Travel OR RN - $3,080 per week

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

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: OR - Operating Room
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 12/08/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 40 hours per week
• Shift: 8 hours, evenings
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Evenings, 5x8hrs
• Hours: 40 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Dec 8, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced Operating Room RN for a Level 1 Trauma Center requiring strong scrub and circulate skills in Ortho, Trauma, Vascular, and Neuro surgeries.

Details

• Operating Room unit in a Level 1 Trauma Center
• Evening shift, 5x8 hours, 2:30pm-11pm, no block scheduling
• Every other weekend required (2 weekends per month)
• Call requirement of one Saturday or Sunday shift per month (7a-7p or 7p-7a), no weekday call
• Mandatory float facility; floating required across units and facilities at facility discretion, up to 50 miles from home facility with as little as 2 hours notice
• Cerner charting system preferred

Requirements

• Active IL RN license required in hand prior to consideration (no pending licenses)
• BLS certification required
• Minimum 2 years of recent acute care OR experience required
• Level 1 Trauma experience required; Level 2 Trauma experience preferred
• Strong scrub and circulate skills required in Orthopedic, Trauma, Vascular, and Neuro surgeries
• Scrub experience in additional surgical specialties preferred
• Two professional references from supervisors within the past 2 years required
• Proof of COVID vaccination required with no exceptions

Additional Information

• Scrubs provided in navy blue
• RTO limited to 5 days max with no more than 2 consecutive days, and no RTO on weekends
• No holiday RTO and no RTO the day before or after a holiday
• Local candidates accepted and preferred within a 75-mile radius of the facility
• Returning clinicians must undergo full recredentialing and orientation regardless of break length

American Traveler Job ID #P-785542. 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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