Travel Nurse RN - Cardiovascular Operating Room in New Brunswick, NJ

Registered Nurse (RN) | Cardiovascular Operating Room
Location: New Brunswick, NJ
Agency: Concentric Healthcare Staffing
Pay: Competitive weekly pay (inquire for details)
Contract Duration: 13 Weeks
Start Date: ASAP

About the Position

Job Title

Registered Nurse – CVOR

Location

New Brunswick, NJ | Acute Care

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | Nights | 3x12-Hour Shifts (18:00–06:30) | Onsite

Key Responsibilities

• Perform both scrub and circulate roles within the cardiovascular operating room setting
• Support a broad range of cardiovascular and thoracic procedures including CABG, TAVR, LVAD/RVAD, aortic aneurysm repair, valve replacement, MAZE procedure, and thoracic surgeries such as lobe resection, thoracotomy, and VATS
• Assist with vascular, orthopedic/spine, general surgery, robotic, and transplant procedures as applicable within skillset
• Float to the Main OR when no CVOR cases are scheduled during the shift
• Document patient care using EPIC ; EPIC experience is required
• Provide on-call coverage approximately one weekend per month (24-hour call, Saturday and Sunday); participate in holiday coverage as required by the unit

Required Qualifications

• Active New Jersey RN license or Compact RN license required at time of submission
• BLS certification required
• Proficiency in both scrub and circulate functions in a CVOR environment
• Experience with adult open-heart surgery cases; trauma experience a plus
• Willingness and ability to float within skillset, including to the Main OR, without exception
• Availability for every-other-weekend shifts and on-call obligations as outlined
• Locals are welcome and accepted

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Prior travel nursing experience preferred
• Experience with robotic-assisted surgical procedures (colorectal, GI, GYN, neuro, ortho, urologic, or TORS)
• Familiarity with transplant procedures including heart, lung, kidney, or liver
• Experience with EPIC electronic health records system

Why Join Us

• Opportunity to work within one of New Jersey's largest academic medical centers and a leading tertiary referral destination for cardiovascular and transplant care, performing over 1,700 cardiac surgery cases annually
• Access to state-of-the-art cardiovascular operating rooms supporting open-heart, minimally invasive, and robotic procedures in a high-volume, clinically advanced environment