Travel Nurse RN - Emergency Room (ER) / Trauma - $3,136 per week in Carbondale, IL

Registered Nurse (RN) | Emergency Room (ER) / Trauma
Location: Carbondale, IL
Agency: Highland Staffing, LLC
Pay: $3,136 per week
Shift Information: Nights - 5 days x 8 hours
Contract Duration: 13 Weeks
Start Date: 9/14/2026

About the Position

Job Title

Registered Nurse - Cardiovascular Operating Room (CVOR)

Job Summary

We are seeking a dedicated and skilled Registered Nurse (RN) specializing in Cardiovascular Operating Room (CVOR) procedures for a 13-week contract assignment in Carbondale, Illinois. This role offers an opportunity to provide expert nursing care to patients undergoing complex cardiovascular surgeries within a dynamic acute care hospital environment.

The CVOR RN will be an integral part of the surgical team, ensuring optimal patient outcomes through comprehensive pre-operative, intra-operative, and post-operative care. This position requires adaptability and the ability to float to other clinically appropriate units as needed, ensuring continuity of high-quality patient care across the facility.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide specialized nursing care to patients undergoing cardiovascular surgical procedures.
• Collaborate with surgeons, anesthesiologists, and other healthcare professionals to develop and implement individualized patient care plans.
• Prepare the operating room, ensuring all necessary instruments, equipment, and supplies are sterile and readily available.
• Assist the surgical team during procedures, including scrubbing and circulating duties, maintaining a sterile field, and anticipating surgeon's needs.
• Monitor patient's physiological status, vital signs, and response to anesthesia and surgical interventions throughout the procedure.
• Administer medications, blood products, and other treatments as prescribed by the physician.
• Ensure patient safety, advocate for patient needs, and maintain accurate and thorough documentation of all aspects of patient care.
• Float to other clinically appropriate units as needed, within the clinician’s scope of practice, licensure, and demonstrated competencies.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of one year of recent experience as a Registered Nurse in a Cardiovascular Operating Room (CVOR) setting.
• Demonstrated ability to perform effectively in a fast-paced, high-acuity surgical environment.
• Capability to float to other units as required by hospital needs.

Preferred Qualifications

Not specified.

Skills & Competencies

• Proficiency in aseptic technique and sterile field maintenance.
• Expertise in monitoring and interpreting patient physiological data during surgery.
• Competence in operating and troubleshooting surgical equipment and instrumentation specific to cardiovascular procedures.
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving abilities in high-stress situations.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for effective team collaboration.
• High degree of adaptability and flexibility to respond to changing patient needs and unit assignments.

Shift Details

• Shift Type: Day shift
• Hours: 0600 - 1430 (8-hour shifts)
• Days per Week: 5 days
• Call Requirements: Required, as needed
• Weekend Rotations: Not specified.
• Contract Length: 13 weeks
• Start Date: September 14, 2026

Licensing Requirements

• Current and unencumbered Illinois Registered Nurse (RN) license.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Current Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification.