Travel RN - Operating Room

Travel RN - Operating Room

American Traveler

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

Position ID: P-769313

Position status: Open

Assignment type: travel

Shift: Days

Length (weeks): 13

Openings: 1

Start date: 2026-11-30

$2,361.00/week (estimated advertised weekly pay)

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for an Operating Room position requiring 2 years of recent specialty experience and dual Kansas/Missouri or compact licensure.

Details

• Acute care hospital setting with 74 staffed beds
• Operating Room unit with Ambulatory OR, General OR, Pedi General OR, and Trauma work settings
• 1:1 patient ratios for days, nights, and weekends
• Daily census of 20
• Day shift schedule, 3x12 hours, 6:30 AM-7:00 PM
• 8 weekend shifts required within Saint Luke's 6-week schedule period, combination of Friday/Saturday/Sunday
• On-call required: one weekend every six weeks and one night per week
• Regular floating required between departments, units, and facilities as needed
• Charts in Epic
• Holiday shifts and Charge RN assignments as needed per unit

Requirements

• Active RN license required; must hold both Kansas and Missouri licenses or compact license in hand
• BLS certification required
• CNOR, PALS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications preferred
• 2 years of recent specialty experience required, including a full year of in-specialty experience within the past 12 months with no employment gap greater than 90 days
• Epic charting experience required
• Extensive surgical specialty skills required across Gynecology, Plastics, Trauma, Podiatry, Orthopedics, General Surgery, Endoscopic Procedures, Urology, Robotics, ENT, Bariatrics, and Pediatric specialties
• Proficiency with equipment including cell saver, electrosurgical units, fiber optic light sources/cords, and Steris
• Knowledge of emergency management protocols including code response, fire safety, latex allergy, and malignant hyperthermia
• Professional skills including blood product administration, cardiac monitoring, conscious sedation monitoring, infection control, laser and radiation safety, specimen handling, peripheral IV starts, and wound management
• Two professional references required, one from supervisor level or above and one from a charge RN, both from within the past year

Additional Information

• Provide perioperative nursing care across a wide range of surgical specialties including robotic, trauma, and pediatric procedures
• Navy scrub color required
• First-time travelers are accepted for this position
• Candidates must reside at least 75 miles from the facility; local candidates are not accepted
• Maximum RTO of 7 days, with all time off requests finalized at time of submission
• No new RTO or schedule requests permitted after submission or offer
• Returning staff must have a 3-month break in service after 18 months of prior assignment
• Former permanent employees of BJC or Saint Luke's must wait 1 year before returning as a traveler
• Travel partners are not accepted for this position
• Compliance documents due 2 Fridays before start date, with EMR and safety modules required prior to start

Hours per week: 36

Hours per shift: 12