Travel Nurse RN - Operating Room in Kansas City, MO

Float between departments, units, and facilities as needed within scope of practice; candidates must hold both Kansas and Missouri licensure, or a compact license valid in both states, at time of submission . Operate and assist with general OR equipment including OR tables, Jackson tables, cautery, drill consoles, microscopes, ultrasound, navigation systems, and related instrumentation.

Job ID: 902132
Job Title

Registered Nurse - Operating Room (Neurosurgery)
Location

Kansas City, MO | Operating Room
Schedule / Job Type

Contract | Days | 4×10-Hour Shifts | Monday-Friday | 6:45 AM - 5:15 PM
Key Responsibilities

• Provide direct perioperative nursing care in a specialized neurosurgery OR department performing cranial, spinal, functional, and vascular procedures
• Operate and assist with general OR equipment including OR tables, Jackson tables, cautery, drill consoles, microscopes, ultrasound, navigation systems, and related instrumentation
• Maintain a 1:1 patient ratio across up to 4 OR suites supporting an average daily census of 5 cases
• Participate in on-call rotation, split evenly approximately every 6 weeks (8-12 shifts per rotation); call shifts run 4:45 PM-7:00 AM on weeknights and 7:00 AM-7:00 AM on weekend days
• Float between departments, units, and facilities as needed within scope of practice; candidates must hold both Kansas and Missouri licensure, or a compact license valid in both states, at time of submission

Required Qualifications

• Active RN license valid in both Kansas and Missouri, or a compact license covering both states (required at time of submission)
• BLS certification required
• Minimum 2 years of OR nursing experience
• Familiarity with general OR equipment and neurosurgery procedures
• Must live at least 75 miles from the facility to be eligible
• All requested time off (maximum 7 days) must be finalized at time of submission; no additional RTO or schedule requests will be accepted after submission or upon arrival onsite

Preferred Experience / Skills

• CNOR certification preferred
• Experience in neurosurgery-specific OR procedures (cranial, spinal, functional, vascular)
• Proficiency with EPIC EMR; completion of EPIC training modules required prior to start date

Why Join Us

• Work within a focused, specialized neurosurgery OR environment alongside a dedicated team of surgeons in a high-acuity, skill-building setting
• Scrubs provided on-site; first-time travelers are welcome to apply