Description

American Traveler is hiring a CVOR RN for a short-term winter coverage assignment at a Level I Trauma Center, requiring independent cardiac surgery scrub and circulate skills.

Details

• CVOR unit within a Level I Trauma Center, academic medical center setting
• 10-week contract specifically for winter coverage
• Day shift schedule consisting of 2x12 hour and 2x8 hour shifts per week (7a-3:30p or 10:45a-7:15p)
• 40 hours per week with guaranteed hours
• Average patient ratio of 1:2
• Floating required within scope to meet facility needs
• On-call requirement of two 24-hour calls per schedule plus 2 calls per Monday-Friday week (7p-11p or 7p-7a), with 1 day per week available to stay late
• Not open to block scheduling
• Uses Epic charting system
• Scrubs provided

Requirements

• Active RN license (CT or Compact) required prior to start date, though pending license accepted at time of submission
• BLS certification required; ACLS also required
• Minimum 2 years of CVOR experience required (1.5 years considered if Level I trauma or travel experience)
• Must be able to independently scrub and circulate cardiac surgery cases
• Experience with cardiovascular procedures such as CABG, aortic aneurysm repair, mitral valve replacement, TAVR, VAD, and IABP
• Thoracic surgery experience preferred, including VATS, thoracotomy, lobe resection, and mediastinoscopy
• Trauma Level I experience at a large facility required
• One professional reference required
• Flu vaccine required with no declinations accepted
• COVID vaccine and booster required, with exemptions only for religious or medical reasons

Additional Information

• Provide perioperative nursing care for cardiovascular and thoracic surgical procedures
• Local radius restrictions waived for this 10-week assignment
• No holiday RTO permitted; maximum of 5 days RTO allowed
• Must be available to start by 12/18/2026
• Previous permanent staff must have been separated from the facility for at least 2 years to be considered as a traveler
• First-time travelers are accepted for this position
• Travelers may be required to participate in natural disaster or emergency response activities