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Shift: Nights, 5x8hrs
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Hours: 40 hrs/wk
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Start Date: Aug 31, 2026
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Length: 13 weeks
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Openings: 1
American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for an Operating Room position at a Level I Trauma Center requiring active IL RN licensure and prior OR/trauma experience.
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Work in the Surgery Room/OR department of a Level I Trauma Center and Magnet-designated hospital
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Unit handles approximately 60-75 cases per day across outpatient, inpatient, and trauma cases
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Includes 2 hybrid rooms for CV/Vascular procedures seeing 5-10 cases per day
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Patient population includes GSW, stabbings, transplant (kidney, heart), donor cases, general, GYN, urology, robotics, vascular, ortho, neuro, and open heart/CABG cases
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Approximately 20% of caseload is pediatric (open hearts, appendectomy, cholecystectomy)
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No liver or lung transplant cases performed
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Uses EPIC EMR, Alaris IV pumps, and Pyxis medication dispensing system
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Night shift schedule 10:45pm-7:15am, 40 hours per week
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OR operates 24/7, 365 days a year with skeleton crew coverage overnight and after hours on weekends
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6-week rotation-based schedule provided 2-4 weeks in advance with no self-scheduling
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Weekend rotation required every 4th weekend (Friday/Saturday)
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On-call required with 30-minute response time; on-call frequency is 3 call shifts within a 6-week period
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No floating required
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Active IL RN license required
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BLS certification required
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Minimum 2-3 years of acute care experience required
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Level 1-2 trauma experience required
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Critical care experience preferred
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EPIC EMR experience required
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Must be able to scrub and circulate for surgical cases
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Minimum 12 months of core work experience in OR specialty, with most recent experience within the last year
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Minimum 1 professional reference dated within the last year from a Supervisor, Manager, Director, or Charge RN
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Provide perioperative nursing care across a wide range of surgical specialties including trauma, transplant, cardiovascular, and pediatric cases
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Unit participates in Gifts of Hope organ donation cases
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Supported by charge nurse, resource nurse, anesthesiologist, ANM, educators, service line reps, and EPIC super-users
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Orientation includes meeting educators and ANM, gaining system access, completing online modules, and EPIC training on day one, followed by unit orientation on days two and three
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Holiday coverage required for 1 winter holiday and 1 summer holiday
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All time-off requests must be submitted via email to the manager
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Scrubs are provided and free parking is available
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Sleeping room available for on-call team members
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First-time travelers are welcome to apply
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Former employees of the health system or its subsidiaries must be separated for at least 12 months before becoming eligible for this travel assignment
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No radius restrictions and local candidates accepted at the same rate
