Travel OR RN - $3,067 per week

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

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: OR - Operating Room
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: ASAP
• Duration: 15 weeks
• 40 hours per week
• Shift: 8 hours, flexible
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Variable, 5x8hrs
• Hours: 40 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Sep 28, 2026
• Length: 15 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced Operating Room RN with an active IL license and at least 3 years of OR nursing experience for a Level 1 trauma acute care facility.

Details

• Level 1 trauma acute care facility with a 15-suite operating room
• Averages 25-45 surgical cases per day across specialties including general, GYN, urology, plastics, robotics, neuro, ortho, spine, EENT, and cardiothoracic
• Charge RN available 24/7 who does not take a patient assignment but assists as needed
• Support staff includes 1-2 surgical techs per patient and 3-4 CNAs during the day, reducing to 1 by evening
• Uses Epic EMR
• Rotating 8-hour shifts with various start times including nights (2245-0715), evenings/mid shifts (1100-1930 or 1445-2315), and days (0645-1515 or 0900-1730)
• On-call responsibilities approximately once per week on weeknights and every 3rd to 4th weekend
• No floating required

Requirements

• Active IL RN license required at time of consideration
• BLS certification (AHA) required
• Minimum 3 years of OR nursing experience required
• Scrubbing skills required
• Must produce a negative drug screen for all panels

Additional Information

• Facility follows a Drug-Free Campus policy
• One week of unit/department specific orientation provided
• Scrubs are provided by the facility, with casual professional dress required to enter/leave the facility
• Local rate applies to clinicians with a permanent address within 50 miles of the facility
• Call-off policy allows the equivalent of 12 hours every 13 weeks without penalty

American Traveler Job ID #P-751476. Pay package is based on 8 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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