Travel Operating Room Registered Nurse - $2,385 per week

Cross Country Nurses is seeking a travel nurse RN OR - Operating Room for a travel nursing job in Polson, Montana.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: OR - Operating Room
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 11/30/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 40 hours per week
• Shift: 10 hours, days
• Employment Type: Travel

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Operating Room. This role supports comprehensive surgical services across preoperative care, circulating, post-anesthesia care, endoscopy, and postoperative recovery. The position requires a well-rounded clinician capable of caring for adult, pediatric, and geriatric patients and supporting procedures across multiple specialties.

Job Details

• Schedule: Day shifts, 10 hours per shift, 40 hours per week. Weekend coverage is required on an assigned rotation.
• Required Qualifications:
  • Minimum of 2 years of experience.
  • Current Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Basic Life Support (BLS), National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS), and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certifications.
  • Compact nursing license in hand at submission.
  • Required experience with the Epic charting system.
  • Experience in critical access hospital surgical services.
  • Ability to circulate cesarean sections.
  • Competency in preoperative care, circulating, post-anesthesia care, endoscopy, and operating room services.
• Preferred Qualifications:
  • Experience across general, orthopedic, obstetric and gynecologic, ear, nose, and throat, gastrointestinal, dental, pain, and endoscopy procedures.
  • Experience with abdominal and vaginal hysterectomy, appendectomy, arthroscopy, cesarean sections, cholecystectomy, colonoscopy, dilation and curettage, esophagogastroduodenoscopy, fracture repair, hernia repair, laparoscopic procedures, mastectomy, tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy, total joint replacement, and other general surgical procedures.
  • Experience with blood administration, conscious sedation monitoring, cardiac monitoring, infection control, specimen handling, universal surgical protocols, peripheral intravenous starts, wound management, laser safety, radiation safety, latex allergy precautions, and malignant hyperthermia protocols.
• Float: Float rotation may be required.
• Additional Information:
  • On-call coverage is required for approximately 8 shifts per month, including variable nights, weekends, and an assigned three-day weekend rotation.
  • The clinician may be assigned to preoperative care, endoscopy, the operating room, or Phase I and Phase II post-anesthesia care.
  • The surgical department includes two operating rooms and supports general, orthopedic, obstetric and gynecologic, ear, nose, and throat, cesarean section, and dental procedures.
  • Patient populations include adults, pediatrics, and geriatrics.
  • The clinician must be flexible across surgical services and able to follow patients from preoperative care through discharge when required.
  • Holiday coverage is required for three of five designated holidays.

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

Cross Country Job ID #1338313. Pay package is based on 10 hour shifts and 40.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Registered Nurse / Operating Room

About Cross Country Nurses

Benefits

• 401k retirement plan
• Referral bonus