Travel Registered Nurse - Operating Room - Peoria, IL

Travel assignment, 13 weeks, 10hr days, 40 hours a week, starting 30 Nov 2026.

Pay as Cross Country posts it: about $2,936 a week in all, a taxable rate of $41.73 an hour plus $1,267 a week in housing and meal stipends.

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Operating Room. This acute-care role supports general surgery procedures, including gynecologic, urologic, vascular, ear, nose, and throat procedures, as well as robotic cases. The position requires perioperative experience, electronic medical record proficiency, and participation in assigned call coverage.

Job Details

• Schedule: Day shifts are 10 hours, scheduled from 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. or 12:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., for 40 hours per week. Assigned call coverage is required.
• Required Qualifications: Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association (AHA); active Illinois Registered Nurse (RN) license or confirmation that the application process has been initiated; at least 2 years of general surgery, gynecologic, and urologic experience; experience with general surgery, urology, gynecology, and ear, nose, and throat procedures; electronic medical record experience; and demonstrated ability to scrub is required for the role.
• Preferred Qualifications: Experience in similarly sized facilities and operating rooms within the past 2 years.
• Float: Float rotation may be required.
• Additional Information:
• Assigned weeknight call is required approximately once per week.
• Weekend call may be required every other or every third weekend, based on operational needs.
• Call shifts may include 3:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., 5:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., 7:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., or 11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.
• Call response time is 30 minutes.
• General surgery cases may include laparoscopic cholecystectomy, laparoscopic colectomy, laparoscopic appendectomy, cystoscopy, robotic procedures, hysterectomy, vascular procedures, ear, nose, and throat procedures, and urologic procedures.
• Hospital-provided scrubs are available.
• Unit-specific orientation may be provided for up to one week, in addition to organization-wide orientation.
• Electronic medical record charting uses EPIC.

Benefits

The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:

• Private housing or generous housing allowance
• Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
• Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
• Competitive salaries
• Referral bonuses
• Travel reimbursement
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Direct deposit/free checking
• Unlimited free CE credits