Cardiovascular Operating Room Nurse
Round Rock, Texas
Saint David's Round Rock Medical Center

Travel RN - CVOR (Cardiovascular Operating Room)

Location: Round Rock, Texas
Employment Type: Travel Contract
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Overview

Seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) for a 13-week travel contract in the Cardiovascular Operating Room (CVOR) at a hospital in Round Rock, TX. This is a backfill position requiring rotating call and weekend availability. Shifts are primarily 10-hour day shifts with some variation (8, 10, or 12-hour shifts possible).

Unit Information

• Unit: Operating Room (OR) - Department 701
• Number of Beds: 11 operating rooms
• Staffing:

  • Day Shift: 1 charge nurse, 11 RNs, 11 Techs, 2 PCTs
  • Night Shift: Mon-Thurs 2 RNs, 2 Techs; Fri-Sun 1 RN, 1 Tech
  • Weekend: 1 charge nurse, 2 RNs, 2 CSTs, 1 PCY
• Patient Ratios: 1:1
• Equipment: Microscopes, Da Vinci Xi Robot, Mako Robot, Laparoscopic Stryker tower, Stealth, Endovascular Hybrid room equipment
• EMR System: Meditech
• Permanent Positions Available: Yes

Required Skills and Experience

• Specialty: Cardiovascular Operating Room (CVOR)
• Years of Experience: Minimum 2 years CVOR experience required
• Experience Must Include:

  • All adult open heart cases
  • Open and endovascular cases, including open and endovascular AAA surgery
  • Willingness to work with Cath lab cases such as TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve replacement)
• General OR Experience: At least 1 year of basic general OR knowledge
• Certifications: ACLS, BLS
• Licenses: Registered Nurse License
• Prior Travel Experience: Travel experience required

Preferred Skills (Nice to Have)

• Trauma experience (RN and Tech)
• Vascular surgery experience (RN and Tech), including fistula creation and endarterectomy surgery

Typical Procedures Performed

• Spine surgeries: X-lif, A-lif, Decompression, ACDF
• Neurosurgery: Craniotomy
• Robotic surgeries: Thoracic, general, gynecology, urology
• Orthopedic trauma and total joint replacements (Mako Robot)
• General open and laparoscopic surgeries
• Cardiovascular surgeries: CABG, valve surgeries, aortic surgeries including trauma cases
• Endovascular procedures: TAVR, TCAR, TEVAR, EVAR, open vascular cases

Work Environment and Culture

• Flexible and adaptable to different types of cases and rooms
• Collaborative team environment with a focus on supporting new graduate techs and RNs
• Willingness to occasionally pick up extra hours is a plus but not mandatory
• Scrub color: Light blue (scrubs provided)

Call and Weekend Requirements

• Rotating call required, including weekends based on unit needs

This position is ideal for experienced CVOR RNs who have prior travel experience and are comfortable working in a fast-paced, technologically advanced OR environment with a variety of cardiovascular and general surgery cases.