CVOR RN - Cardiovascular Surgery
Kingwood, Texas
Kingwood Medical Center

Registered Nurse - Cardiovascular Surgery

Location: Kingwood, Texas
Employment Type: Travel
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Unit Information

• Unit: Operating Room (Open Heart)
• Number of Beds: 457
• Number of ORs: 14 (including 1 Open Heart Room; coordinating for 2 Open Hearts)
• Staff: 8 total (4 RNs, 4 Techs)
• Shifts:

  • Day Shift: 7 AM - 3 PM with call coverage after 3 PM and weekend call
  • Night Shift: Call coverage
• Patient Ratio: 1:1
• Equipment: Standard OR equipment
• EMR System: Meditech

Required Skills

• Open Heart experience
• Cardiothoracic service line expertise

Preferred Skills

• Experience in other OR service lines such as Trauma, General Surgery, Gynecology, Urology, Orthopedics, Neurosurgery, Plastics
• Flexibility to float to other ORs when no open heart cases are scheduled

Typical Procedures

• CABG (Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting) with and without EVH (Endoscopic Vein Harvesting)
• Impellas
• Pericardial windows
• Valve replacements
• ECMO (Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation)

Personality Fit

• Dependability
• Flexibility

Requirements/Qualifications

• Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in Texas
• Minimum 1 year of Cardiovascular Operating Room (CVOR) experience within the last year
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)

Additional Information

• Years of experience required: Minimum 1 year in specialty
• Floating Area: Operating Room
• Dress Code: Navy Blue scrubs
• Call: Call assistance and holiday call assistance required

Note: Prior travel experience is not specified as required.