Travel OR RN - $3,027 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN OR - Operating Room for a travel nursing job in Peoria, Illinois.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: OR - Operating Room
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 11/30/2026
• 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: Nov 30, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced Operating Room RN for a 13-week acute care assignment requiring IL licensure and general surgery, GYN, and urology experience.

Details

• Acute care setting in a General (Major) Surgery OR unit with 14 suites for general surgery and 28 total suites
• Average of 20-40 general surgery cases per day
• Common procedures include lap chole, lap colon, lap appy, cysto, DaVinci robotic cases, hysterectomy, vascular, ENT, and urology cases
• Uses EPIC OP Time charting system
• 10-hour day shifts scheduled either 7:00-17:30 or 12:30-23:00 to total 36 or 40 hours per week based on contract
• No self-scheduling; block scheduling determined by facility need
• Call required approximately once per week with assigned hours varying between 15:30-23:00, 17:30-23:00, 19:30-23:00, or 23:00-07:00
• Call response time of 30 minutes required
• Weekend call required every other or every third weekend depending on need
• Floating possible to other surgery teams or SPD if qualified
• Works alongside surgical technologists and a charge nurse who assists with cases

Requirements

• Active IL RN license required
• BLS certification (AHA) required
• Minimum 2 years of general surgery, GYN, and urology experience required
• ENT experience required
• EPIC charting experience required
• Experience in similarly sized facilities and ORs within the last 2 years preferred

Additional Information

• Provide perioperative nursing care across general surgery, GYN, urology, and ENT cases
• Sleep policy in effect: if call work extends beyond 4 hours past 23:00, 8 hours off is provided from clock-out time
• Unit-specific orientation up to one week, plus hospital-wide orientation
• Hospital-provided scrubs required for dress code
• COVID vaccination not required
• Local candidates welcome to apply with reduced local bill rate for those within 50 miles of the facility
• No radius restriction for standard assignment eligibility

American Traveler Job ID #P-784273. Pay package is based on 10 hour shifts and 40.0 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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