OR RN
Martinsburg, WV
Host Healthcare
5x8 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

OR RN

Overview

• Location: Martinsburg, West Virginia
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Start: ASAP
• Shift: Days, 8-hour shifts, Monday to Friday, 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM (40 hours/week)
• Unit: OR, with 9 ORs, 1 procedure room, and 1 hybrid room
• Volume: About 35-45 cases per day
• Staffing: OR staff is almost all travelers

Required Qualifications

• Certifications (RN): BLS and ACLS
• Experience: 3 years of experience in the specialty (the higher of the stated 2-3 years)
• Previous travel assignments: 2-3 previous travel assignments
• Orthopedic experience
• Robotics: Must have experience passing arms in and out for robotic cases
• Night and evening shifts: Must have experience with all specialties (11-11, 3-11, and nights require full experience across all service lines)

Preferred

• Certifications: PALS
• Scrubbing: Scrubbing experience as an RN (a plus, not required)

Schedule and Scheduling

• Varied start times, primarily day and evening
• Shifts offered: 7:00-5:30, 7:00-3:00, 9:00-5:00, 11:00-7:00, 3:00-11:00, and 11:00-11:00
• No self-scheduling for travelers
• Block scheduling is available if it meets unit needs (the shift will be stated in the job need)
• Charge nurse coverage 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM; charge nurses will circulate cases if needed
• Travelers rotate through charge. Night RN is the only RN on with 2 techs, so the nurse must be comfortable working alone with them.

Call Requirements

• Weeknight: One weeknight on-call, 7:00 PM to 7:00 AM, rotation varies (RN and CST)
• Weekend: One weekend 24-hour on-call shift per month, 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM (RN and CST)
• Holiday: Rotation as needed
• Call response time: 30 minutes. If on call and more than 30 minutes away, the nurse is required to stay.

Case Coverage

• Common cases (open 24/7): General, ENT, eyes, orthopedics, and robotics (da Vinci and Rosa). Orthopedic cases include spine, joints, fractures, sports medicine, podiatry, and hands. Other cases include trauma, vascular, and pediatric dental and ENT procedures. Emergent cases include appendectomies and stab wounds.
• Exclusions: All surgical cases except CVOR. L&D covers C-sections.
• Float scope: Outpatient surgery as needed

Submission Requirements

• Candidates can be submitted to only one position at a time across the system.
• Driver's license address must be more than 50 miles from the facility.
• Previous permanent candidates must have been gone for 2 years.
• Previous travelers who worked there for 1 full year must have been gone for 2 years.
• Travel teams must be submitted together in one email.
• Only 2 candidates may be submitted per opening. If the position is at maximum, submissions are held until a spot opens.
• Any background hits must be disclosed at the time of submission.

Other Details

• Orientation: 3 shifts over 1 week
• Scrubs: Provided for RNs and OR techs
• Support staff: No aides or housekeeping. Techs are responsible for turning over rooms.