Registered Nurse​/Operating Room

Operating Room Registered Nurse (RN)

Important:
Do not apply if you lack Cardiovascular (CV) or General Surgery experience. CV experience is mandatory.

Schedule:

Three 12-hour day shifts per week, either 9:00 AM-9:00 PM or 11:00 AM-11:00 PM, with every other weekend on-call duty.

Please limit holiday time-off requests to no more than one of the three major holidays.

Orientation sessions are held every other Friday.

Average daily case load: 22 cases.

• Minimum 2 years of RN experience.
• At least 1 year of experience in the specialty area.
• First-time applicants accepted if experience requirements are met.
• Weekend work is required.
• BLS certification required.
• WV or Compact RN license required; pending licenses may be submitted.

One day of call per week, with 1-2 weekends on call within a 4-5 week rotation.

Call shifts may include:

• Saturday and Sunday 7:00 AM-7:00 PM call.
• Second call on weekends 7:00 AM-7:00 PM.
• Saturday 2:1 call coverage (second call 7:00 AM-7:00 PM and first call 7:00 PM-7:00 AM).
• Sunday second call 7:00 AM-7:00 PM.

Sunday through Friday night shifts (7:00 PM-7:00 AM) are staffed weekly; coverage is only needed if staff call in or are scheduled off.

Major holidays are covered by call shifts for emergencies only, following the same hours.

A 30-minute response time is required when on call.

• Must reside within a 100-mile radius (75-99 miles may be approved by the facility).
• Guaranteed 36 hours per week.
• Circulate and scrub experience required.
• Proficiency in cardiac and general surgery, vascular, thoracic, robotics, vein harvesting, and radial artery harvesting.

• Vascular procedures including AV fistulas/grafts, aortic surgeries/bypasses, femoral to popliteal or distal bypasses, carotid surgeries, and embolectomies.
• Orthopedic surgeries such as arthroscopies and total joint replacements.
• General surgeries including colorectal/colon resections, laparoscopic-assisted surgeries, Whipple procedures, liver resections, thyroid surgeries, and mastectomies.
• ENT procedures including tracheostomies, laryngectomies, and radical neck dissections.
• Urology surgeries such as cystectomies, nephrectomies, prostatectomies, various implants, and cystoscopy-related procedures.
• Robotic surgeries including gynecologic, colorectal, hernia repairs, and laparoscopic Nissen fundoplications.
• Gynecologic surgeries including abdominal and vaginal hysterectomies, posterior and anterior repairs.

• Permanent employees are ineligible to return as travelers for two years after their last permanent day worked.
• Flu vaccination is mandatory unless medically exempt with documentation from an allergist or physician. The flu season is from October 1 to March 31. Vaccination is not required outside this period.
• COVID-19 vaccination is not required.
• One PDF submission must include:
  • Candidate profile with work history.
  • Specialty-specific skills checklist.
  • At least two manager or charge nurse references from the past two years.
  • RN license verification (recent NURSYS report within two days of submission; clean license required; exceptions considered case-by-case).
  • Driver's license.
  • Social Security Number.

• Type:
  Short-term acute care hospital;
  Level IV trauma center; major teaching hospital; member of the Council of Teaching Hospitals and Health Systems (COTH).
• Total staffed beds: 838.
• Scrub colors:
  Royal blue, white, or a combination of both.
• Charting systems:
  Cerner and Accudose.
• Parking:
  Free for travelers.