Travel RN - Operating Room

Travel RN - Operating Room

American Traveler

Springfield, Illinois, United States

Position status: Open

Assignment type: travel

Shift: Days

Length (weeks): 13

Openings: 1

Start date: 2026-11-23

$2,527.00/week (estimated advertised weekly pay)

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced Operating Room RN for a Level I trauma center requiring CNOR certification and extensive multi-specialty surgical experience.

Details

• Operating Room unit with 23 rooms in an acute care hospital
• Day shift, 3x12 hours (6:45 AM - 7:15 PM) including weekends (Friday, Saturday, Sunday)
• On-call requirement approximately 1 time per week
• Floating required within skill set to the hospital or nearby affiliate facilities, though rarely needed
• Cerner EMR used for charting, experience preferred
• Works with all service lines except cardiovascular (CV)
• Scrubs provided

Requirements

• Active IL RN license in hand or in application process required
• BLS certification required; CNOR and CST certifications preferred
• AHA and Red Cross certifications accepted; RQI cards not accepted
• Minimum 3 years of Operating Room nursing experience required
• General OR and Trauma experience required
• Level I trauma center experience required
• Previous travel experience required; first-time travelers not accepted
• Required case experience: general surgery (appendectomy, cholecystectomy, colon resection, hernia repair, laparoscopic procedures, mastectomy, thyroidectomy, Whipple)
• Required case experience: neurology (cervical fusion, craniotomy, laminectomy/discectomy, lumbar fusion)
• Required case experience: orthopedic (arthroscopy, carpal tunnel release, open/closed reduction of fractures)
• Required case experience: urology (cystoscopy, nephrectomy, prostatectomy)
• Required case experience: trauma (amputations, gunshot/stab wounds, MVA with multiple injuries)
• Required case experience: bariatric laparoscopic assisted cases
• Required case experience: plastics free flap microvascular procedures
• Required experience: organ donation/transplant
• Required emergency management skills: code response, fire safety, latex allergy protocols, malignant hyperthermia
• Required equipment experience: electrosurgical units, fiber optic light sources/cords, Hana tables
• Required professional skills: administration of blood products, infection control, radiation safety, specimen handling/labeling, universal protocol (time out) procedure, urinary bladder catheterization

Additional Information

• Level I trauma center and Magnet-designated hospital with 562 staffed beds
• Must reside at least 50 miles from the facility to be eligible for this position
• Previous permanent or PRN employees of the hospital system must be separated for at least 12 months before applying as a traveler
• All requested time off must be reviewed and approved by the facility manager
• Must work 2 of the 3 major holidays
• Floating is required for all travelers within the hospital or to nearby affiliate facilities
• Parking permit required at no cost, arranged during orientation
• First day of assignment is a virtual at-home orientation requiring completion of assigned modules
• Travel pairs are not accepted at this facility

Hours per week: 36

Hours per shift: 12