Travel OR RN - $2,653 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN OR - Operating Room for a travel nursing job in Kansas City, Missouri.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: OR - Operating Room
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 11/30/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 40 hours per week
• Shift: 8 hours, days
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 5x8hrs
• Hours: 40 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Nov 30, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced Operating Room RN with general OR and trauma experience for a 13-week contract requiring both Kansas and Missouri or compact RN licensure.

Details

• Operating Room unit with a 1:2 patient ratio
• Day shift schedule, Monday through Friday (5x8.5 hours, 6:45 AM-3:15 PM)
• Rotating weekend shifts required as determined by the department
• On-call requirement of 1-2 weekdays per week and 2 weekends per 13-week assignment
• Regular floating may be required between departments, units, and facilities as needed
• Epic EMR experience required

Requirements

• Active RN license, both Kansas and Missouri or compact license required in hand
• BLS certification required
• Minimum 2 years of recent OR specialty experience required, including a full year within the past 12 months with no employment gap greater than 90 days
• General OR and trauma experience required
• Teaching hospital and Trauma Level I experience preferred
• Charge RN experience preferred
• Epic charting system experience required
• Two professional references required, one from a supervisor and one from a charge RN, both from within the past year
• SSN required at time of consideration

Additional Information

• Perform circulating and scrub duties across a broad range of surgical specialties including general surgery, orthopedics, gynecology, urology, ENT, plastics, robotics, and trauma cases
• Experience with equipment such as cell savers, electrosurgical units, fiber optic light sources, and Steris systems is valued
• Familiarity with robotic surgical systems such as Da Vinci Xi and Mako is a plus
• Work environment includes trauma and transplant cases such as kidney and liver procedures
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• Pending license accepted
• Maximum RTO of 7 days, with all time off requests finalized at time of submission and no additional requests after offer
• Staff who left a BJC facility must have at least an 18-month tenure with a 3-month break in service before returning; permanent employees must wait 1 year before returning as a traveler
• Local candidates not accepted within a 75-mile radius of the facility
• Travel partners are not accepted

American Traveler Job ID #P-767354. Pay package is based on 8 hour shifts and 40.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Travel RN - Operating Room

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