Travel RN - Operating Room - Cardiovascular​/CVOR

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for a Cardiovascular Operating Room (CVOR) position requiring Level II trauma center experience and open-heart scrub experience.

• Active IA RN license or Compact/Multistate license required
• Current BLS certification (AHA or ARC)
• Minimum 24 months of current/recent operating room experience required
• Required CVOR experience with strong proficiency in cardiac, vascular, and thoracic cases
• General circulating/operating room experience required, with approximately 80% cardiac case experience and 20% general case experience
• Basic general surgery circulating experience required if not assigned to cardiac cases
• Open heart scrubbing experience required
• EPIC EMR experience within the previous 3 years required
• Level II trauma center experience required;
  Level I trauma experience highly preferred
• Must have completed a travel assignment within the previous 15 months
• Valid driver's license required for consideration
• Supervisory performance evaluation or reference from within 24 months preferred

• Level I trauma center operating room setting with 16 OR suites, typically running 12-14 rooms
• 1:1 patient ratio with an average caseload of 35-50 cases per day and turnover expectations under 20 minutes
• Service lines include cardiac/PV, neuro, ortho (primarily trauma), robotics, gyn, uro, general, pediatrics, and transplants, with small ENT and plastics volume
• Uses 3 DaVinci robots, Stealth neuro navigation technology, and Synthes/Stryker ortho trauma equipment
• Both scrub and circulating duties required
• Day shift, 4x10s with rotating day off, 6:30 AM-5:00 PM, Monday-Friday, 40 hrs/week
• Call requirements include up to 2 overnight shifts per week and 1 weekend per month (Friday 5pm through Monday 6:30am)
• Required to float across Iowa Methodist MC, Iowa Lutheran, and Iowa Methodist campuses
• Scrubs provided
• CVOR orientation includes approximately 2-3 weeks in general OR rooms, followed by 2 weeks in vascular circulating/scrubbing, then transition into cardiac circulating and scrubbing
• New RNs to the unit take general call for the first 6 weeks before progressing to cardiac call
• Department is staffed 24 hours per day with charge nurse oversight
• Required to work 1-2 of 3 summer holidays (Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day) unless the unit is closed
• Candidates must reside at least 50 miles from the facility; no local candidates accepted
• Past UnityPoint Health employees (FTE or PRN float pool) are restricted from working travel assignments in another market
• First-time travelers will not be considered for this position

• High Pay and Bonuses
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance with Day 1 Options
• 401(k) Plan
• Weekly Payroll Deposit
• Free Online CEUs
• Generous Housing Allowance
• Travel and Licensure Reimbursements
• Non-taxed Per Diem and Subsidy
• Traveler Rewards and Discounts

Job : P-756679

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