Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for a CVOR OR Float Pool position at a large academic Level 1 trauma center, requiring a minimum of 2 years CVOR experience, prior travel experience, and the ability to both scrub and circulate cardiac surgeries.

Details

• Work setting is a large 1,000+ bed academic Level 1 trauma hospital with a 56-bed OR (inpatient and outpatient) and 5 procedural rooms
• Assigned to the OR Float Pool with a CVOR specialty focus; floating between OR rooms within the same location is possible
• Patient population includes complex CABG, valve and repeat cardiac procedures, heart failure, ECMO, VAD, heart and lung transplant, pulmonary thromboendarterectomy (PTE), cardiac trauma, and adult congenital cases
• Adult patients only; pediatric cardiac OR is a separate facility
• Schedule is 12-hour day shifts (7a–7p), Monday through Friday, with daily assignments varying based on unit need — block scheduling is not available
• On-call is required for all travelers in cardiac surgery, with 3 layers of call coverage 24/7; call requirements rotate on a 6-week cycle
• Standard schedule consists of 3x 12-hour shifts per week plus call obligations

Requirements

• Active RN license — Tennessee (TN) or Compact license required
• Current BLS certification required
• Minimum 2 years of CVOR OR experience required
• Prior travel nursing experience required
• Must be able to both scrub and circulate cardiac surgeries
• Experience with complex cardiac cases (CABG, valve, ECMO, VAD, transplant) strongly preferred

Additional Information

• Responsibilities include scrubbing and circulating on complex cardiac surgical cases including transplants, ECMO, and VAD procedures
• This is a high-acuity academic teaching environment with a broad and complex cardiac surgery caseload
• Travelers must be available for on-call responsibilities beyond their standard shift schedule, with call requirements changing every 6 weeks
• First-time travelers will not be considered for this position — prior travel experience is required