Operating Room RN
Chicago, IL
American Traveler
5x8 hrs, Days

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 5x8hrs
• Hours: 40 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Apr 14, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is seeking an experienced OR RN for a Level 1 Trauma Center position requiring strong scrub and circulate skills and a minimum of 2 years of acute care OR experience.

Details

• Operating Room unit within a Level 1 Trauma Center hospital setting
• Patient population includes Ortho, Ortho Trauma, Vascular, Urology, and General Surgery cases
• Preferred experience includes Neurosurgery (cranial and spine), Open Heart/Thoracic, Ophthalmology, ENT, Bariatric, and Gynecology
• Day shift schedule: 5x8-hour shifts, 6:30 AM – 3:00 PM; no block scheduling permitted
• On-call requirement: one 10-hour shift per month on a Saturday or Sunday (7 AM–7 PM or 7 PM–7 AM); no weekday call
• Every other weekend required (2 weekends per month)
• Floating is mandatory at the facility's discretion, including to other Cook County facilities up to 50 miles away; travelers may receive float notification as little as 2 hours before their shift
• Charting system: Cerner

Requirements

• Active IL RN license required; pending licensure is not accepted
• Current BLS certification required
• Minimum 2 years of recent acute care OR experience required
• Level 1 Trauma Center experience required
• Strong scrub and circulate skills required
• Experience in Ortho, Ortho Trauma, Vascular, Urology, and General Surgery required
• Must reside within 75 miles of the facility
• Proof of COVID vaccination required; no exceptions

Additional Information

• Provide surgical nursing care with both scrub and circulating responsibilities across a high-acuity, trauma-level OR
• Travelers may be floated to a variety of units, including outside their primary area of competency; a team-based model is used in those instances
• Navy blue scrubs required and are provided by the facility
• RTO is capped at 5 days for the contract, with no more than 2 consecutive days off at a time; no RTO on weekends, holidays, or the day before or after a holiday
• Local candidates are accepted and preferred