Neurosurgery Operating Room RN
Chicago, Illinois
UChicago Medicine Center for Care and Discovery

Job Opportunity: Operating Room Registered Nurse

Location: Chicago, Illinois
Employment Type: Travel/Contract
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Description

• Specialty: Neurosurgery Nursing
• Must have experience with stereotactic neurosurgical cases, neuro spine cases, and craniotomy cases with tumor resections
• Scrub experience required
• Level 1 Trauma experience preferred
• Call included: one 8-hour on-call shift per week as needed
• Possible weekend rotations
• Shift: 7:00 AM – 5:30 PM, 4 days a week (4x10 schedule)
• Epic experience: If more than 1 year, no instructor-led class needed; if less than 1 year, specific start dates required

Experience Requirements

• Specialty: Registered Nurse with Neurosurgery experience
• Required years of experience: At least 1 year (implied by Epic experience requirement and specialty focus)
• Prior travel experience: Not explicitly required

Certifications Required

• ACLS (AHA only)
• BLS (AHA only)
• Other certifications may be required depending on unit assignment (e.g., PALS, NRP, CCRN)

Background Checks & Compliance

• Criminal background check within 6 months of start (7-year search including alias, county, and national sex offender searches)
• EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks within 30 days of start, updated monthly
• State license verification within 30 days of start
• Facility-specific compliance checklists and online training modules must be completed prior to orientation

Health & Safety Requirements

• Physical exam within 1 year of start, confirming fitness for duty
• N95 mask fit testing within 1 year (not required for some non-clinical roles)
• TDAP vaccine within 10 years
• Negative TB test or chest X-ray per facility guidelines
• Required immunizations or proof of immunity: Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella, Hepatitis B
• Negative 9-panel drug screen within 1 year of start
• Flu vaccination or approved medical/religious exemption required during flu season (Dec 1 – Apr 30)

Competency Exams

• Medication test/pharmacology competency exam as applicable
• Color blind testing (Ishihara 14 plate)
• Unit-specific competency exams updated every 3 years
• Dysrhythmia/EKG competency exam for applicable units
• Core Parts I, II, III and OSHA mandatory training updated annually

Additional Requirements

• Minimum 1 professional reference from management and 1 employment verification covering 1 year of experience within the past 2 years
• Employment application and unit-specific skills checklist required
• Badge photo with plain white background required 2 weeks prior to start
• Facility-specific policies (e.g., fingernail policy) must be signed prior to start

This position is ideal for a Registered Nurse with neurosurgery and scrub experience looking for a travel contract in a Level 1 trauma center environment with specialized surgical cases.