Med/Surg | Registered Nurse

Travel Registered Nurse (RN) – Medical-Surgical Ortho/Trauma | Night Shift | Kansas City, MO

Take your medical-surgical and orthopedic nursing experience to a 23-bed ortho/trauma unit in Kansas City, Missouri. This 13-week travel RN assignment offers 12-hour night shifts caring for post-operative joint-replacement patients, trauma patients, and neurological overflow. Join a collaborative healthcare team and provide attentive, evidence-based care across medical-surgical nursing.

Travel RN Job Details

• Assignment: 13-week travel nursing contract
• Location: Kansas City, Missouri (64132)
• Start date: November 30, 2026
• End date: March 1, 2027
• Shift: 12-hour night shifts, 7:00 p.m.–7:00 a.m.
• Schedule: Three shifts per week, typically 36 hours weekly; three weekend shifts per schedule period
• Weekly estimated pay: $1,680–$1,770
• Additional scheduling note: Assignment details indicate a 48-hour guarantee may be available as an option.
• Unit details: 23 beds; typical nurse-to-patient ratios of 1:4 to 1:5
• Documentation system: Meditech

Travel Nurse Job Requirements

• At least 1 year of registered nurse (RN) experience in a medical-surgical setting
• Active RN license valid for practice in Missouri
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
• Orthopedic nursing experience and telemetry skills
• NIH experience or familiarity is helpful
• Ability to work night shifts and meet the assignment’s weekend scheduling requirements

Medical-Surgical RN Responsibilities

• Provide compassionate, safe nursing care to orthopedic, trauma, and medical-surgical patients.
• Care for patients recovering from knee, hip, and shoulder replacement procedures.
• Monitor patients, recognize changes in condition, and coordinate appropriate interventions for trauma patients and neurological overflow.
• Apply telemetry skills and document patient care in Meditech.
• Support a positive patient experience through bedside shift reports and hourly rounding.
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary healthcare team and adapt to floating assignments among medical-surgical units when needed.

Travel Nursing in Kansas City, Missouri

Kansas City offers a lively mix of arts and culture, celebrated barbecue and dining, professional sports, and welcoming neighborhood communities. Enjoy parks and outdoor spaces between shifts while experiencing the city during your travel nurse assignment.

Apply now for this travel medical-surgical RN opportunity in Kansas City, Missouri.

Benefits

401K with Matching, Healthcare, Dental and Vision

Equal Opportunity

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity across our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.