RN - Ortho

RN - Ortho

Job Type: Travel

Profession: RN

Specialty: Ortho

Shift Details: Shift 07:00 AM - 07:30 PM

Shifts Per Week: 3

Scheduled Hours: 36

Start Date: 06/22/2026

End Date: 09/21/2026

Duration: 13 Week(s)

Job Description: 42-bed unit, EOW, Floating Required, 50% of Holidays BLS required, ACLS preferred. 1 year of exp required! Will accept 1st time travelers! No locals within 50 miles

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met with or without reasonable accommodation. The performance of these physical demands is an essential function of the job. This position is very active and requires ambulating, reaching, and moving objects weighing up to and over 20 lbs. This role also routinely comes into contact with patients who may have contagious illnesses. This position is in a health care facility open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Rotating shifts as well as holiday and work during inclement weather will be required.

Essential Job Functions: (1) the ability to work at Client’s assigned work location throughout the full term of the contractual engagement, (2) the ability to work the substantial time of the assigned shift, (3) the ability to take call, (4) the ability to work assigned weekends, and (5) the ability to work at least 50 percent of the holidays that occur during the contract.

Modified Time: 6/22/2026 12:00:00 AM

Account Manager: Serenity Plasencia

COVID-19 Vaccine: Required - Medical/Religious Exemptions Only

Flu Vaccine: Required - Medical/Religious Exemptions Only

Submittals: Low

Job Requirements & Qualifications

Previous Charge Experience: Preferred

Years of Experience: 1

Patient Ratio Experience: 5

Charting System Experience: Preferred

Charting System Name: Community Hospital

Experience: - LTAC Experience: Preferred

Trauma Level I Experience: Preferred

Trauma Level II Experience: Required

Travel Experience Required: - Certifications: ACLS*, BLS

Skills: Accessing/Managing Ports*, Administration of chemotherapy*, BiPAP/CPAP management/maintenance*, Blood Product Administration, Central line blood draw*, Chest tubes-Emerson/PleurEvac*, Colostomy/ileostomy management/care, CVA (Cerebrovascular Accident)*, Feeding tube care and management*, Heparin*, High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC)*, Insulin, Interpretation of Arterial Blood Gases (ABGs)*, Interpretation of dysrhythmias*, Isolation Precautions/PPE, IV insulin protocols*, Management of dysrhythmias*, Med/Surg, Monitoring Chemotherapy*, MS/Tele*, Nasal Cannula, Non-invasive airway management*, Oral suctioning*, Ortho trauma, Oxygen administration, Oxygen tanks, PCA*, Peripheral Line Care/Management, Peripheral nerve block catheters*, Phlebotomy, PICC line management, Post Angiogram*, Post cardiac surgery*, Post MI*, Pre/Post Hemodialysis Management*, Pre/Post neurosurgery, Pre/Post Thoracic Surgery*, Renal failure*, Spinal cord injury*, Starting and maintaining IVs, Surgical drains, Telemetry, Telemetry - on the unit monitoring, Telemetry - remote monitoring*, Total joint replacement, Traumatic Brain injury*, Use of Rapid Response/Code teams, Wound Care/Wound Vac

Unit Details

Staffing & Scheduling Scheduling Type: block

Patient Ratios Days: - Patient Ratios Nights: 6 Patient Ratios Weekends: - Float Required: - Call Required: - Weekend Coverage: True Number of Weekend Shifts Per Contract: Half of all weekends Pre-Approved Time Off: two Orientation Hours: 24

Facility & Patient Care Details

Patient Age Groups: Adolescents, Adults, Geriatrics Daily Census: 30 Number of Visits Per Day: - Number of Rooms: 42 Number of Beds: 42 Additional Unit Information Interdisciplinary Support: IV Teams, Physical Therapy, Interpretation Services, Radiology, Social Services, Rapid Response Teams, Pharmacy, Unit Secretary Patient Diagnoses: Post operative orthopaedic cases, trauma, ortho spine, medicine, plastics Special Procedures/Unit Details: - Special Equipment: Continuous Passive Motion MachinesCeiling Lift #Tier3 Travel Compliance Email, Phone, SSN and DOB required. Max of 10 days RTO must be included on submission. Cannot ask for RTO post offer. 2 years overall experience and 1 year in specialty unless job states otherwise. MO or Compact license must be in hand at time of submission. CPI Blue Card required for Behavioral Health RNs LCSWs. Can be pending at start and completed onsite for free (unpaid). Re-orientation not required if returning within 18 months. Extensions: Effective 4/8/26, travelers can work up to three consecutive 13-week contracts, or 9 months of consecutive service. Contract Breaks: Effective 4/8/26, following the completion of an assignment, a mandatory six (6) month break will be required before returning to MU Health Care in an agency capacity. This applies 13 week contracts, and extensions (up to two 13 week extensions allowed per contract/ 9 months of consecutive service). Locals are not accepted within 50 miles of the facility. RRT and Pharmacy Techs must have license in hand. Cerner experience preferred. Must work 50% of holidays during contract. Floating is mandatory all travelers must float, including as Patient Observers (Sitters): ICU may float to PCU or MS units PCU may float to MS or ICU units MS may float to MS/Tele Pediatrics may float anywhere in the organization as a Patient Observer (sitter) Post-Partum may float to MS units L&D may float within Maternal/Child Modules: Modules are non-billable, average 4-6 hours Modules are completed during orientation and annually, and vary by specialty Modules are recorded by onsite manager through Cornerstone

Guaranteed Hours: Contract Weeks: 91

Client Details

City: Columbia

State: MO

Zip Code: 65201