Travel Nurse RN - OR - Operating Room - $3,032 per week

TotalMed RN is seeking a travel nurse RN OR - Operating Room for a travel nursing job in Oak Lawn, Illinois.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: OR - Operating Room
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 11/09/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 40 hours per week
• Shift: 8 hours, days
• Employment Type: Travel

UNIT: OR

Shift: 10:45a to 7:15p
Beds: 28 (2 hybrid room for CV/Vascular)
Census? Average patients/day? Approximately 60-75 cases per day
Minimum Years of Experience required? 2-3 years of acute care experience (unless IR Hybrid Tech, then 3 years of hybrid experience)
Will you accept a first-time traveler? Yes

Required License, National Certification, Certs (BLS, ACLS, etc.), or other position specific requirements such as Driver's License and/or Insurance: BLS, ACLS

Technology/Equipment:
EMR: EPIC
IV Pump: Alaris
Med dispensing: Pyxis

Patient Types/Common Diagnoses:
Outpatient, inpatient, trauma
GSW, stabbings, transplant (kidney, hearts), donor cases, general, GYN, urology, robotics, vascular, ortho, neuro, open hearts/CABGS
Hybrid Room: sees between 5-10 cases/day, depending on what cases are scheduled. Adults only. TAVR, AAA, Endarterectomies, angiograms, fistula revisions,
20% pediatric (open hearts, appy, chole)
No liver or lung transplant
Participates in Gifts of Hope cases

Skills required: OR RN: able to scrub and circulate, critical care experience (preferred), trauma experience at least at a level 1-2; EPIC experience required.

Scheduling:
Weekend rotation: every 4th weekend (Sat-Sun)
6-week schedule, will receive 2-4 ahead
Schedule is rotation based
No self-scheduling; will be plugged in where they are needed based on the rotation
OR is open 24/7, 365 days a year
OR operates M-F 0730-2300. After 2300 skeleton crew for trauma and urgent cases only
Sat-Sun 0700-1700, after 1700 skeleton crew for trauma and urgent cases only
All RTO approved by manager
Holiday Requirements: Holiday coverage required.
On-Call: Dependent on shifts/service line. 30 min. response time required. Sleeping room available for on call team member.

Scrub Color: Provided
Parking: Free

About TotalMed RN

TotalMed is a Top Ten, travel nursing and healthcare staffing agency with the mission of igniting purpose in healthcare. The organization staffs nurses, therapists, pharmacists, and other clinicians of all specialties in all 50 states. They offer local and travel jobs and match caregivers with the right organization to assist both facilities and patients. As an organization, they focus on putting highly-skilled staff into facilities to ensure adequate staffing for a better patient experience.

TotalMed specializes in recruiting and placing healthcare professionals in travel, PRN, and permanent positions across the country in Nursing and Allied Health. Throughout 2020, the organization filled roles at even the most short-staffed facilities during the most challenging time in healthcare. By matching the right travel healthcare professional with the right organization, TotalMed continues to offer a lifeline to facilities and their patients.

Benefits

• Weekly pay
• Guaranteed Hours
• Continuing Education
• 401k retirement plan
• Sick pay
• Wellness and fitness programs
• Referral bonus
• Employee assistance programs
• Medical benefits
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• Benefits start day 1