Operating Room RN
Garden City, KS
American Traveler
5x8 hrs, Days

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 5x8hrs
• Hours: 40 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Jun 22, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring a travel RN for an Operating Room position at a Level III Trauma facility in Kansas, requiring at least 2 years of OR experience and on-call availability for evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Details

• Acute care hospital OR setting with 4 operating suites and 1 GI Endoscopy Room
• Level III Trauma facility
• Common cases include robotic and laparoscopic cholecystectomy, hernia repair, appendectomies, basic orthopedic, gynecology, and podiatry procedures
• Staffed with at least 1 OR tech and 1 first assist per case; charge nurse and house supervisor support available
• RNs are not required to scrub
• EMR: Epic
• Day shift, 8-hour shifts, 6:30 AM – 3:00 PM, Monday through Friday
• Evening, weekend, and holiday on-call required; 30-minute call response time required
• No floating outside of the OR under normal circumstances; in cases of extreme need, floating may occur within the local zone
• 13-week contract

Requirements

• Active KS RN license or Compact (NLC) RN license — must be active at time of consideration; pending licenses not accepted
• Minimum 2 years of OR RN experience required
• Current BLS certification (AHA) required; pending certifications not accepted
• Epic EMR experience preferred
• Robotic surgery and GI endoscopy experience preferred
• Candidates must reside more than 60 miles from the facility; a valid driver's license is required to verify permanent address
• Two professional references required: one supervisor from within the last 12 months and one peer or supervisor from within the last 3 years, each including dates of employment and eligibility for rehire
• Copy of driver's license required for consideration

Additional Information

• Orientation includes a unit-specific competency checkoff and supervised time with staff until proficiency is established; clinicians must be on-site for the orientation week even if initial modules are completed remotely
• Ceil blue scrubs are provided by the facility
• Holiday call coverage is required
• Candidates who have been directly employed (full-time, part-time, or PRN) by any CommonSpirit, CHI, or Dignity facility within the past year are not eligible; candidates who worked PRN through outside staffing firms will be considered
• Travelers are expected to secure housing that allows them to meet floating obligations within their assigned zone