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Registered Nurse - Operating Room (Travel) in Kansas City, KS. Start date August 2, 2026. 13-week assignment. Weekly pay $2,105–$2,165 per week. Guaranteed hours: 0.0. Shift: 3x12-hour days. Setting: hospital operating room.
Key Highlights
- Weekly pay: $2,105–$2,165 per week
- Contract length: 13 weeks
- Shift: 3x12-hour days
- Start date: August 2, 2026
- Setting: hospital operating room
- Orientation and credentialing: new employee orientation weekly during the summer; credentialing due one week prior to start
- Scheduling flexibility: may float to all ORs as needed
- Cancellations: client may cancel up to 2 times per month with minimum 2 hours’ notice
Responsibilities
- Provide perioperative nursing care for adult and pediatric patients through scrub and circulate roles in the OR
- Assist surgeons and anesthesia team, maintain sterile technique, monitor patient status, and document intraoperative events
- Prepare and pass instruments, manage equipment, and assist with case turnover between procedures
- Support complex cases, including robot-assisted procedures, large head and neck surgeries, neuro-spine, and abdominal exploration as applicable
- Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team to ensure patient safety, infection prevention, and adherence to policy
- May be assigned to multiple ORs within the scheduled shift; follow department protocols and safety standards
Requirements
- Active registered nursing license in Kansas (KS RN license)
- AHA BLS certification
- 2+ years of operating room experience; level 1 trauma experience strongly preferred
- Strong scrub experience and familiarity with DaVinci robot cases, head and neck procedures, neuro-spine, and ex-lap cases
- OR experience across orthopedics, general, trauma, gynecology, urology, and plastics is preferred
- Must be able to work in a hospital OR setting; no new graduates accepted for this assignment
- Credentialing due one week prior to start (Mon)
Benefits and Support
- Bi-weekly pay schedule
- Nicotine-free facility
- Orientation: 8-hour no-bill orientation; new employee orientation on Mon-Tue and nursing orientation Wed-Fri; offered weekly during the summer
- Credentialing deadline: one week prior to start
- Scheduling support through a dedicated account manager
- Clear communications and on-call support during the assignment
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PAY DISCLAIMER
Please note: Pay rates and guaranteed hours are estimates and may vary. Final compensation packages and confirmed hours will be discussed during the hiring process.
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