Travel Nurse RN - CVOR

First Connect Health is seeking a travel nurse RN CVOR for a travel nursing job in Portland, Oregon.

• Specialty:
  CVOR
• Discipline:
  RN
• Start Date:
  
  10/05/2026
• Duration:
  12 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift:
  12 hours, days
• Employment Type:
  
  Travel

The Registered Nurse (RN) – CVOR provides specialized perioperative nursing care to patients undergoing complex cardiovascular and cardiothoracic surgical procedures. The RN may function as a scrub and/or circulator and is responsible for maintaining a safe surgical environment, supporting the surgical team, and ensuring high-quality patient care throughout the perioperative process.

The ideal candidate will have strong cardiovascular operating room experience, excellent knowledge of cardiac surgical procedures and instrumentation, and the ability to respond effectively to cardiac emergencies.

• Specialty: CVOR RN
• Req #: 10484
• Guaranteed
  
  Hours:
  
  36 hours/week
• Ratios: 1:1
• Floating: No
• 48
  
  Hours:
  
  Not approved
• Block Scheduling: Not available
• Locals: Accepted
• Local Rate: $10 lower than travel rate
• NBO: Reduced Non-Billable Orientation – 0 hours NBO vs. standard 40 hours
• Contract Length: No contracts longer than 12 weeks

• Cardiac Scrub
  
  Experience:
  
  HARDSTOP REQUIREMENT
• Candidates must have prior cardiac scrub experience
  .
• First-time travelers may be considered case-by-case
  , based on experience.
• Strong preference for first-time travelers with prior scrub experience
  .

On-call is required and includes:

• Responding to cardiac emergencies
• Scrub responsibilities
• Circulator responsibilities

• Weekend coverage is required once per month
  .
• Weekend schedule:
  Saturday 0600 – Monday 0600

• Must have a vehicle for this assignment.
• Travelers may be required to float to other units based on their skill set and facility needs.
• Healthcare professionals may be required to float between facilities to meet operational needs.

Floating may include:

• Milwaukie
• Newberg
• Portland
• Hood River
• Willamette Falls
• Seaside
• Saint Vincent

Seaside Floating: If a traveler booked at a non-Seaside facility is asked to float to Seaside, they will receive an additional $5/hour incentive for hours worked at Seaside, in addition to applicable IRS mileage reimbursement.

If consecutive shifts are required while floating, a hotel may additionally be provided. The facility will provide as much notice as possible for Seaside floating assignments.

• Facility Type: Short-Term Acute Care
• Total Staffed Beds: 536
• Teaching Hospital: Yes
• Charting System: Epic
• Parking: No Fee
• Scrub Color: Any color
• OR/Cath Lab: Scrubs provided

• Administration of blood and blood products
• Cardiac monitoring
• Specimen handling and labeling
• Universal Protocol / Surgical Time-Out procedures

• Aortic aneurysm repair
• Atherectomy*
• Atrial septal defect repair*
• Cardiomyoplasty*
• Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG)
• Femoral cannulation
• Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP)
• Laparoscopic cardiac surgery*
• MAZE procedure
• Mitral valve replacement
• Pericardial window
• Scrub cardiovascular surgery
• Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD/RVAD)*

* Preferred skills

• CVOR
• Hybrid OR*

* Preferred

• Electrosurgical units
• Fiber-optic light sources and cords
• Steris equipment

• Heart transplant
• Scrub transplant surgery

The ideal candidate is an experienced CVOR Registered Nurse with strong cardiovascular surgical knowledge and hands-on cardiac scrub experience
. The candidate should be proficient in both scrub and circulator responsibilities, comfortable responding to cardiac emergencies, and capable of supporting complex cardiovascular procedures…