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Shift: Days, 4x10hrs
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Hours: 40 hrs/wk
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Start Date: Aug 3, 2026
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Length: 13 weeks
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Openings: 1
American Traveler is hiring a travel RN for a CVOR/Cardiovascular OR position at a Level I Trauma, Magnet-designated hospital in Oak Lawn, IL, requiring scrub and circulate skills for adult and pediatric open-heart cases.
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Work setting is a 794-bed, Level I Trauma Center with Magnet Designation and Comprehensive Stroke Center status, located approximately 45 minutes from Chicago
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Unit is a 28-bed surgical suite with 2 hybrid rooms (CV/Vascular), averaging 60–75 cases per day
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Patient population includes outpatient, inpatient, and trauma cases spanning general, GYN, urology, robotics, vascular, ortho, neuro, open hearts/CABGs, kidney and heart transplants, donor cases, and GSWs/stabbings
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Hybrid rooms see 5–10 cases per day (adults only), including TAVR, AAA, endarterectomies, angiograms, and fistula revisions
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Approximately 20% of cases are pediatric (open hearts, appendectomy, cholecystectomy); no liver or lung transplants
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The OR operates 24/7, 365 days per year; M–F 0730–2300 with skeleton crew after 2300 for trauma/urgent cases; Sat–Sun 0700–1700 with skeleton crew after 1700
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Schedule is rotation-based on a 6-week cycle; self-scheduling is not available
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Shift options include 10-hour days (0645–1515), as well as evening, night, and various 8/12-hour combinations
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Weekend rotation: every 4th weekend (Saturday–Sunday)
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On-call is required depending on shift/service line; must take 1 full weekend of call per month (Fri–Sun) and 1 weekday call per month (totaling approximately 125 call hours/month); 30-minute response time required
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A sleeping room is available for on-call team members
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Holiday coverage required: 1 summer holiday and 1 winter holiday
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No floating required
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EMR: Epic (experience required); IV pump: Alaris; medication dispensing: Pyxis
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Active IL RN license required
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Current BLS certification required
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Minimum 2–3 years of acute care OR/CVOR experience required, with most recent experience within the last year
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Ability to scrub and circulate adult and/or pediatric open-heart cases required
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Level I or II trauma experience required
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Critical care experience required
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Epic EMR experience required
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At least 1 professional reference from a Supervisor, Manager, Director, or Charge RN dated within the last year
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Candidate's middle name or initial, date of birth, and last 4 digits of SSN required for consideration
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Participates in Gifts of Hope (organ donation) cases
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Orientation includes meeting educators and the ANM, obtaining system access, completing online modules and Epic training on day 1, followed by 2 days of unit orientation
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Department support includes a charge nurse (no patient assignment M–F), anesthesiologist bedside monitoring, resource nurse, surgeons with preference cards, ANM, educators, service line reps, and an Epic super-user
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Scrubs are provided by the facility
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All time-off requests must be submitted by email to the designated scheduling contact
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Local candidates are accepted at the same rate; no radius restrictions apply
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First-time travelers are welcome to apply
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Former employees of Advocate Health or any of its subsidiaries must be separated for at least 12 months before being eligible for this travel assignment
