
CVOR | Registered Nurse
- Agency
- GHR Healthcare
- Location
- Springfield, IL
- Job type
- Travel
- Profession
- Registered Nurse (RN)
- Industry
- Nursing & Healthcare
- Posted
- Aug 20, 2026
Pay breakdown
- Hourly
- $75.00
- Weekly
- $2,700
- Yearly (full-time)
- $140,400
- Start date
- 09/14/2026
This job pays about $75.00/hour — 63% above the median for Registered Nurse (RN) jobs in Illinois ($46.15/hour). The total includes tax-free housing and meal stipends, which staff jobs don't pay, so take-home pay is usually higher than the hourly figure suggests.
Estimated from the weekly pay in the listing, 36 hours a week; yearly = 52 weeks. Median wage: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
Registered Nurse (RN) jobs in Illinois right now
- 1,392 open Registered Nurse (RN) jobs in Illinois from 7 agencies, 135 of them in Springfield.
- Pay in these listings: $9.66 – $99.07/hour, median $60.83/hour.
- Typical Registered Nurse (RN) pay in Illinois: $46.15/hour ($95,992/year, BLS).
- Highest median pay: AHS Staffing ($65.50/hour across 425 jobs).
Job description
CVOR Registered Nurse – Travel Nursing Assignment in Springfield, Illinois
Join a leading cardiovascular operating room team in Springfield, Illinois as a travel CVOR Registered Nurse. Springfield, home to ZIP codes 62781 and 62702, offers a welcoming Midwestern setting with a blend of historic sites, convenient city amenities, and easy access to local parks, dining, and cultural attractions. Support complex cardiac, thoracic, and vascular procedures in a high-acuity acute care setting while working alongside experienced surgeons, anesthesiologists, and perioperative professionals. This is an excellent opportunity for a skilled CVOR RN looking for rewarding travel nursing jobs in a fast-paced, well-equipped hospital environment.
Job Details
- Position: CVOR Registered Nurse
- Employment Type: Travel RN
- Location: Springfield, Illinois
- Assignment Length: 13 weeks
- Estimated Weekly Pay: $2,700 - $2,840
- Shift Duration: 8-hour days
- Shifts Per Week: 5 shifts per week
- Hours Per Week: 40
- Schedule: Day shift, 5x8s
- Call: 1-2 nights per week and every 5th weekend
- Weekend Coverage: Every third weekend on call
- Charting System: Cerner
- Start Date: 09/14/2026
- Contract Duration: 13-week travel assignment with opportunity to gain valuable experience in a high-volume surgical environment
Job Requirements
- Active Illinois RN license in hand or in process at time of submission
- At least 1 year of relevant CVOR or general Operating Room RN experience required; 3 years of strong perioperative experience strongly preferred
- BLS required
- ACLS preferred
- Experience in a teaching hospital and Level II trauma setting required
- Strong cardiovascular, vascular, thoracic, and endoscopic surgical skills preferred
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-acuity operating room environment
- Must be comfortable with on-call expectations and weekend coverage
- COVID-19 vaccine not required
- Flu vaccine required with medical or religious exemption only
Responsibilities
- Provide expert circulating and scrub support for cardiovascular operating room cases
- Assist with complex procedures including CABG, valve procedures, TAVR, LVAD, ECMO, and vascular surgeries
- Support thoracic procedures such as thoracotomy, VATS, mediastinoscopy, and lobe resection
- Assist with endoscopic and laparoscopic procedures as needed
- Maintain laser safety, specimen handling, and universal protocol standards
- Collaborate closely with surgeons, anesthesia, and perioperative team members to ensure safe, efficient patient care
- Adapt to a busy surgical schedule while maintaining excellent clinical judgment and attention to detail
- Support patient care for adult and geriatric populations in a high-volume OR setting
Apply now to take the next step in your travel nursing career and join a dynamic Springfield, Illinois healthcare team today.
Benefits
401K with Matching, Healthcare, Dental and Vision
Equal Opportunity
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity across our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
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