Description

American Traveler is seeking a Registered Nurse for a Cardiovascular Operating Room (CVOR) position requiring Trauma Level II experience and at least 24 months of recent CVOR/general OR experience.

Details

• Level I Trauma center Operating Room department with 16 OR suites, typically running 12-14 rooms
• Service lines include Cardiac/PV, Neuro, ortho (primarily trauma), robotics, gyn, uro, general, pediatrics, and transplants, with small volumes of ENT and plastics
• Approximately 80% Cardiac cases and 20% General cases, with average caseload of 35-50 cases per day and turnover expectations under 20 minutes
• 1:1 patient ratios with a 16-bed unit
• Uses Epic EMR, 3 DaVinci robots, Stealth neuro navigation technology, and Synthes or Stryker equipment for ortho trauma
• Day shift schedule, 4x10s with a rotating day off, 6:30 AM-5:00 PM, Monday-Friday, 40 hours/week
• Call requirements include up to 2 overnight shifts per week and 1 weekend per month (Friday 5pm through Monday 6:30am)
• Floating required across Iowa Methodist Medical Center, Iowa Lutheran, and Iowa Methodist campuses
• Both scrub and circulating responsibilities preferred

Requirements

• 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 and general circulating/OR experience
• Strong, proficient experience in Cardiac, vascular, and thoracic cases required
• Basic General Surgery circulating experience required if not assigned to Cardiac cases
• EPIC EMR experience within the previous 3 years required
• Trauma Level II experience required; Trauma Level I experience highly preferred
• Scrub experience including open heart scrubbing required
• Must have completed a travel assignment within the previous 15 months; first-time travelers not considered
• Driver's license required for consideration
• Supervisory performance evaluation or reference from within 24 months preferred

Additional Information

• CVOR orientation includes approximately 2-3 weeks in general OR rooms, 2 weeks circulating and scrubbing in vascular, followed by transition into cardiac circulating and scrubbing responsibilities
• For the first 6 weeks, RNs take general call for the department before progressing to cardiac call
• Charge nurses ensure assignments match RN experience level, providing additional support as needed in complex cases
• Unit is staffed 24 hours per day
• Scrubs are provided
• Holiday rotation required; contractors must work 1-2 of 3 upcoming Winter holidays unless the unit is closed
• Candidates must reside at least 50 miles from the facility
• Past UPH employees (FTE or PRN float pool) are restricted from travel assignments in other markets within 12 months of separation