Travel RN - Operating Room

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for an Operating Room position at a Level I Trauma Center, requiring an active IL RN license and 2-3 years of acute care experience.

Job Details

• Surgery Room unit with 28 beds, including 2 hybrid rooms for CV/Vascular cases,
• Approximately 60-75 cases per day,
• Outpatient, inpatient, and trauma patient types including GSW, stabbings, transplants (kidney, heart), donor cases, general, GYN, urology, robotics, vascular, ortho, neuro, and open hearts/CABGs,
• Hybrid room sees 5-10 cases per day including TAVR, AAA, endarterectomies, angiograms, and fistula revisions (adults only),
• 20% pediatric caseload including open hearts, appendectomies, and cholecystectomies,
• No liver or lung transplant cases,
• Participates in Gifts of Hope cases,
• EMR: EPIC (experience required),
• IV Pump: Alaris,
• Medication dispensing via Pyxis,
• No floating required,
• Weekend rotation: every 4th weekend (Sat-Sun),
• Various shift options available including 8hr and 12hr shifts, night shift 10:45p-7:15a,
• 6-week rotation-based schedule provided 2-4 weeks in advance,
• No self-scheduling; staff assigned based on rotation needs,
• OR operates 24/7, 365 days a year with skeleton crew coverage overnight and after hours on weekends,
• On-call required, dependent on shift/service line, with 3 call shifts in a 6-week period and 30-minute response time,
• Sleeping room available for on-call staff,

Job 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 experience within the last year,
• Minimum 1 professional reference dated within the past year from a Supervisor, Manager, Director, or Charge RN,
• Candidate's middle name or initial required for consideration,
• Candidate DOB and last 4 digits of SSN required for consideration,

Additional Information

• Perform scrub and circulating duties for a wide range of surgical specialties including trauma, transplant, cardiovascular, and pediatric cases,
• Support team includes charge nurse, resource nurse, anesthesiologist, surgeons, ANM, educators, service line reps, and EPIC super-users,
• Orientation includes meeting educators and ANM, system login access, online modules, and EPIC training on day one, followed by unit orientation,
• Holiday coverage required, including 1 winter and 1 summer holiday,
• All RTO requests must be submitted via email to the manager,
• Scrubs provided by facility,
• Free parking available,
• First-time travelers accepted,
• Local candidates accepted at the same pay rate with no radius restrictions,
• Former employees of the health system or its subsidiaries must be separated for at least 12 months before becoming eligible for a travel assignment