Operating Room Travel Nurse Job in Herrin, IL | Days (5x8)

SIH Herrin Hospital Herrin, IL
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Travel RN
Operating Room Nurse in Herrin, IL
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$2,684
Specialty
Operating Room
Travel · RN
Shift
Days
5×8 hrs
Start Date
11/09
Flexible
Contract
13 wks
Renewable
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This Operating Room travel nurse job in Herrin, Illinois, with Advantis Medical is a 13-week Travel Operating Room Registered Nurse (RN) contract at SIH Herrin Hospital. This role pays $2,684 per week and follows a Days shift with a 5x8 schedule. Read more

As the Operating Room registered nurse on this assignment, you'll circulate surgical cases, verify patients, sites, and counts, participate in surgical time-outs, and safeguard sterile technique from setup through handoff to recovery.

Advantis Medical supports travel clinicians with streamlined credentialing to help with fast start dates, free license support and renewals, and Day 1 benefits. Apply today to learn more about this Operating Room travel nurse job in Herrin, IL, and find others just like it. Read less

Job Details

  • Facility: SIH Herrin Hospital
  • Location: Herrin, IL 62948
    Explore the area! See our local guide further down this page.
  • Contract Length: 13 Weeks
  • Shift: Days (5x8)

Responsibilities

  • Circulate for surgical procedures and, when trained and assigned, perform the scrub role across assigned service lines
  • Advocate for patient safety under anesthesia, verifying required consent and site documentation and participating in surgical time-outs
  • Monitor and protect the sterile field, performing and reconciling instrument, sponge, and sharps counts with the perioperative team
  • Anticipate surgeon and team needs, managing supplies, equipment, positioning, and specimen handling per facility protocol

Travel Operating Room Requirements:

  • 2+ years of recent Operating Room experience.
  • Must hold all required certifications and licenses as mandated by Illinois and national regulatory bodies.

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FAQs – Operating Room Travel Nurse Jobs Near Herrin, IL

What certifications do travel OR jobs require?
Most travel OR positions require Basic Life Support (BLS), and many hospitals also require Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS). CNOR is preferred by many facilities but required by only a few. Pediatric ORs may ask for PALS.
What recent OR experience is required for travel OR nurse jobs?
Most OR travel jobs expect confidence in general and orthopedic cases plus several additional service lines such as neuro, spine, urology, GYN, vascular, or ENT. Robotic experience is also commonly requested. Facilities may ask for a service-line skills checklist, so be specific about the cases you have circulated or scrubbed recently.
Do travel OR jobs include call?
Often, yes. Hospital OR assignments commonly include evening, overnight, or weekend call, while outpatient surgery centers are less likely to. Call frequency, required response time, and call pay vary by facility, so confirm all three before you accept.
Is an Illinois license needed for this travel assignment?
Yes—unless you already hold an active Illinois RN license. Illinois is not part of the Nurse Licensure Compact, so multistate authority issued elsewhere doesn’t apply. Apply for licensure by endorsement through IDFPR; eligible applicants can request a temporary endorsement permit to begin working while the permanent application is pending. Our Illinois Nursing License Guide has current fees, timelines, and step-by-step instructions.

Benefits

  • Day One Benefits, Medical, Dental, Vision & 401(k)
  • Relocation and Travel Reimbursement
  • Dedicated team to help with state licensing & renewals
  • Weekly Direct Deposit
  • $1,000 Referral Bonus + $250 Bonus for Your Referral

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Explore Herrin, IL

Inside southern Illinois' compact hospital cluster, Herrin, IL shares coverage through Herrin Hospital, which works alongside regional coverage with facilities in Carbondale, Marion, and Murphysboro, and travelers often bounce between contracts across the group. The caseload runs rural: emergency coverage and medical-surgical work for patients from coal-country towns across the region. Housing is inexpensive throughout the area, and the four cities sit close enough that one rental covers any assignment among them. Crab Orchard Lake spreads just south with fishing, boating, and quiet shoreline, the area's defining off-shift landscape. The restored Orpheum Theatre anchors Herrin's small downtown. The Fiesta Days festival each spring fills the streets, a tradition running since the town's Italian immigrant era.

Travel Nursing Jobs With Advantis Medical — The Gold Standard

At Advantis Medical Staffing, we take great pride in our commitment to caring for travel nurses. We are dedicated to connecting nurses with the best travel nursing jobs nationwide, while providing exceptional service that fosters a trusted partnership for life. Our mission is to deliver the “Gold Standard” in service—not only by securing your first assignment but by advocating for your long-term career goals and well-being.

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