1099 Interim Registered Nurse OR Manager

Surgical Directions LLC

Chicago, Illinois

Eligibility: Perioperative

Posted Jun 27

Unit and setting: OR · Ambulatory Surgery
License: RN license
Term: Agency

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Against similar roles: Top of Illinois agency payIllinois agency postings that state pay run $60k/yr to $169k/yr, the middle half $76k/yr to $146k/yr, across 37 postings.

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Surgical Directions LLC

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Surgical Directions LLC is the nation's premier clinician-driven perioperative consulting, technology, and workforce solutions organization, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. Founded over 25 years ago, the company has served more than 500+ healthcare clients and specializes in transforming surgical and procedural…

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Surgical Directions is the country's premier procedural health tech-enabled services company. The RN Operating Room Manager is responsible for overseeing the daily clinical and operational functions of the Operating Room (OR). This independent contractor role ensures efficient surgical services, regulatory compliance, patient safety, staffing coordination, physician relations, and adherence to accreditation standards. The OR Manager works collaboratively with surgeons, anesthesia providers, nursing staff, sterile processing, and executive leadership to optimize surgical operations and patient outcomes.

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In Chicago, IL

Chicago, ILFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 4% above the US average

Median rent: $1,440/mo
Household income: $77,902/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Chicago, IL

NeighborhoodsYoung professionals cluster on the North Side in Lake View (Wrigleyville and Boystown), Lincoln Park, Bucktown, and Wicker Park—walkable, nightlife-heavy pockets with roughly 10–20 minute downtown commutes. Uptown and Edgewater sit farther north on Lake Michigan with denser rental inventory and about 10–25 minutes to the Loop; Reddit locals also float Andersonville, North Halsted, Buena Park, and Rogers Park when the commute is less of a constraint. More affordable in-city options include Bridgeport (White Sox country, four miles southwest, 10–20 minutes), Bronzeville, Humboldt Park, and lakeside Hyde Park; Gold Coast and River North are the luxury end. Families and space-seekers look at historic Beverly or inner suburbs such as Oak Park, Evanston, Naperville, Villa Park, Lombard, Des Plaines, and Northbrook for roughly 30-minute downtown access.

Young professionals cluster on the North Side in Lake View (Wrigleyville and Boystown), Lincoln Park, Bucktown, and Wicker Park—walkable, nightlife-heavy pockets with roughly 10–20 minute downtown commutes. Uptown and Edgewater sit farther north on Lake Michigan with denser rental inventory and about 10–25 minutes to the Loop; Reddit locals also float Andersonville, North Halsted, Buena Park, and Rogers Park when the commute is less of a constraint.

More affordable in-city options include Bridgeport (White Sox country, four miles southwest, 10–20 minutes), Bronzeville, Humboldt Park, and lakeside Hyde Park; Gold Coast and River North are the luxury end. Families and space-seekers look at historic Beverly or inner suburbs such as Oak Park, Evanston, Naperville, Villa Park, Lombard, Des Plaines, and Northbrook for roughly 30-minute downtown access.

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As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: apartments.com Source 2: reddit.com Source 3: zillow.com Source 4: hireahelper.com Source 5: facebook.com

Getting aroundSources map commutes to downtown and the Loop, not named hospital campuses: Bridgeport and Bucktown about 10–20 minutes, East Garfield Park 15–25 minutes on the CTA Blue and Green Lines plus I-290, Brighton Park 15–30 minutes with I-55, buses, subway, and Midway four miles away, Uptown 10–25 minutes eight miles north. Locals tell newcomers to live on a CTA train or bus line and not rely on driving; Metra’s 11 lines and Pace cover the suburbs, with Divvy bikes and river water taxis as extras. Chicago ranked worst in the U.S. for congestion in 2025 (112 hours lost per driver), expressways need at least 30 minutes of padding, and parking and parallel-parking hunts are a standing complaint.

Sources map commutes to downtown and the Loop, not named hospital campuses: Bridgeport and Bucktown about 10–20 minutes, East Garfield Park 15–25 minutes on the CTA Blue and Green Lines plus I-290, Brighton Park 15–30 minutes with I-55, buses, subway, and Midway four miles away, Uptown 10–25 minutes eight miles north. Locals tell newcomers to live on a CTA train or bus line and not rely on driving; Metra’s 11 lines and Pace cover the suburbs, with Divvy bikes and river water taxis as extras.

Chicago ranked worst in the U.S. for congestion in 2025 (112 hours lost per driver), expressways need at least 30 minutes of padding, and parking and parallel-parking hunts are a standing complaint.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: apartments.com Source 2: thehonestlocal.com Source 3: extraspace.com Source 4: travelonthereg.com Source 5: facebook.com

OutdoorsLake Michigan is the backyard: Oak Street Beach, Edgewater’s miles of shoreline and beaches, and Promontory Point in Hyde Park for picnics. Lincoln Park Zoo is one of the oldest free zoos in the U.S.; the Chicago Riverwalk is the downtown pedestrian spine; Humboldt Park’s 200 acres include a lagoon, boathouse, and trails; Brighton Park sits by sprawling McKinley Park; Navy Pier is the tourist-and-local hybrid. Warm-weather patio season starts in the mid-50s; Divvy bikes cover short hops; Starved Rock is the go-to day trip for Midwest rock formations.

Lake Michigan is the backyard: Oak Street Beach, Edgewater’s miles of shoreline and beaches, and Promontory Point in Hyde Park for picnics. Lincoln Park Zoo is one of the oldest free zoos in the U.S.; the Chicago Riverwalk is the downtown pedestrian spine; Humboldt Park’s 200 acres include a lagoon, boathouse, and trails; Brighton Park sits by sprawling McKinley Park; Navy Pier is the tourist-and-local hybrid.

Warm-weather patio season starts in the mid-50s; Divvy bikes cover short hops; Starved Rock is the go-to day trip for Midwest rock formations.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: facebook.com Source 2: zillow.com Source 3: tripadvisor.com Source 4: reddit.com Source 5: hireahelper.com Source 6: blog.resy.com

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Living in Chicago

Chicago is less one city than 77 community areas, and that is the real choice a relocating nurse makes. Healthcare is among the city’s top industries. Young professionals live on the North Side lakefront—Lake View (Wrigleyville and Boystown), Lincoln Park, Edgewater, Uptown—and in Bucktown, Wicker Park, and Logan Square, where the L beats the car and downtown is 10–25 minutes. Hyde Park and Bridgeport trade nightlife for greystones, lake or White Sox proximity, and lower prices; Gold Coast is the luxury tier. Live on a CTA line: drivers lost 112 hours to congestion in 2025, worst in the country. The payoff is Lake Michigan, a free Lincoln Park Zoo, the Riverwalk, Humboldt Park’s lagoon, and food from The Duck Inn and Longman & Eagle to pierogi and deep-dish. The Art Institute, Field Museum, Wrigley Field, Lollapalooza, and Blues Festival are everyday civic life. Winters are long, gray, and snowy; summers are why people stay. Typical rents sit near $1,900–$2,100 and climbing; property-tax bills keep rising. Crime is neighborhood-specific even after 2025 homicides fell to a 60-year low.

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Sources

As of 2026Source 1: hireahelper.com Source 2: apartments.com Source 3: zillow.com Source 4: thehonestlocal.com Source 5: extraspace.com Source 6: blog.resy.com Source 7: choosechicago.com Source 8: travelonthereg.com

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Chicago, ILFrom Census ACS 2024.