RN (Registered Nurse)

Unit Notes
6/8 or 6/22 orientation
prior Cerner charting preferred. Float to ACU if no cases/LC.


- Unit: OR - CVOR and regular
- # suites: 8 suites, 2 of the suites are used for CVOR
- # of cases per day: Performs over 700 open heart surgeries a year and nearly 2,400 orthopedic cases, including 350 joint replacements.
- Certs/Tech certified: RN:BLS, ACLS, PALS, NIHSS, Techs: BLS, CST-preferred- FOR CVOR RN must have at least 5 of general and an additional 2 years of CVOR so total of 7 yrs, CST- would be great if they have CVOR experience and C-section experience- must have robotics experience
- Ratios: 1:1
- EMR: Cerner- surginet
- Charge Nurse: Yes-relieves breaks
- OR techs: Yes- OR techs
- Weekend Requirement - RN's: Not other than call
- Weekend Requirement - CST's: Not other than call
- Call Requirement - RN's: Call required-rotates with core staff, Call will be one weekday call from 2230-0630 and the 24 hours of weekend cal per month. The person can take 24 hrs straight, which I do not recommend or split it into two 12 hour shifts.
- Call Requirement - CST's: Call required-rotates with core, typically evrey other day- and evrey 3rd weekend
- What is call response time: 30-60 minutes
- Holidays: Work into perm. Staff rotation- expected to work most holidays
- Scrub Color/ Provided: Scrubs provided by the department. Must wear business casual/or Navy scrubs in to work-no gym attire allowed. Must - change back out of provided scrubs before leaving facility.
- Tele: Yes- anesthesia monitors
- Vents: Yes
- Surgeon on call hours: Surgeon's on-call 24/7
- IV Team: None
- RT 24/7: Yes
- Pharmacy 24/7: Yes
- Shifts: Varied Shifts- 10 hr shifts for the General OR, 10 hr shifts for the CVOR
- Floating: None
- Floor specific orientation: 3-7 days of OR orientation for RN, Techs max of 3 days before on their own
- Common types of cases : General ortho, ie, total hip/total joints, neuro, ie, craionotomy/laminectomy/burr hole urology, appy, choly, and robotics. Have to have robotics or da vinci experience. CVOR-open heart, TAVR, AVR valve replacement.
- Scrubbing required - RN's: No


- Sterile Processing Info: For SPD position: Must have certified SPD certification from National certification for all SPD techs- don't have to have BLS for this position
- Equipment Used: Auto- claving