Registered Nurse (RN) – Operating Room Chicago, IL

Med-Call Healthcare, Inc. is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse (RN) – Operating Room for a full-time contract assignment. If you're an OR nurse who is confident both scrubbing and circulating and thrives in a fast-paced, high-acuity surgical environment, this is an opportunity to put your expertise to work.

Job Details

• Profession: Registered Nurse (RN)
• Specialty: Operating Room
• Rate: $70 / HR or $2800 Weekly
• Shift: Day – 4 × 10-hour shifts
• Hours: 6:30 AM – 3:00 PM
• Guaranteed Hours: 40 hours/week
• Schedule: 4 × 10s
• Block Scheduling: Not available
• Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend / approximately 2 weekends per month
• Call Requirement: 1 shift per month on a Saturday or Sunday
• 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM or
• 7:00 PM – 7:00 AM
• Weekday Call: None
• Locals Accepted: Yes – locals preferred
• Floating: Required within scope

About the Role

The selected RN will provide professional perioperative nursing care in a General Operating Room environment. This is a mandatory float facility, meaning nurses must be willing to float to other facilities at the facility's discretion while remaining within their scope of practice.

The ideal candidate will have strong scrub and circulating skills, recent acute-care OR experience, and the ability to confidently support complex surgical cases.

Experience with Orthopedic, Trauma, Vascular, and Neurology/Neurosurgery procedures is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide safe, high-quality nursing care throughout the perioperative process
• Serve as a scrub and circulating RN based on surgical assignments
• Prepare patients, equipment, supplies, and the operating room for surgical procedures
• Maintain sterile technique and follow infection-control protocols
• Monitor patient safety throughout surgical procedures
• Collaborate closely with surgeons, anesthesia providers, surgical technologists, and the multidisciplinary care team
• Assist with complex surgical procedures within scope of practice
• Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation
• Adapt to different surgical specialties and facility needs
• Float to other facilities as required while working within scope

Requirements

• Active Registered Nurse (RN) License
• Current BLS Certification
• Minimum 2 years of recent acute-care Operating Room experience
• Level I Trauma experience required
• Strong scrub and circulating skills
• Demonstrated experience in:
• General OR
• Trauma
• Orthopedic surgery
• Vascular surgery
• Neurology/Neurosurgery
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, high-acuity surgical environment
• Willingness to float within scope based on facility needs

Preferred Experience

Experience scrubbing in additional surgical specialties, including:

• Arthroscopic surgeries
• Orthopedic surgeries
• Neurology/Neurosurgery
• Trauma surgeries
• Vascular surgeries

Skills

Required Skills

• Strong scrub and circulate skills
• General OR experience
• Trauma
• Orthopedic
• Vascular
• Neurology/Neurosurgery

Additional OR Skills

• Scrub arthroscopic surgeries
• Scrub orthopedic surgeries
• Scrub neurology surgeries
• Scrub trauma surgeries
• Scrub vascular surgeries

Time-Off Requirements

• Maximum 5 days of RTO
• No more than 2 consecutive RTO days
• No holiday RTO
• No RTO the day before or after a holiday
• No weekend RTO

Additional Information

The facility is a mandatory float facility. All assigned resources must be willing to float between facilities at the facility's discretion, provided the assignment remains within the clinician's scope of practice.

Locals are accepted, and local candidates are preferred.

Ready to Put Your OR Expertise to Work?

If you're an experienced Operating Room RN who can confidently scrub, circulate, and adapt across multiple surgical specialties, this assignment gives you the opportunity to work alongside a high-acuity surgical team while putting your skills to the test. Bring your experience, precision, and passion for patient care to Med-Call Healthcare — apply today and let's get your next assignment started!

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $70.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule

Work Location: In person

Salary : $70 - $2,800