Care Career is seeking a travel nurse RN OR - Operating Room for a travel nursing job in Peoria, Illinois.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: OR - Operating Room
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 10/26/2026
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 10 hours, days
- Employment Type: Travel
IMP — Must-Haves
- Minimum 1 year Neuro OR experience
- Must have recent experience with:
- Spinal fusions
- Craniotomies
- Other neuro OR cases
- Must be well-rounded in Neuro OR
- BLS (AHA)
- RN circulator experience
- Must be willing to take night call
- Active Illinois RN license or license application initiated
⚠️ Spinal fusion + craniotomy experience is mandatory. Candidates without this experience will be redirected — no exceptions.
OR Details
- 4 OR suites
- Approximately 200 neuro surgeries/month
- Cases include spine, craniotomies, and other neuro procedures
- 1 RN circulator per room
- 1 RN/Scrub Tech to scrub
- OR Techs available
- Charge/Lead Supervisor available
- House Supervisor 24/7
Schedule & Call
- 10-hour shifts: 7:00 AM–5:30 PM
- Weeknight call: 1–2 nights/week, 5:30 PM–7:00 AM
- Weekend call: Approximately 1 weekend/month
- Holiday call: Required
- No self-scheduling
- Floating possible but unlikely
Other Requirements
- Blue scrubs provided; bring personal shoes
- Orientation: typically 1 full 40-hour week
- Call-off policy: 12 hours per 13-week contract
- Local rule: within 50 miles = local rate, $25 less on regular and OT bill rates
- Submission requires:
- Last 4 SSN digits
- Middle initial
- Requested time off
- IL license or proof application started
- Negative drug screen required; OSF is a drug-free campus
Best candidate: A Neuro OR RN with 1+ year of strong Neuro OR experience, specifically spinal fusions + craniotomies, who is comfortable circulating, taking frequent night call, and working weekends/holidays.
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Benefits
- Referral bonus
- Weekly pay
- Medical benefits
- Continuing Education
- Dental benefits
- Vision benefits