Pediatric Operating Room RN
Saint Louis, MO
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Operating Room Pediatrics The position provides perioperative nursing care for pediatric patients across a broad range of surgical services. Responsibilities include supporting procedures involving neurological, orthopedic, plastic, ophthalmic, genitourinary, gastrointestinal, ear, nose, and throat, general, gynecological, spine, and dental specialties.

Job Details

• Required Qualifications: Two years of operating room nursing experience; Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Basic Life Support (BLS), and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certifications; experience with blood and blood product administration, ambulatory operating room procedures, electrosurgical units, fiber-optic light sources and cords, infection control, pediatric cardiovascular operating room procedures, pediatric general operating room procedures, thoracic surgery scrubbing, specimen handling and labeling, trauma procedures, universal time-out procedures, scrubbing, and circulating.
• Preferred Qualifications: Community hospital experience and Level I trauma experience.
• Schedule: Day shift, 12-hour shifts, 36 hours per week.
• Additional Information: The role supports neonates, infants, children, and adolescents with coverage across all surgical services. On-call participation includes approximately five to six shifts per six-week scheduling period, including one weekend and four to six weekdays. Clinical responsibilities include neurological, orthopedic, ophthalmic, general, genitourinary, ear, nose, and throat, plastic, spine, and limited gynecological and dental procedures. Cardiac, vascular, and thoracic procedures are excluded. Floating may occur within the pediatric service line, including pediatric intensive care support as appropriate. Required charting system experience is applicable.

Benefits

The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:

• Private housing or generous housing allowance
• Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
• Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
• Competitive salaries
• Referral bonuses
• Travel reimbursement
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Direct deposit/free checking
• Unlimited free CE credits