Operating Room Registered Nurse
Saint Louis, MO
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

St. Louis, Missouri Operating Room Registered Nurse position supporting complex adult, pediatric, and geriatric surgical care in a high-acuity setting. The role requires expertise in hepatobiliary procedures, Whipple procedures, abdominal organ transplantation, complex spine, ear, nose, and throat, and neurological surgery. The position includes day shifts, weekend coverage, and on-call responsibilities.

Job Details

• Required Qualifications: Minimum of 2 years of operating room experience; Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certifications; Missouri or compact nursing license; extensive experience with hepatobiliary procedures, Whipple procedures, and abdominal organ transplantation; proficiency with complex spine, ear, nose, and throat, neurological, and intra-abdominal transplant procedures; experience with circulating; skills with anterior lumbar interbody fusion, anterior cervical fusion, craniotomy, kidney transplantation, kyphoplasty, laminectomy and discectomy, laryngectomy, liver transplantation, lumbar fusion, lung transplantation, organ donation, orthopedic and spine surgery, radical neck dissection, tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy, tracheostomy, and extreme lateral interbody fusion.
• Schedule: Day shifts of 12 hours, with a minimum of 36 hours per week; every-other-weekend coverage and on-call availability after the shift until 6:30 a.m., including possible weekend call.
• Additional Information: Circulating is required; scrubbing is optional. Clinical services include neurological cranial and spine surgery, orthopedic spine surgery, ear, nose, and throat surgery, complex high-acuity procedures, and hepatobiliary surgery. The role supports adult, pediatric, and geriatric patients and may involve rest periods following overnight call, with potential requests to provide break, lunch, or shift relief coverage based on operational needs. Required immunizations include influenza vaccination, with medical or religious exemptions permitted.

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