Travel RN - Operating Room

Travel RN - Operating Room

American Traveler

St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Position ID: P-779381

Position status: Open

Assignment type: travel

Shift: Days

Length (weeks): 13

Openings: 1

Start date: 2026-12-07

$2,558.00/week (estimated advertised weekly pay)

Description

American Traveler is seeking an experienced Operating Room RN with extensive Hepatobiliary, Whipple, and Abdominal Organ Transplant background for a 13-week assignment requiring MO or compact RN licensure.

Details

• Operating Room setting within a short-term acute care hospital with 17 rooms and an average daily census of 20-28
• 1:1 patient ratio in the OR
• Day shift, 3x12 hours, 1030-2300
• Required to work every other weekend
• On-call required after shift until 0630, possibly on weekends, with a 45-minute response time; call frequency is approximately 5-6 shifts per 6-week period
• Floating required within scope and skill set to meet facility needs
• Uses Epic for charting
• 36 guaranteed hours per week

Requirements

• Active MO or compact RN license required (no issuance if tied to another compact state)
• Minimum 2 years of Operating Room RN experience required
• Extensive experience in Hepatobiliary, Whipple, and Abdominal Organ Transplant surgeries required
• Proficiency in complex Spine, ENT, Neuro, and intra-abdominal transplant procedures required
• BLS required; ACLS required by compliance deadline
• Epic charting experience required
• Teaching hospital experience preferred
• First-time travelers accepted only with experience in Neuro/Spine/ENT
• Facial hair must allow for proper fit testing or must be shaved, no exceptions

Additional Information

• Provide perioperative nursing care across a range of complex surgical specialties including Neuro, Spine, ENT, General Surgery, and Transplant
• Scrubs provided by facility
• No block scheduling accommodations available
• Must reside outside a 75-mile radius of the facility; no local candidates accepted
• Maximum of 7 days RTO per 13-week contract; no RTO allowed during the first week of assignment
• Contract length is firm at 13 weeks
• Returning permanent employees must wait 1 year before returning to any facility within the health system as a traveler
• Standard travelers may stay up to 18 months, followed by a required 3-month break in service
• After-call rest time of up to 8 hours provided, though team members may be called in to cover breaks, lunches, or shift relief depending on staffing needs

American Traveler