Travel RN - Operating Room

Travel RN - Operating Room

American Traveler

Charleston, West Virginia, United States

Assignment type: travel

Shift: Evenings

Length (weeks): 13

Openings: 2

$2,335.00/week (estimated advertised weekly pay)

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced Operating Room RN with cardiovascular and general surgery proficiency for a Level IV trauma teaching hospital, requiring a WV or compact RN license.

Details

• Operating Room setting with an average daily census of 22 cases
• Evening shift schedule of 4x10 hours (2:30 PM-11:00 PM)
• Every other weekend work required
• On-call requirement of 1 day per week plus 1-2 weekends per 4-5 week schedule with a 30-minute response time
• Overnight call shifts (7p-7a) typically covered by staff unless call-ins occur
• Charting system is Cerner

Requirements

• Active WV or Compact RN license required (pending license accepted for submission)
• BLS certification required
• Minimum 2 years of RN experience and 1 year of in-specialty experience required
• Must have cardiovascular (CV) and general surgery experience
• Proficiency required in circulating and scrub roles
• Proficiency required in vein harvesting and radial artery harvesting
• Must be proficient in vascular, orthopedic, general, ENT, urology, robotics, and GYN surgical procedures
• Minimum 2 Manager or Charge Nurse references from the past 2 years required
• Flu vaccine required during flu season (October 1-March 31) unless medically exempt
• First-time travelers accepted if experience requirements are met

Additional Information

• Facility is a short-term acute care, Level IV Trauma Center and major teaching hospital, member of the Council of Teaching Hospitals and Health Systems (COTH)
• Scrub color requirement is royal blue, white, or a combination of both
• Candidates must reside more than 100 miles from the facility, with 75-99 miles considered on a case-by-case basis at the same pay rate
• Former CAMC permanent employees must wait 2 years after their last day worked before returning as a traveler
• Current employees of the Vandalia Health System (including CAMC, Mon Health, Davis Medical Center, Broaddus Hospital, Webster Memorial Hospital, Grafton City Hospital, Highland-Clarksburg Hospital, and Minnie Hamilton Health System) are not eligible for travel contracts within the system
• Orientation held every other Thursday
• Non-billable training modules required prior to start, averaging 2-6 hours to complete
• Free parking provided for travelers
• Holiday RTO requests limited to no more than 1 of the 3 major holidays