OR RN
Kansas City, MO
American Traveler
3x12 hrs, Days

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Nov 16, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced Operating Room RN with broad surgical specialty skills for a 13-week acute care assignment requiring a Missouri or compact RN license.

Details

• Acute care hospital setting with 74 staffed beds
• Operating Room unit covering a wide range of surgical specialties including gynecology, plastics, trauma, orthopedics, general surgery, urology, ENT, bariatrics, and robotics
• Pediatric general OR and pediatric ENT/endoscopic cases included
• 1:1 patient ratios on days, nights, and weekends
• Daily census of 20
• Day shift schedule, 3x12 hours from 6:30 AM to 7:00 PM
• Weekend requirement of 8 shifts within a 6-week schedule, combination of Friday/Saturday/Sunday
• On-call requirement of one weekend every six weeks and one night per week
• Charge RN and holiday shift assignments as needed
• Regular floating required between departments, units, and facilities
• Epic EMR used for charting

Requirements

• Active Missouri or compact RN license required, with Kansas license also accepted due to floating requirements
• BLS certification required
• CNOR, PALS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications preferred
• 1 to 2 years of OR nursing experience required, with 2 years of recent specialty experience preferred
• Must have a full year of in-specialty experience within the past 12 months with no employment gap greater than 90 days
• Proficiency in a wide range of surgical procedures and equipment including cell saver, electrosurgical units, Da Vinci Xi Surgical System, and Steris
• Skilled in professional OR competencies such as conscious sedation monitoring, cardiac monitoring, specimen handling, wound management, and universal protocol time-out procedures
• Two professional references required, one from a supervisor or above and one from a charge RN, both from within the past year

Additional Information

• Provide perioperative nursing care across multiple surgical specialties in a high-volume OR environment
• Navy scrub color required
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• Travel partners are not accepted
• No more than 7 days of RTO permitted
• Must reside at least 75 miles from the facility to be considered
• Pending licenses are not accepted
• Block scheduling is not accommodated