Pediatric Operating Room RN
Tacoma, WA
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Operating Room Pediatrics Only. This position supports complex pediatric surgical care across a broad range of specialties, including neurosurgery, spine, urology, gynecology, orthopedics, oncology, ear, nose, and throat, and general surgery. The role requires strong circulating experience in high-acuity acute-care operating room settings and may support procedures involving neonates, children, and adult-sized patients.

Job Details

• Schedule: Night shift with 12-hour shifts, 36 hours per week; scheduled hours are generally 6:45 PM7:15 AM. The assignment runs from 11/30/2026 through 02/27/2027.
• Required Qualifications:
  • Minimum of 2 years of high-level acute-care operating room experience
  • Experience circulating for pediatric surgical cases
  • Experience with adults and pediatric patients
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification
  • Washington state or compact Registered Nurse (RN) license
• Preferred Qualifications:
  • Certified perioperative nursing certification (CNOR)
  • Scrub experience
  • Intravenous starts
  • Robotics experience
  • High-level neurosurgery experience
  • Ophthalmology and dental procedure experience
• Additional Information:
  • Cases may include neonatal and pediatric patients with developmental delays or congenital anomalies; pediatric trauma; cranial procedures, external ventricular drains, and shunts; spine repairs; urology; gynecology; orthopedic procedures; oncology; ear, nose, and throat procedures; and gastrointestinal surgery.
  • Responsibilities include circulating for open and laparoscopic procedures, trauma cases, neurosurgery, spine surgery, urology, gynecology, orthopedics, oncology, ophthalmology, dental procedures, and general surgery.
  • The role may assist with procedures in the pediatric intensive care unit and neonatal intensive care unit, as well as anesthesia-related procedures in magnetic resonance imaging and interventional radiology areas.
  • Weekend rotation is unlikely but may be assigned when weekend staff are unavailable.
  • Call responsibilities may include four weeknight shifts from 7:00 PM7:00 AM and one or two 12-hour weekend shifts every six weeks, with a 30-minute response time.
  • First-time travelers may be considered with at least 5 years of relevant experience.

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