Travel RN - Operating Room - Cardiovascular OR/CVOR

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for a CVOR position at a major academic medical center requiring both scrub and circulate skills across cardiovascular, vascular, and robotic procedures.

Requirements

• Active NJ or Compact RN license required
• BLS certification required; CNOR preferred
• Minimum 3 years of CVOR experience required
• Prior Charge RN experience preferred
• Trauma/academic medical center OR experience required
• EPIC charting system experience required
• At least 1 supervisory reference required for consideration

Responsibilities

• Works in the CVOR at a tertiary referral center for cardiovascular and transplant care
• Adult open heart surgery setting within a Level I trauma hospital
• Performs both scrub and circulate roles
• Cases include CABG, aortic aneurysm repair, mitral valve replacement, MAZE procedure, TAVR, LVAD/RVAD, and thoracic procedures (lobe resection, thoracotomy, VATS)
• Vascular cases include AAA repair, carotid endarterectomy, carotid stenting, TEVAR, and femoral popliteal bypass graft
• Additional case exposure in ortho/neuro (spine fusions, laminectomy, total joint replacement), general surgery, and robotics (colorectal, GI, GYN, neuro, ortho, urologic, TORS)
• Transplant case exposure includes heart, kidney, liver, lung, and organ donation
• Night shift schedule, 3x12 hours (18:00-06:30)
• Every other weekend required
• On-call approximately 1 weekend per month, 24-hour call both Saturday and Sunday
• Floats within skillset to Main OR when no CVOR cases are scheduled
• EPIC charting experience required
• Scrub and circulate for a high-volume cardiovascular program performing 1,700+ cardiac surgeries annually, including 400+ structural heart cases
• Supports open-heart, minimally invasive, and robotic procedures including CABG, valve and aortic surgery, TAVR, transplant, ECMO, and VAD implantation
• Part of an academic medical center affiliated with Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
• Hospital-provided scrubs
• Winter holiday coverage required (work or on-call) for 1 of 2 or 2 of 3 holidays: Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's
• First-time travelers accepted, though travel experience is preferred
• Local candidates accepted at the same rate as travelers
• Former RWJBH employees (FT or PRN) must have a minimum 1-year separation from the system before returning as a traveler

Benefits

• High Pay and Bonuses
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance with Day 1 Options
• 401(k) Plan
• Weekly Payroll Deposit
• Free Online CEUs