CVOR Operating Room Nurse
Oak Lawn, IL
PRIDE Health
5x8 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Surgical Room Nurse (Contract)

Job Overview

• Employment Type: Contractor
• Contract Length: 13 weeks
• Shift: 8-hour day shift, 40 hours per week
• Schedule:

  • Weekend rotation every 4th weekend (Saturday-Sunday)
  • Shift times vary:

    • 06:45 - 15:15
    • 14:45 - 19:15
    • 22:45 - 07:15
    • Options include 3x 12-hour shifts, 2x 8-hour + 2x 12-hour shifts, or 5x 8-hour shifts
    • Hybrid/RT shifts Monday-Thursday, 8-10 hour shifts
  • 6-week rotating schedule, provided 2-4 weeks in advance
  • No self-scheduling; assignments based on rotation needs
  • Operating Room open 24/7, 365 days/year with full staffing M-F 07:30-23:00; skeleton crew after hours and on weekends for trauma/urgent cases
  • Holiday coverage required
  • On-call availability required with 30-minute response time; sleeping room available for on-call staff

Unit & Patient Information

• Unit Beds: 28 (including 2 hybrid rooms for cardiovascular/vascular cases)
• Patient Volume: Approximately 60-75 cases per day
• Patient Types: Outpatient, inpatient, trauma
• Common Diagnoses:

  • Gunshot wounds, stabbings
  • Kidney and heart transplants (no liver or lung transplants)
  • Donor cases
  • General surgery, gynecology, urology, robotics, vascular, orthopedic, neurology
  • Open heart surgeries and CABG
  • Hybrid room cases (5-10 per day): TAVR, AAA, endarterectomies, angiograms, fistula revisions (adults only)
  • Pediatric cases (~20%): open hearts, appendectomy, cholecystectomy
  • Participation in organ donation cases

Required Experience & Qualifications

• Years of Experience: 2-3 years of acute care experience required
• First-time travelers: Accepted (no prior travel experience required)
• Licenses & Certifications:

  • For OR/CVOR Registered Nurses: BLS required
  • For Surgical Technologists: BLS and CST required
  • For Hybrid IR Technologists: BLS and ARRT required
  • For Surgical Assistants: BLS and CSA required

Skills & Competencies

• OR RN:

  • Ability to scrub and circulate
  • Critical care experience preferred
  • Trauma experience at Level 1 or 2 required
  • EPIC electronic medical record experience required
• CVOR RN:

  • Ability to scrub and circulate adult or pediatric open-heart cases (specific assignment clarified by manager)
  • Critical care and Level 1 trauma experience required
  • EPIC experience required
• Surgical Technologists: Ability to scrub the specified cases
• Hybrid IR Technologists: Experience with hybrid patient types and Siemens equipment required

Support & Resources

• Charge nurse available (no patient assignment Monday-Friday; assists evenings and weekends)
• Bedside monitoring by anesthesiologist
• Resource nurse support
• Surgeons with preference cards
• Assistant Nurse Manager (ANM)
• Educators and service line representatives
• EPIC super-user support

Technology & Equipment

• Electronic Medical Record: EPIC
• IV Pumps: Alaris
• Medication Dispensing: Pyxis

Orientation

• Day 1: Meet educators and ANM, gain login access, complete online modules, EPIC training
• Days 2-3: Unit orientation

Additional Information

• Scrub color provided
• Free parking available
• No floating assignments