Registered Nurse (RN) - Operating Room
Shriners Hospitals for Children
Chicago, Illinois
- Shift
- Rotating
- Unit
- OR
Posted Aug 17 · Not open to new grads
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- Rotating
- Weekends
- Weekends required
- Term
- Per Diem
- On the floor
- On call
- Setting
- Clinic
- Accepts
- RN
More role details
- Experience
- 2+ years
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Overtime
- $38.13/hr
About this role
Company Overview
Shriners Children’s is an organization that respects, supports, and values each other. Named as the 2025 best mid-sized employer by Forbes, we are engaged in providing excellence in patient care, embracing multi-disciplinary education, and research with global impact. We foster a learning environment that values evidenced based practice, experience, innovation, and critical thinking. Our compassion, integrity, accountability, and resilience define us as leaders in pediatric specialty care for our children and their families.
With 20+ hospitals, outpatient clinics, ambulatory care centers and outreach locations across the globe, we provide excellent care to children up to age 18 regardless of their family’s ability to pay or insurance status. Please click here to learn more about our locations.
Job Description
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Shriners Children's Chicago has an opportunity for a PRN Operating Room RN. Join a team of professionals committed to improving children's lives. Our top healthcare professionals excel in their practices and provide compassionate, family-centered care to children who need it most.
Hours: Our OR team enjoys a quality work-life balance schedule with no scheduled OR cases on weekends and holidays. Will need to take call at least 1x/week and rotating weekends.
Key
Responsibilities
The OR Registered Nurse provides nursing care to our pediatric patients within the operating room, performs assessments and interventions designed to keep the patients safe during surgery.
Assists the physician in accomplishing the plan of care for the patient and to provide continuity between the patient care unit and the Operating Room.
Required
Qualifications
BSN degree required or in progress
Illinois RN license
2+ years OR experience
Preferred
Qualifications
CNOR highly preferred
Scrub experience
Prior pediatric acute care, plastic reconstructive surgery, orthopedic and spine experience a plus
The pay range for tihs position is $38.13 - $57.20.
Compensation is determined based on years of relevant experience and departmental equity.
Sourced from a public job board.
“Required Qualifications: BSN degree required or in progress Illinois RN license 2+ years OR experience Preferred Qualifications: CNOR highly preferred Scrub experience Prior pediatric acute care, plastic reconstructive” · from this posting
Requirements
- BSN degree required or in progress
- Illinois RN license
- 2+ years OR experience
- Preferred
- CNOR highly preferred
- Scrub experience
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- Prior pediatric acute care, plastic reconstructive surgery, orthopedic and spine experience a plus
- The pay range for tihs position is $38.13 - $57.20.
- Compensation is determined based on years of relevant experience and departmental equity.
Place
- City
- Chicago, Illinois
- Median rent
- $1,440/mo
- Local household income
- $77,902/yr
- Metro price level
- 4% above the national average
- Campus
- Shriners Hospital for Children
rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
Chicago area index 103.6, where 100 is the national average.
Chicago delivers big-city energy with lakefront charm along Lake Michigan, world-class medical centers, and neighborhoods like Lincoln Park and Wicker Park that blend dining, culture, and community. Nurses relocating here will find a metro area rich in career opportunity, transit access, and Midwestern character.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.
How this role fits you
About the employer
On your path
Operating Room is a specialty you move into. Periop programs often train from the ground up.
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- Can you walk me through the pay period for the posted pay range for tihs position is $38.13 - $57.20 range and differentials?
- What should I expect for weekly hours and holiday?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?