Operating Room Registered Nurse
Chicago, IL
American Traveler
5x8 hrs, Days

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 5x8hrs
• Hours: 40 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Jun 23, 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 across Ortho, Trauma, Vascular, and Neuro with a mandatory float requirement.

Details

• Work in the Operating Room of a Level 1 Trauma Center hospital in a high-acuity environment
• Patient population includes Ortho, Trauma, Vascular, and Neuro surgical cases
• Schedule is 5x8-hour day shifts, 6:30 AM – 3:00 PM
• Every other weekend (2 weekends per month) required
• On-call requirement: one shift per month on a Saturday or Sunday, either 7 AM–7 PM or 7 PM–7 AM; no weekday call
• This is a mandatory float facility — all clinicians are required to float at the facility's discretion, potentially to units outside their primary area of competency
• Charting is performed in Cerner
• Navy blue scrubs are provided by the facility

Requirements

• Active IL RN license (no pending licenses 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 in Ortho, Trauma, Vascular, and Neuro required
• Scrub experience in all other surgical areas preferred
• 2 professional references from a supervisor within the past 2 years required for consideration
• Proof of COVID vaccination required; no exceptions
• Must reside within 75 miles of the facility

Additional Information

• When floated outside of primary competency, a team-based care model is utilized
• Floating to other Cook County facilities may be required with as little as 2 hours' notice prior to shift start
• RTO is limited to a maximum of 5 days per contract, with no more than 2 consecutive days at a time
• RTO on weekends will not be approved
• No RTO on holidays or the day immediately before or after a holiday
• Local candidates are accepted and preferred; candidates living within 75 miles of the facility are eligible