Location: Springfield, Oregon
Facility: Short-term acute care, nonprofit, Level II Trauma Center, 385 total staffed beds
Start date: ASAP (4 weeks from offer for compliance requirements)
Contract length: 13 weeks
Shift: 3x12-hour day shifts, 6:45 AM to 7:15 PM
Guaranteed hours: 36 per week
Weekends: Every other weekend
On-call: Up to four 8-hour shifts per month, per 4-week cycle
Required Qualifications
Valid RN license in Oregon
Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
Operating Room experience: 1 year, with OR experience within the last year
One completed travel assignment
Experience working with Level 1 Trauma patients
Experience working with Level 2 Trauma patients
Experience with robotic surgery
Orthopedics experience, including total joint surgery procedures
Neurology experience, including craniotomy
Experience with endovascular/hybrid procedures
Vascular Surgery experience
Urology experience
Experience with Epic
BLS issued by American Heart Association, American Red Cross, or Military Training Network
ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) issued by American Heart Association, American Red Cross, or Military Training Network
PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) issued by American Heart Association, American Red Cross, or Military Training Network
Work Environment
Performs high-acuity ortho, neuro, and general cases at all hours as part of its Level 2 Trauma certification
Approximately 60-70 cases per day
Robotics program with 4 actively used robot rooms, including one new da Vinci 5
Equipment includes Doppler, ultrasound, Neptune, Aquamantis, video systems, lasers, various stapling systems, Hana and Jackson tables, da Vinci Xi robots, neuro beds with attachments, and cryoablation
Charting system: Epic
Scrubs provided in the OR
Free parking
Policies and Restrictions
Does not accept first-time travelers
Does not accept local candidates
Does not float within scope to meet facility needs
No identified limitations on return-to-origin (RTO); each submission is reviewed case by case
Compliance Requirements
Background checks: Full background check within 60 days of start, plus exclusion list checks (EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG) run 15 days before start and every 45 days after, and Social Security verification
Education verification: Highest education related to the specialty, or transcript/diploma if verification isn't possible
Drug testing: Within 30 days of start (marijuana screening required for Oregon and Alaska candidates only)
Physical exam: Within 1 year of start
TB: Negative IGRA or 2 PPDs within 1 year of start, plus an annual TB questionnaire
Immunizations: Tdap, MMR (rubeola, mumps, rubella), varicella, and hepatitis B, each with documentation or a facility-specific declination
Flu: Vaccine or declination documentation required during flu season (11/01 to 03/31); the deadline for working candidates is 10/31
Fit test: Required within 1 year of start for onsite candidates and updated annually
Orientation: Online orientation quiz that must be passed with a score of 100%, plus an orientation checklist and manual review
Other: Photo for badge, signed criminal disclosure statement, demographic form, and workplace violence prevention plan review
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