Travel RN - Operating Room

Travel RN - Operating Room

American Traveler

Oak Lawn, Illinois, United States

Assignment type: travel

Shift: Days

Length (weeks): 13

Openings: 1

Start date: 2026-11-09

$3,080.00/week (estimated advertised weekly pay)

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced OR RN for a high-acuity surgical unit requiring 2-3 years of acute care experience and EPIC proficiency, with first-time travelers welcome.

Details

Level I Trauma Center and Magnet-designated facility with 794 beds

Surgery Room unit with 28 beds, including 2 hybrid CV/Vascular rooms

Approximately 60-75 cases per day

Patient population includes outpatient, inpatient, and trauma cases across GSW, stabbings, transplants (kidney, heart), donor cases, general, GYN, urology, robotics, vascular, ortho, neuro, and open heart/CABG procedures

Hybrid room handles 5-10 adult cases per day including TAVR, AAA, endarterectomies, angiograms, and fistula revisions

20% pediatric caseload (open hearts, appy, chole)

No liver or lung transplant cases

Participates in Gifts of Hope cases

EMR: EPIC

IV Pump: Alaris; Med dispensing: Pyxis

10-hour day shift, 1045a-715p, 40 hours/week, with variable shift times including 8s and 12s

6-week rotation-based schedule provided 2-4 weeks in advance; no self-scheduling

OR operates 24/7, with skeleton crew coverage overnight and after 1700 on weekends

Weekend rotation required every 4th weekend (Sat-Sun)

On-call required with 30-minute response time; sleeping room available for on-call staff

No floating required

Requirements

Active IL RN license required

BLS certification required

2-3 years of acute care experience required

Ability to scrub and circulate required

Critical care experience preferred

Level 1-2 trauma experience required

EPIC EMR experience required

Minimum 12 months of core OR/CVOR experience within the last year

Minimum 1 professional reference dated within the last year from a Supervisor, Manager, Director, or Charge RN

Candidate's middle name/initial, DOB, and last 4 of SSN required for consideration

Additional Information

Support team includes charge nurse (no patient assignment M-F, available weekends/evenings), bedside anesthesiologist monitoring, resource nurse, surgeons, ANM, educators, service line reps, and EPIC super-user

Orientation includes meeting educators/ANM, system access setup, online modules, and EPIC training on day one, followed by 2-3 days of unit orientation

Holiday coverage required, including 1 winter holiday and 1 summer holiday

3 call shifts required within a 6-week period, including 2 weekend call shifts

Scrubs provided; free parking available

All RTO must be approved by the manager

First-time travelers are welcome to apply

Local candidates accepted at the same pay rate with no radius restrictions

Former Advocate Health employees must be separated for at least 12 months before becoming eligible for a travel assignment