Travel Registered Nurse - Operating Room - Largo, MD

Travel assignment, 13 weeks, 8hr days, 40 hours a week, starting November 9, 2026.

Pay as Cross Country posts it: about $2,647 a week in all, a taxable rate of $20 an hour plus $1,846.62 a week in housing and meal stipends.

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Operating Room. This position provides perioperative care for adult and geriatric patients in a Level II trauma setting, supporting general and specialty surgical procedures. The role requires proficiency in both scrubbing and circulating, including robotic surgery experience, with a typical 1:1 patient ratio.

Job Details

• Required Qualifications: Active Maryland or Compact Registered Nurse license; Basic Life Support (BLS) certification; minimum of 3 years of Operating Room (OR) experience, with candidates possessing 2 years of strong relevant experience considered; required community hospital experience; experience with the Epic electronic medical record system; proficiency in scrubbing and circulating.
• Preferred Qualifications: Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification; Certified Operating Room Nurse (CNOR) certification; previous charge experience; Level I trauma experience.
• Schedule: Day shift, Monday through Friday, 5 shifts of 8 hours each from 6:45 AM to 3:15 PM, for a minimum of 40 hours per week.
• Assignment Details: 13-week assignment from 11/09/2026 through 02/08/2027.
• Additional Information: The role supports general Operating Room procedures involving trauma, urology, podiatry, orthopedics, plastics, neurology, gynecology, endoscopy, ear, nose, and throat procedures, thoracic surgery, vascular surgery, cardiac surgery, bariatric surgery, and robotic surgery. Experience with a Da Vinci robotic surgery system is required. Weekend coverage is rotational, holidays are required as scheduled, and on-call coverage includes approximately 5–6 calls per 4-week period, including one weekend call. On-call weekend shifts are 24 hours, and weekday on-call coverage extends from the end of the shift until 6:30 AM the following morning. The position serves adolescent, adult, and geriatric populations. Influenza vaccination is required without exemptions.

Benefits

The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:

• Private housing or generous housing allowance
• Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
• Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
• Competitive salaries
• Referral bonuses
• Travel reimbursement
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Direct deposit/free checking
• Unlimited free CE credits