Travel Cardiovascular Operating Room RN
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Portsmouth Regional Hospital

Travel RN Opportunity – Portsmouth, New Hampshire

Position Details

• Specialty: Registered Nurse (RN) – Operating Room (CVOR)
• Employment Type: Travel
• Location: Portsmouth, NH
• Contract Length: 13 weeks

Unit Information

• Unit: Cardiovascular Operating Room (CVOR)
• Floor: 2nd, Main Building
• Number of OR Suites: 3
• Staffing:

  • 11 total staff members
  • Day Shift: 1 charge nurse, 3-4 RNs, 2 scrub techs, 1 aide or anesthesia tech
  • Night Shift: 3-member call team
• Patient Ratios: Approximately 3 staff members per OR
• Equipment: Open Heart, Vascular, Thoracic surgical equipment
• EMR System: Meditech

Required Skills & Experience

• Cardiac, Vascular, and Thoracic Operating Room experience (mandatory)
• Punctuality with a 30-minute call-back time
• Flexible schedule

Preferred Skills

• Ability to scrub cardiac and vascular cases
• Experience with Meditech EMR

Typical Procedures

• CABG (Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting)
• Valve surgeries
• TAVR (Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement)
• EVAR (Endovascular Aneurysm Repair)
• TEVAR (Thoracic Endovascular Aneurysm Repair)
• Carotid endarterectomy
• Fistula creation/interventions
• VATS (Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery)
• Thoracotomy
• Fem-pop bypass
• Angiograms with interventions
• LVAD (Left Ventricular Assist Device)
• RVAD (Right Ventricular Assist Device)
• ECMO (Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation)
• Level 2 trauma coverage for vascular and thoracic procedures

Work Environment & Culture

• Small, tight-knit team with long-term staff (some with nearly 20 years tenure)
• Self-motivated, team-oriented, and flexible personality fit
• Scrubs provided (specific scrub color)
• Call requirement: approximately one weekend per month and 2-3 days per week
• 3-person call team every night (2 RNs and 1 scrub tech)

Additional Information

• Located on the seacoast of New Hampshire
• Approximately 1 hour north of Boston and 1.5 hours south of the White Mountains

Certifications & Licenses

• ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support)
• BLS (Basic Life Support)
• Current Registered Nurse License