Job Description
Job Title
Registered Nurse (RN) – Surgical / OR
Location
Peru, IL | Acute Care
Schedule / Job Type
Contract | Days | Onsite
Key Responsibilities
- Provide perioperative nursing care in a general OR setting handling 20–25 cases per day across 5 suites
- Support a wide range of surgical specialties including general surgery, GYN, urology, orthopedics, and podiatry
- Scrubbing preferred; at least some travelers with scrubbing skills are expected on the unit
- Participate in weeknight, weekend, and holiday call rotation (approximately once every 6 weeks); call response time of 45 minutes required
- Document and manage patient care using Epic OpTime EMR
- May be required to float to a nearby sister facility on occasion
Required Qualifications
- Active Illinois RN license (or confirmation that the application process has been initiated)
- Minimum 2 years of OR experience
- BLS and ACLS certifications required
- Must pass a drug screen; facility maintains a drug-free campus policy
- Must live more than 50 miles from the facility to be eligible for standard contract rates
Preferred Experience / Skills
- Orthopedic surgery experience strongly preferred
- Scrubbing skills preferred
- PALS certification is a plus, though not required
- Familiarity with Epic OpTime or similar OR-specific EMR platforms
Why Join Us
- Work in a well-staffed OR environment with charge nurse and supervisor coverage on each shift
- Hospital-provided scrubs supplied, with on-site orientation support beginning your first shift
Skills
Acute Careunmatched
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)unmatched
Basic Life Support (BLS)unmatched
Electronic Medical Recordsunmatched
Epic OpTime (Operating Room)unmatched
Epic Systemsunmatched
Hospitalunmatched
Nursingunmatched
On Site Supportunmatched
Orthopedic Surgeryunmatched
Orthopedicsunmatched
Patient Careunmatched
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)unmatched
Perioperative Nursingunmatched
Podiatryunmatched
Registered Nurse (RN)unmatched
Scrub Skillsunmatched
Urologyunmatched
Willing to Travelunmatched
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