
Travel RN - Operating Room - Cardiovascular OR/CVOR
$3,086 / week
American Traveler is hiring an experienced CVOR RN for a 13-week travel contract at a Level I Trauma, Magnet-designated acute care hospital in Illinois, requiring a minimum of 3 years of OR experience and a broad range of cardiovascular, vascular, and thoracic surgical skills.
Job details:
- Work setting: CVOR in a 562-bed, Level I Trauma, Magnet-designated acute care hospital in Springfield, IL
- 4x10-hour day shifts, 6:15 AM – 4:45 PM
- Average daily census of 10 patients across 4 OR rooms
- 1:1 patient ratio
- On-call required: 1–2 nights per week and every 4th–5th weekend, or as needed to meet departmental operational needs
- Floating required within the hospital or to nearby affiliate facilities
- Charting via Cerner
- Scrubs are provided for this role
- Free parking available on-site (permit required, obtained during orientation)
Requirements:
- Active IL RN license required; must be active and in hand or in active application process
- Current BLS certification required; ACLS preferred (AHA or Red Cross accepted — RQI cards not accepted)
- Minimum 3 years of CVOR or major OR experience required
- CVOR and General OR work setting experience required
- Teaching hospital experience required
- Level II Trauma experience required; Level I Trauma experience preferred
- Required cardiovascular skills: Aortic Aneurysm repair, Atrial Septal Defect (adult) repair, CABG, ECMO, Femoral Cannulation, IABP, LVAD, MAZE Procedure, Mitral valve replacement, PDA, Pericardial window, TAVR, Scrub Cardiovascular Surgery
- Required vascular skills: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm repair, Arteriovenous fistula repair, Atherectomy, Carotid Endarterectomy, Endovascular Aneurysm Repair, Femoral popliteal bypass graft, Scrub Vascular Surgery, Vein stripping
- Required thoracic skills: Laparoscopic assisted cases, Lobe resection, Mediastinoscopy, Thoracotomy, VATS, Scrub Thoracic Surgery
- Required endoscopic procedure skills: Bronchoscopy, EGD, PEG tube placement/exchange, Scrub Endoscopic Surgery
- Whipple procedure experience required
- Required professional knowledge: Laser Safety, Specimen Handling/Labeling, Universal Protocol (Time Out) Procedure
- SSN and DOB required for consideration
Additional information:
- Responsibilities include scrubbing and circulating cardiovascular, vascular, thoracic, endoscopic, and general surgical cases
- First-time travelers are welcome to apply
- Travel pairs are not accepted at this facility
- Candidates must reside at least 50 miles from the facility to be eligible for this OR RN position
- Former permanent or PRN employees of the Memorial Hospital System must have been separated for at least 12 months before being eligible to apply as a traveler
- RTO is ideally no more than 5 non-holiday days per contract
- Candidates must be available to work 2 out of 3 major holidays
- Orientation begins with a virtual, at-home day on Day 1; all assigned modules must be completed by 4:00 PM CST on that day
- Schedule requests may be discussed with the manager
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