OR RN
Springfield, IL
Host Healthcare
4x12 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Operating Room Nurse

Overview

• Travel/contract role in Springfield, Illinois
• 13-week assignment
• Day shift: 4x12, 10:45 AM–11:15 PM
• 48 hours per week
• Acute care hospital; Level I trauma center; Magnet facility
• 562 staffed beds
• 23 operating rooms

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Illinois
• OR - Operating Room (2.5 years of experience)
• OR - Operating Room experience within the last year
• One completed travel assignment
• ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support issued by American Heart Association
• BLS - Basic Life Support issued by American Heart Association
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Experience working with Level 1 Trauma patients
• Laparoscopic assisted bariatric cases
• Appendectomy experience
• Cholecystectomy experience
• Colon resection experience
• Hernia repair inguinal/umbilical experience
• Laparoscopic assisted procedures experience
• Mastectomy experience
• Thyroidectomy partial/total experience
• Whipple procedure experience
• Must be able to work with all service lines except cardiovascular
• Must be able to work on-call 1 shift per week
• Must be able to work 1 weekend per month
• Must be able to float within skill set as needed

Preferred

• CNOR certification
• Cerner experience

Case and Skill Experience Needed

• Bariatric laparoscopic-assisted cases
• General surgery: appendectomy, cholecystectomy, colon resection, inguinal/umbilical hernia repair, laparoscopic-assisted procedures, mastectomy, partial/total thyroidectomy, Whipple
• Neurology: cervical fusion, craniotomy, laminectomy/discectomy, lumbar fusion
• Orthopedics: arthroscopy, carpal tunnel release, closed reduction of fractures, open reduction of fractures
• Plastic surgery: free flap microvascular
• Transplant: organ donation
• Urology: cystoscopy, nephrectomy, prostatectomy
• Trauma: amputations, gunshot/stab wounds, motor vehicle accident with multiple injuries
• Emergency management: code response, fire safety, latex allergy, malignant hyperthermia
• Equipment/instrumentation: electrosurgical units, fiber optic light sources/cords, Hana tables
• Professional skills: administration of blood products, infection control, radiation safety, specimen handling/labeling, universal protocol time-out procedure, urinary bladder catheterization

Schedule and Assignment Notes

• Traveler chooses between 13 and 26 weeks
• No block scheduling
• All requested time off must be reviewed and approved
• Scrubs are provided
• Parking permit required; no cost stated

Submission Notes

• Interview availability, housing review, and RTO/SD confirmation must be included with submission