OR RN
Chicago, Illinois
John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County

RN Operating Room

Location: Chicago, Illinois Contract Length: 13 weeks Employment Type: Travel/Contract Guaranteed Hours: 40 per week

Schedule

• Shift: Night, 4x10-hour shifts, 8:30 PM to 7:00 AM (40 hours per week)
• Block scheduling: Not offered
• Weekend requirement: Every other weekend (2 weekends per month)
• Call: One weekend shift per month (Saturday or Sunday, 7 AM to 7 PM or 7 PM to 7 AM). No weekday call.
• Time off requests: Maximum 5 days, no more than 2 consecutive. Not available on holidays, the day before or after a holiday, or weekends.
• Float: Mandatory float facility. Clinicians must float within scope at the facility's discretion.

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Illinois (pending licenses are not accepted)
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• 2 years of recent acute care experience in the OR (Operating Room)
• OR (Operating Room) experience within the last year
• Experience working with Level 1 Trauma patients
• Ability to scrub and circulate, with strong skills in Ortho, Trauma, Vascular, and Neuro
• Orthopedics experience
• Vascular Surgery experience
• Neurology experience
• BLS (Basic Life Support) issued by the American Heart Association
• Locals accepted and preferred. Must live within 75 miles of the facility.

Facility Highlights

• Level 1 Trauma Center
• Scrub color: navy blue, provided

Onboarding Requirements

• Background: Background check completed within 12 months of start, covering the past 7 years of locations lived, worked, or in school, with all aliases. Updated annually.
• Background: EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG searches within 30 days of start
• Background: International background check within 1 year of start, if the candidate has lived or worked internationally in the past 7 years
• Identification: Government-issued photo ID
• Application: Complete 7-year employment application or resume with no gap greater than 30 days
• Health: Physical exam within 12 months of start, updated annually, signed by a PA, NP, DO, or MD
• Health: Negative 9-panel drug screen within 90 days of start, updated annually. Testing must begin within 48 hours of signed contract. Marijuana is not required.
• Health: Negative QuantiFERON-Gold or T-SPOT TB test within 12 months of start. PPDs are not accepted.
• Health: Tdap vaccine within 10 years, or signed declination within 12 months of start
• Health: Measles, mumps, and rubella: 2 MMR vaccines or positive titer (low titer requires 1 booster)
• Health: Hepatitis B series, titer, or signed declination within 1 year of start
• Health: Varicella: 2 vaccines or positive titer (low titer requires 1 booster)
• Health: Seasonal flu vaccination or medical/religious exemption required during flu season
• Health: Fit mask test (approved N95 model) within 1 year of start, updated annually. Candidates who cannot pass a fit test need an approved exemption for onsite PAPR use.
• Health: TB questionnaire required upon hire
• Competency: Competency exam, medication/pharmacology competency exam, and color blind testing, each completed within 12 months of start
• Training: Facility online training modules (up to 2 hours), completed on a computer before start with proof of completion
• Documents: Facility rules of behavior and resource guide, each acknowledged and signed
• Documents: Facility RN onboarding form

Other Certifications Listed

• Bystander intervention training certificate