OR RN
Garden City, KS
American Traveler
5x8 hrs, Days

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 5x8hrs
• Hours: 40 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Nov 30, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced Operating Room RN for a 13-week acute care assignment requiring KS or compact licensure and call coverage.

Details

• Acute care Level 3 trauma hospital setting in a 4-OR suite plus 1 GI Endoscopy room
• Average of 10 cases per day including robotic/laparoscopic cholecystectomy, hernia, appendectomy, basic orthopedic, gynecological, and podiatry procedures
• At least 1 OR tech and 1 first assist staffed for most cases
• Scrubbing not required for RNs
• Uses Epic EMR
• Day shift schedule: 0630-1500, Monday-Friday
• Evening and weekend call required, with weekday call shifts 1500-0700 and weekend call shifts 0700-0700
• Call response time of 30 minutes required
• No floating outside the OR except in extreme circumstances, limited to Zone 4 facilities (SCG, SCD, Bob Wilson)

Requirements

• Active KS or Compact RN license required
• BLS (AHA) certification required
• Minimum 2 years of OR nursing experience required
• Robot and GI experience preferred
• BSN not required
• Driver's license copy required for consideration

Additional Information

• Provide perioperative nursing care across general surgery, GI, ortho, gyn, and podiatry cases
• Charge nurse and house supervisor roles are available on the unit, but this position does not require covering those roles
• Scrub color is Ceil Blue and is provided by the facility
• Unit-specific orientation includes a competency checkoff and time working alongside staff until comfortable
• Clinicians must be in-state for the week of orientation, even if initial modules are completed remotely
• Must reside at least 60 miles from the facility to be considered
• Hospital may cancel up to 4 shifts during the 13-week assignment