Registered Nurse / Operating Room Pediatrics Only
Job Description
Job Summary
Operating Room Pediatrics (OR PEDS) specialist in a children`s acute care hospital. This role involves providing surgical support for neonatal, adolescent, infant, and pediatric patients within a busy pediatric surgical unit, with a focus on multiple specialties including neuro, orthopedic, plastics, eyes, GU/GI, ENT, and general surgeries.
Job Details
- Certifications: BLS, PALS
- Education Requirements: None specified
- Degree Requirements: None specified
- Location Requirements: No specific location requirement noted, local candidates within 75 miles are not accepted
- Years of Experience: 2 years required, with 0 years minimum experience
- Schedule: 12-hour day shifts, 36 hours weekly, from 6:45 AM to 5:15 PM, with in-house on-call required; guaranteed hours
- Required Qualifications: Minimum 2 years of OR experience, current BLS and PALS certifications, experience with administration of blood products, intraoperative procedures, and infection control protocols, proficiency with EPIC charting system
- Additional Information: The candidate will work on a variety of surgical cases with interdisciplinary support from respiratory, radiology, pharmacy, and interpretation services. Float to pediatric medical-surgical units may be required, and the team operates 24/7 support with specialized teams for neuro, ortho, and eye cases. No cardiac/vascular/thoracic cases are involved.
- Submission Requirements: Submittals must include verification of certifications and experience. No RTO (time off) requests are permitted after submission or start, and the contract length is fixed.
- Licenses: MO license acceptable without issuance, IL license required at submission, passport or ID-matching permanent residence for compact licenses.
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
Speciality
Other
Experience
RN
Position Type
Travel
Saint Louis, MO
2026-10-09
Agency Info
Cross Country Nurses
As one of the leading suppliers of travel healthcare professionals and a Best of Staffing® Talent Award winner, Cross Country Nurses offers thousands of opportunities for healthcare professionals across the country. We have relationships with more than 2,500 healthcare facilities nationwide and offer excellent compensation and one of the most comprehensive benefits packages in the industry. Have the freedom to decide where you want to work and take your career where you want it to go when you travel with us.




