OR | Registered Nurse

Travel Operating Room Registered Nurse (OR RN) – Rockford, Illinois

Join a collaborative acute-care surgical team as a Travel Operating Room Registered Nurse (RN) in Rockford, Illinois. This 13-week travel nursing assignment offers $2,700–$2,840 in estimated weekly pay, 40 hours per week, and the opportunity to provide perioperative care across multiple surgical specialties in a 15-room operating department. The on-site role supports general surgery, gynecology, urology, plastics, robotics, neurosurgery, orthopedics, spine, EENT, and cardiothoracic procedures. Rockford provides a welcoming Midwest setting with a comfortable pace of living and convenient access to outdoor recreation, cultural attractions, and regional metropolitan areas.

Travel Nursing Job Details

• Assignment Type: 13-week travel assignment
• Start Date: November 9, 2026
• End Date: February 8, 2027
• Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,700–$2,840
• Location: Rockford, Illinois
• Setting: Acute-care operating room; on-site
• Hours: 40 hours per week
• Shift: 8-hour shifts with rotating days, evenings, and nights
• Shift Schedule: Possible shifts include 6:45 a.m.–3:15 p.m., 9:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m., 11:00 a.m.–7:30 p.m., 2:45 p.m.–11:15 p.m., and 10:45 p.m.–7:15 a.m.
• Call: Approximately once weekly, including every third or fourth weekend and holidays as scheduled
• Orientation: One week of department-specific orientation
• Charting System: Epic electronic medical record

Operating Room RN Job Requirements

• Current Registered Nurse license in Illinois, or confirmation that the Illinois licensure process has been initiated
• At least 3 years of operating room nursing experience
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association
• Demonstrated perioperative nursing experience with both operating room circulating and scrubbing; scrubbing experience is required
• Ability to work rotating 8-hour shifts and participate in weekday, weekend, and holiday call coverage
• Strong knowledge of perioperative nursing practices, sterile technique, and surgical patient safety
• Ability to work effectively with surgeons, anesthesia providers, surgical technologists, and other members of the care team

Travel OR Nurse Responsibilities

• Provide safe, evidence-based perioperative nursing care throughout the surgical process
• Circulate and scrub for procedures across multiple surgical specialties
• Prepare operating rooms, verify equipment and supplies, and maintain a safe sterile environment
• Complete preoperative assessments, surgical time-outs, intraoperative documentation, and postoperative handoffs
• Support procedures involving general, gynecologic, urologic, plastic, robotic, neurologic, orthopedic, spine, EENT, and cardiothoracic surgery
• Collaborate with the charge nurse and surgical team to promote efficient room turnover and quality patient outcomes
• Respond to scheduled call assignments and provide timely support for urgent and emergent procedures
• Document patient care accurately in the Epic electronic medical record

Apply now for this Travel Operating Room Registered Nurse opportunity in Rockford, Illinois, and join an experienced acute-care surgical team.

Benefits

401K with Matching, Healthcare, Dental and Vision

Equal Opportunity

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity across our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.