CVOR RN
Seattle, Washington
Virginia Mason Medical Center and Seattle Medical Center

CVOR RN

Overview

• Location: Seattle, Washington
• Contract Length: 13 weeks
• Shift: Days, 10 hours per day, 40 hours per week
• Parking: Travelers must pay for parking until 7pm. Garage parking has daily and monthly options, and King County Transit is an option.

Required Qualifications

• BLS, WA or Compact License
• Cardiac experience
• ENT experience (FESS, septoplasty, cochlear implant, tympanoplasty, laryngoscopy, and soft tissue procedures such as thyroid and parathyroid)
• DaVinci XI experience
• Two years of CVOR experience (the manager will consider travelers with less experience if they are strong candidates)
• Ability to scrub

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of multiple case types, including cardiac
• Scrub skills

Assignment Details

• Facility Setup: 22 suites, with capacity to expand to 26 across 3 floors, including 25 rooms and 2 cardiac rooms
• Case Volume: 50 to 65 cases per day, including 2 to 5 cardiac cases per day
• Service Lines: 16 total
• Common Cases: CABG, MVR, AVR, commando procedure, MAZE, and other complex valve repair. Large and complex cases and robotic DaVinci XI cases (Gyn, Uro, General).
• Float Scope: Floating requirements are listed as none. Case details note the ability to float and circulate in at least 2 of the following when light on cardiac: GYN, Uro, Vascular, Plastic, Ortho (total hips/knees), Neuro, Cardiovascular, Thoracic, General (Breast, HPB, Bariatric), Sports Med (Hand, Podiatry), Kidney (or kidney/pancreatic) transplants, and ENT.
• Scrub Color/Dress Code: Teal, provided. Follows AORN standards.
• Charge Nurse: The charge nurse runs the board and is available as a resource.

Schedule

• 4–10-hour shifts with variable days, Monday through Friday
• Start times: 0630, 0900, or 1100. Start times stay consistent within the same week.
• Tuesdays and Fridays have later start times for in-services and team meetings.
• No self-scheduling

Call

• 7 call shifts per 4-week schedule, scheduled by the manager
• Weekday call: from end of shift until 7am the next morning
• Weekend call: 24 hours (7am to 7am), rotated between staff and travelers
• No holiday call
• Response time: 30 minutes, with a call room available

Orientation

• 5–10 days, including EHR training and time on the unit with a preceptor

Additional Notes

• Shifts of 9 and 11 hours help provide staff breaks.
• Physicians and the team are very helpful and willing to teach.
• Travelers tend to extend as long as they can.