Travel Nurse RN - CVOR
Richmond, VA
Cross Country Nurses
5x8 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Job Summary:
Operating Room (OR) Specialist in open heart procedures is responsible for providing expert surgical assistance within the cardiovascular operating room environment. The role involves scrubbing for a variety of complex cardiac surgeries, including bypass, valve replacements, aortic dissection repairs, TAVR procedures, and thoracic surgeries utilizing da Vinci robotic technology. The position is located at a hospital in Richmond, Virginia.

Job Details:

• Schedule: Days shift, 8 hours per day, with a minimum of 40 hours per week, starting on 09/07/2026
• Required Qualifications: Certification in basic life support (BLS); minimum of 1 year of experience in operating room assisting, specifically with cardiac cases requiring bypass, thoracic surgeries, ECMO initiation, and robotic-assisted procedures; proficiency in scrubbing for open heart surgeries.
• Preferred Qualifications: Experience with da Vinci surgical system, ECMO procedures, and thoracic surgeries such as VATS lobectomy and mediastinal lymph node biopsy.
• Additional Information: The role entails ability to take call, with the unit operational hours from 06:30 to 15:00. Call starts at 15:00 when assigned, with weekend call coverage on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday when scheduled. The candidate must adhere to hospital-provided scrubs uniform and unit-specific policies.

Benefits
The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:

• Private housing or generous housing allowance
• Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
• Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
• Competitive salaries
• Referral bonuses
• Travel reimbursement
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Direct deposit/free checking
• Unlimited free CE credits