OR Transplant RN
Washington, District of Columbia
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital

OR Transplant RN

Location: Washington, District of Columbia Employment Type: Travel/Contract Contract Length: 13 weeks Specialty: Registered Nurse

Schedule

• Shift: Day (4x10 hours), 7:00 AM to 5:30 PM, 40 hours per week
• Open shift options: 4x10s, 2x12s, or 2x8s
• Shift pattern: 2x12 Day (7 AM to 7 PM) or 2x8 Day (7 AM to 3 PM), alternating
• Weekend requirement: None stated

On-Call Requirement

• First contract: No on-call requirement
• Extension: Up to 8 calls per 8-week period, with a 60-minute response time

Time Off and Work Rules

• 3 days of RTO per 13-week contract
• 7 days of RTO between contracts if extending
• All travelers must work a full guaranteed weekly schedule (GWW) every week

Unit Information

• Ratio: 1:1
• Patient diagnoses: Liver, pancreatic cancer, congenital liver and small bowel abnormalities
• Special procedures: Whipple, pancreatectomy, hepatectomy, small bowel transplant, liver transplant (pediatric and adult)
• Scrubs: Provided by the unit (blue)
• Role focus: Works solely on transplant cases

Requirements

• Valid RN license in District of Columbia
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• OR - Operating Room experience (2 years), with experience within the last year
• Experience with Whipple procedure, hepatectomy, and transplant surgery
• Experience working with liver transplant patients
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• Completion of one travel assignment
• Driver's License
• Must be able to circulate and scrub for hepatobiliary, kidney, and liver transplants. The unit will consider candidates who can circulate only but prefers both skillsets.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification; the source directs review to AHA and ARC only
• Competency exam within 3 years of start, with a passing score of 80% or higher
• Medication/pharmacology competency exam before start and every 3 years, with a passing score of 80% or higher
• Color blind testing (online or in-person exam acceptable)
• Skills checklist before start and updated annually
• Facility modules to complete before start, which take multiple hours
• Criminal background check within 90 days of start covering the past 7 years; federal exclusion checks (EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG) before start and monthly
• Education verification for the highest degree required by the position
• Employment application covering 7 years of work history with no gaps
• Work history: at least 2 years within the past 7 years, preferably the two most recent years (attestations acceptable)
• Two positive supervisory references, including one from the most recent assignment, supporting at least 2 years of experience in the previous 3 years
• Drug screen within 90 days of start; panel excludes marijuana, and a new screen is needed after a break in service of 6 months or more
• Physical exam signed by an MD, PA, NP, or DO, stating the candidate can perform work without accommodations and is free from communicable disease, updated annually

Health Requirements

• Influenza vaccine: Required for all employees. Medical or religious exemptions must be approved, and the source notes that very few are approved. Vaccines cannot be received onsite.
• Tuberculosis: Negative PPD, Quantiferon, or T-spot within 1 year, or documented past positive with a chest X-ray and annual TB questionnaire. The TB questionnaire is required annually for all candidates.
• Measles, mumps, and rubella: Documentation of 2 MMR vaccines or a positive titer
• Varicella: Documentation of 2 VZV vaccines or a positive titer
• Hepatitis B: Titer, series of 3, or signed declination
• N95 fit test: Within 9 months of start, updated annually
• Tdap: Vaccine within 10 years is preferred