignment.
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 · Milwaukee, WI · $2,179 /wk