Travel Registered Nurse - Operating Room - Omaha, NE

Travel assignment, 13 weeks, 10hr rotating, 40 hours a week, starting 14 Dec 2026.

Pay as Cross Country posts it: about $2,794 a week in all, a taxable rate of $33.44 an hour plus $1,456 a week in housing and meal stipends.

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Operating Room. The position supports a Level I trauma operating room serving patients across all age groups and acuity levels, including emergency pediatric cases. Responsibilities include circulating and scrubbing across general, laparoscopic, gynecologic, genitourinary, orthopedic, neurologic, plastics, ophthalmic, otolaryngology, thoracic, and endoscopy procedures.

Job Details

• Schedule: Rotating schedule with 8- and 12-hour shifts, including 6:30 a.m.–3:00 p.m., 6:30 a.m.–7:00 p.m., and 6:30 p.m.–7:00 a.m. shifts; minimum of 40 hours per week. Mid-shift coverage Monday through Thursday from 10:30 a.m.–9:00 p.m. may be required.
• Required Qualifications:
• Registered Nurse qualification with an active nursing license required for submission
• Minimum of 2 years of experience
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
• Level I trauma operating room experience
• Experience across all operating room service lines
• Proficiency with cases involving general, laparoscopic, gynecologic, genitourinary, orthopedic, neurologic, plastics, ophthalmic, otolaryngology, thoracic, and endoscopy procedures
• Additional Information:
• Weekly weeknight call consisting of one 4-hour call period following a shift
• Weekend call rotation approximately every five weeks, from Friday evening through Sunday evening
• Holiday call rotation includes in-house and call-team coverage
• Self-scheduling and cyclic scheduling may be available based on department needs
• One week of department-specific orientation
• Green scrubs are provided
• Artificial nails are prohibited in patient-care departments
• The role may involve outpatient, inpatient, emergency, and trauma procedures across all acuity levels
• Available surgical technology includes robotic systems, navigation technology, intraoperative imaging, and specialized laser equipment

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