OR RN
Springfield, IL
Host Healthcare
4x10 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Operating Room Registered Nurse (Travel/Contract)

Assignment Overview

• Specialty: Operating room (Registered Nurse)
• Location: Springfield, Illinois
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Shift: Day, 4x10-hour shifts, 8:45 AM to 7:15 PM (40 hours/week)
• Unit: Operating room, 23 rooms
• Service lines: Works with all service lines except CV
• Facility: Acute care hospital, Level I trauma center, Magnet designated, 562 staffed beds
• Scrubs: Provided
• Parking: Permit required at no cost; completed during orientation

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Illinois
• 3 years of operating room experience, including general OR experience
• Operating room experience within the last year
• One completed travel assignment
• BLS issued by American Heart Association or RQI
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Experience working with Level 1 Trauma patients
• Experience with Hana tables
• Experience with malignant hyperthermia management
• Neurology experience
• Orthopedics experience
• Plastic Surgery experience
• Transplant experience
• Urology experience
• Bariatric experience

Schedule and Work Expectations

• Weekend shifts: 1 per month
• On-call: Yes, about 1 per week, though less often now
• Floating: Within skill set only; rarely happens
• Block schedule: Not available
• Time off requests must be reviewed and approved by the manager
• Guaranteed hours: Client may cancel up to 36 hours over the 13-week assignment; on-call time counts as a cancelled shift

Pre-Start Requirements

• Background check: Within 30 days of start, covering the past 7 years, with annual updates; includes SSN trace, county, state, national criminal, national sex offender, and FACIS Level 3 searches
• Exclusion screening: EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG, within 30 days before start
• Illinois searches: Department of Corrections inmate search, Child Murderer/Violent Offender Against Youth registry, and Most Wanted list (must show all 20 fugitives), each within 30 days of start
• Illinois Health Care Worker Registry: Required for clinical candidates without an Illinois state license; fingerprints must be taken in Illinois at least 3 business days before start
• Education verification: Initial degree verification required; unofficial transcript or diploma accepted while pending
• Licensing: Primary source license verification and NURSYS verification
• Competency exam and skills checklist: Required
• References: 2 professional references
• Driver's license or state ID: Legible copy required
• Orientation safety manual acknowledgement: Required
• Code of conduct: Review and sign within 7 days of contract signing
• Badge: Color photo (mid-shoulders up, plain dark blue or gray background, no filters) due by the Monday before start; preferred badge name confirmation required
• Computer-based learning modules: Must be completed by 4 PM Central on the first day of orientation, or start is pushed back one week; login information is sent 2 weeks before start

Health Requirements

• Physical exam: Within 1 year of start, signed by an MD, NP, PA, DC, APN, FNP, or DO; must state the candidate is in good physical and mental health, free of communicable disease, and able to perform core functions without restrictions; labs due within 7 days of contract signing
• TB screening: 2-step PPD, TSPOT, or QuantiFERON within 1 year of start; TB questionnaire required annually
• Measles, mumps, rubella: 2 MMR doses, positive titer, or signed declination
• Hepatitis B: Vaccine series, positive titer, or signed declination
• Varicella: 2 doses, positive titer, or signed declination
• Drug screen: 9-panel test within 30 days of start; dilute results are not accepted and require a retest
• Respirator fit test: Required; acceptable masks are 3M 1860 (small or regular), 1870, or 1870+; PAPR users do not need clearance documentation
• Flu vaccine: Vaccine or approved exemption on file by 11/30 for the 2026–27 season; declinations are not accepted; free flu shots are offered in October