Travel Nurse RN - OR - Operating Room
Berlin, VT
Care Career
4x10 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Operating Room (OR) RN – Travel Assignment

Facility: Central Vermont Medical Center
Location: 130 Fisher Rd., Berlin, VT 05602
Unit: Operating Room
Job ID: 62583508
Contract Length: 16–26 weeks
Shift: 10-hour days

 

Schedule

• Monday–Friday
• Day shifts: 6:50 AM–3:30 PM or 6:50 AM–5:30 PM
• Evening shift: 11:00 AM–7:30 PM
• Facility may accommodate one set day off.
• No block scheduling.
• Schedule flexibility is required; hours and days may be adjusted based on unit needs.
• No regular weekend shifts are listed in the facility details, but the requisition comments require schedule flexibility, including possible every-other-weekend adjustments.

Call Requirements

• One weekday evening call per week, from 3:30 PM–7:00 AM.
• One weekend call rotation approximately every 3–5 weeks, covering Friday evening, Saturday, and Sunday.
• Evening-shift staff are not required to take weekday call.
• Holiday rotation with existing staff.

Experience & Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of overall clinical experience.
• Minimum 2 years of recent OR experience.
• Strong experience in:
  • Orthopedics
  • General surgery
  • Gynecology
• Eye/cataract experience is preferred; candidates with limited eye experience may be considered if strong in general, orthopedic, and GYN cases.
• Must be comfortable with both circulating and scrubbing; strong circulators may be considered, but scrub experience is highly preferred.
• Must be willing to circulate C-sections. Training will be provided.
• Recent Epic experience within the past 2 years is mandatory and nonnegotiable.

Required Certifications

• AHA BLS
• AHA ACLS

Clinical Environment & Skills

• Five operating rooms.
• Patient population: Adolescents, adults, and geriatric patients.
• Circulate and scrub responsibilities.
• Primary service lines:
  • Orthopedics, total joints, and sports medicine
  • Minor orthopedic trauma cases, including ORIFs
  • Cataract procedures
  • General surgery
  • Podiatry
  • Urology
  • Gynecology
  • Cardiology, including pacemaker insertions

Equipment & Systems

• EMR: Epic
• Medication systems: Pyxis and medication room
• IV pumps: Baxter
• Monitors: Mindray
• General OR equipment and anesthesia machines
• Anesthesia manages ventilators.

Floating

• No floating required.

Orientation & Submission Requirements

• Three days of unit orientation.
• Biweekly Monday orientations.
• Employment gaps exceeding 90 days must be explained.
• Complete work history is required, including facility type, bed count, and EMR details.
• Reliable personal transportation or a rental vehicle is strongly recommended. Public transportation is not accessible in the area.
• During November–April, vehicles should have all-season or snow tires.

Pay & Mileage Tiers

Rates are tiered according to the candidate's direct-line mileage from the facility:

• Travel: 101 miles or more
• Radius: 51–100 miles
• Local: 50 miles or less

Important Notes

• Submission-to-offer process is Monday–Sunday.
• No block schedules for any reason.
• Schedule flexibility is essential.
• The facility information was last updated in 2022, so current requirements and scheduling details should be reconfirmed.
• The posting lists 112 contract weeks, which conflicts with the stated 16–26-week assignment. Confirm the actual contract duration before presenting it to candidates.