Description

American Traveler is hiring a travel RN for a Cardiovascular OR/CVOR position at a Level II Trauma Center in Montgomery, AL, requiring strong CVOR experience including open heart, CABG, and TAVR procedures.

Details

• Work in a 15-bed OR suite (2 dedicated CVOR rooms) within a 492-bed Level II Trauma Center
• Patient population includes open heart, CABG, TAVR, AVR, MVR, sternotomy, thoracotomy/thoracoscopy, VATS, and ECMO, with minimal pediatric cases (typically ortho)
• Additional case types include trauma, neuro, general, vascular (including endovascular), ENT, ortho spine, total joint, GYN, urology, robotics (general and neuro), plastics, breast, and eyes
• 1:1 patient ratio
• Circulator role only
• 8-hour day shifts, 40 hours per week, starting at 6:00 AM
• Weekend on-call rotation required; approximately 10 call days per month (1 weekday and 1 weekend per month: Friday 3:00 PM–7:00 AM, Saturday 24 hours, Sunday 24 hours)
• 30-minute response time required for on-call
• No floating required
• EMR: Cerner (Plum 360 IV pumps, Omnicell medication dispensing, Spacelabs monitors)

Requirements

• Active AL RN license or compact RN license required (pending license with ETA acceptable at time of consideration)
• Current BLS and ACLS certifications required
• Minimum 2 years of OR/CVOR experience required; candidates with only 1 year of experience will not be considered
• Strong CVOR experience required, including open heart, CABG, TAVR, AVR, MVR, sternotomy, thoracotomy/thoracoscopy, VATS, and ECMO
• Broad OR experience required across trauma (no burns), neuro, general, vascular, ENT, ortho spine, total joint, GYN, urology, robotics, plastics, breast, and eye cases
• Total joint experience required
• Robotic experience preferred (Mazor/DaVinci XI)
• Must reside more than 60 miles from the facility to be eligible
• Reference from a charge nurse or above within the past 12 months required for consideration
• DOB (day and month) and full SSN required for consideration
• Copy of current certifications required for consideration

Additional Information

• Orientation is 2 weeks on day shift; buddy call is expected during orientation
• Support structure includes an ORA, desk assistant, charge nurse, and team leaders for each service line
• One holiday worked per contract is expected
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply with at least 2 years of experience
• Former permanent staff must wait 6 months before being considered as a traveler
• An interview with the hiring manager is required prior to any offer