Job ID: 902143
Job TitleRegistered Nurse - Operating Room
LocationSaint Louis, MO | Short Term Acute Care
Schedule / Job TypeContract | Days | 3×12-Hour Shifts (10:30-23:00) | Every Other Weekend Required | On-Call Required
Key Responsibilities- Provide perioperative nursing care in a high-volume operating room environment with an average daily census of 20-28 patients across 17 rooms
- Perform scrub and/or circulating duties in complex surgical cases including Hepatobiliary, Whipple, and Abdominal Organ Transplant procedures
- Support complex cases in Spine, ENT, Neuro, and Intra-abdominal Transplant specialties
- Participate in on-call responsibilities after shift until 06:30, with a 45-minute response time; expected on-call frequency is approximately one 12-hour weekday call shift and one weekend (Saturday and Sunday) call shift per 6-week schedule, subject to change based on unit needs
- Float within service line to meet facility needs based on skill set level
- Document patient care accurately using EPIC electronic health records
Required Qualifications- Active RN license in Missouri or a qualifying compact state (Missouri license may be submitted without license in hand; compact license must match permanent residence)
- BLS certification required
- ACLS certification required by compliance document deadline
- Minimum 2 years of Operating Room experience
- Extensive experience in Hepatobiliary, Whipple, and Abdominal Organ Transplant is required
- Must reside more than 75 miles from the facility to be eligible
Preferred Experience / Skills- Experience in Neuro, Spine, and/or ENT surgical settings (required for first-time travelers to this setting)
- Proficiency with EPIC charting system
- Prior travel nursing experience in a high-acuity acute care environment
Why Join Us- Opportunity to work in a large, high-acuity Magnet-recognized teaching facility with a diverse and complex surgical caseload
- Expected 36 hours per week with scrubs provided on unit