Travel Operating Room Registered Nurse - $2,615 per week

Job Summary

This position involves providing perioperative care in a busy pediatric surgical department. The role includes ensuring patient safety, assisting with surgeries, and coordinating with a multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality care.

Job Details

• Schedule: Four 10-hour shifts (07:00-17:30) Monday through Friday with call shifts for nights, weekends, and holidays.
• No set day off; efforts are made to limit consecutive Fridays or Mondays off within each 6-week schedule period.
• Self-scheduling is available and balanced prior to schedule release.

Required Qualifications

• Illinois Registered Nurse (RN) license or active application process;
• Minimum of 2 years experience in primary circulating OR cases, preferably pediatric circulating experience;
• BLS certification (American Heart Association);
• Age of experience: 0 years minimum;
• Location: Illinois.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with pediatric general cases, ENT, dental, urology, ophthalmology, simple pediatric orthopedics, and gastrointestinal cases.
• Prior scrubbing experience is preferred but not required;
• Familiarity with Epic EMR.

Additional Information

• Department includes 30 operating rooms with pediatric surgery runs 3-4 daily.
• Team includes a primary charge nurse daily and a house supervisor 24/7.
• Staffing includes 1 RN and 1 surgical technologist (ST) per OR, on-call personnel.
• Weekends are on a rotation with one weekend every 4 weeks, and holiday coverage is on-call only.
• Call response time: 30 minutes.
• Floats within surgical specialties as needed for staffing.
• Hospital provides scrubs that remain within the facility.
• Orientation includes 1-2 days with a surgery department educator and 2-3 days OR-specific training.

About Cross Country Nurses

You care for others — we’re here to care for you. At Cross Country, we know travel nursing is about more than just the job. It’s about building a career that supports your lifestyle, your values, and your impact. We offer competitive pay, full benefits, and 24/7 support from a team that truly understands what it means to be on the front lines. Wherever your journey takes you, we’re with you every step of the way. Let’s build your best life — one assignment at a time.

Benefits

• 401k retirement plan
• Referral bonus