CVOR RN
Oak Lawn, IL
American Traveler
4x10 hrs, Days

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 4x10hrs
• Hours: 40 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Aug 31, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for a CVOR position requiring the ability to scrub and circulate adult open-heart cases, active IL RN license, and EPIC experience.

Details

• Trauma Center, Magnet-designated hospital setting within the Surgery Room/OR department
• Unit includes 28 beds with 2 hybrid rooms for CV/Vascular procedures
• Approximately 60-75 cases per day, with the hybrid room handling 5-10 cases daily
• Patient population includes outpatient, inpatient, and trauma cases across general, GYN, urology, robotics, vascular, ortho, neuro, and open-heart/CABG procedures
• Approximately 20% pediatric cases (open hearts, appendectomy, cholecystectomy)
• No liver or lung transplant cases performed
• Participates in Gifts of Hope organ donation cases
• 10-hour day shift schedule from 6:45am to 5:15pm, with additional shift options including 8-hour and 12-hour rotations
• OR operates 24/7, 365 days a year with skeleton crew coverage for trauma/urgent cases after standard hours
• Weekend rotation required every 4th weekend (Saturday-Sunday)
• Schedule is rotation-based with no self-scheduling; staff assigned based on need
• 6-week schedule provided 2-4 weeks in advance
• On-call required with dependency on shift/service line, 30-minute response time, and sleeping room available
• Must take one full weekend of call per month (Friday, Saturday, Sunday) and one weekday call, totaling approximately 125 call hours per month
• No floating required
• EPIC EMR experience required
• Uses Alaris IV pumps and Pyxis medication dispensing system

Requirements

• Active IL RN license required
• Current BLS certification required
• Minimum 2-3 years of acute care experience required
• Ability to scrub and circulate adult open-heart cases required
• Critical care experience required
• Level 1 trauma experience required
• EPIC EMR experience required
• Minimum 12 months of core CVOR experience within the last year required
• At least one professional reference dated within the last year from a Supervisor, Manager, Director, or Charge RN required
• Candidate's middle name/initial, date of birth, and last 4 digits of SSN required for consideration

Additional Information

• Scrub and circulate for a variety of surgical cases including trauma, transplant, cardiac, vascular, and pediatric procedures
• Work alongside a support team including charge nurses, resource nurses, anesthesiologists, surgeons, ANM, educators, service line reps, and an EPIC super-user
• Charge nurse does not carry a patient assignment Monday-Friday but assists on weekends and evenings
• Orientation includes meeting educators and ANM, gaining system login access, completing online modules, and EPIC training on day one, followed by 2-3 days of unit orientation
• Holiday coverage required, including one summer and one winter holiday
• Scrubs provided by the facility
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• Local candidates accepted at the same pay rate with no radius restrictions
• Former Advocate Health employees or subsidiaries must be separated for at least 12 months before becoming eligible for travel assignment
• All requested time off must be submitted in advance through the designated scheduling contact