Travel CVOR RN - $3,030 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN CVOR for a travel nursing job in Oak Lawn, Illinois.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: CVOR
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 08/24/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 40 hours per week
• Shift: 10 hours, days
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 4x10hrs
• Hours: 40 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Aug 24, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

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.

Details

• Work in the Surgery Room/OR unit of a Level I Trauma Center and Magnet-designated, Comprehensive Stroke Center hospital
• 28-bed unit including 2 hybrid rooms for CV/Vascular cases
• Approximately 60-75 surgical cases per day, with the hybrid room handling 5-10 cases/day
• Patient population includes outpatient, inpatient, and trauma cases such as GSW, stabbings, transplants (kidney, heart), donor cases, general, GYN, urology, robotics, vascular, ortho, neuro, and open heart/CABG procedures
• Hybrid room cases include TAVR, AAA, endarterectomies, angiograms, and fistula revisions for adult patients only
• Approximately 20% pediatric caseload including open hearts, appendectomy, and cholecystectomy procedures
• No liver or lung transplant cases
• Participates in Gifts of Hope cases
• EMR: EPIC (experience required)
• Equipment used includes Alaris IV pumps and Pyxis medication dispensing systems
• 10-hour day shift schedule (1045a-715p), with additional shift options including 0645-1515, 1445-1915, 2245-0715, and various 8/10/12-hour combinations
• Rotation-based scheduling with no self-scheduling; staff assigned based on facility needs
• Weekend rotation required every 4th weekend (Saturday-Sunday)
• OR operates 24/7, 365 days a year with skeleton crew coverage for trauma/urgent cases outside standard hours
• On-call requirements vary by shift/service line, with a 30-minute response time and on-site sleeping room available
• 3 call shifts required within a 6-week period, including 2 weekend shifts
• No floating required

Requirements

• Active IL RN license required
• BLS certification required
• 2-3 years of acute care experience required
• Critical care experience preferred
• Level 1-2 trauma experience required
• EPIC EMR experience required
• Ability to scrub and circulate for surgical cases
• CVOR RN candidates must be able to scrub and circulate adult or pediatric open-heart cases as specified by the unit
• Minimum 12 months of core work experience in OR specialty, with recent 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 digits of SSN required for consideration

Additional Information

• Support team includes charge nurse (no patient assignment M-F, available weekends/evenings), anesthesiologist for bedside monitoring, resource nurse, surgeons, ANM, educators, service line reps, and an EPIC super-user
• Orientation includes meeting educators and ANM, gaining login access, completing online modules, and EPIC training on day 1, followed by unit orientation on days 2-3
• Schedule provided on a 6-week rotation, shared 2-4 weeks in advance
• Holiday coverage required, including 1 winter holiday and 1 summer holiday
• All RTO must be approved by manager
• Scrubs provided by facility
• Free parking available
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• No radius rules; local candidates accepted at the same rate
• Former employees of the health system or its subsidiaries must be separated for at least 12 months to be eligible

American Traveler Job ID #P-738098. Pay package is based on 10 hour shifts and 40 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Travel RN - Operating Room

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