CVOR RN
Charleston, West Virginia
Charleston Area Medical Center Memorial Hospital

Operating Room RN

Location: Charleston, West Virginia Employment Type: Travel/Contract Specialty: Registered Nurse Contract Length: 13 weeks Schedule: 3x12 day shifts (0645-1915) or evening 4x10 shifts (14:30-23:00), 40 hours per week, 10 hours per day Call: 1 day of call per week, plus 1-2 weekends per 4-5 week schedule. On-call response time is 30 minutes. Guaranteed Hours: 36 Average Daily Census: 22 cases Facility Type: Short-term acute care, Level IV Trauma Center, 838 total staffed beds Parking: Free for travelers Scrub Color: Royal blue, white, or a combination of both Holiday RTO: Limit holiday time-off requests to no more than 1 of the 3 major holidays.

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in West Virginia
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Driver's license
• BLS issued by American Heart Association
• CVOR experience of 1 year, obtained within the last year
• Cardiac patient experience
• General surgery experience (including colorectal/colon resections, laparoscopic assisted surgeries, Whipples, liver resections, thyroids, mastectomies)
• Vascular surgery experience (including AV fistulas/grafts, aortic surgeries/bypasses, femoral-to-popliteal or distal bypasses, carotids, embolectomies)
• Thoracic surgery experience
• Orthopedic surgery experience (including arthroscopies and total joints)
• ENT surgery experience (including trachs, laryngectomies, radical neck dissections)
• Urology surgery experience (including cystectomies, nephrectomies, prostatectomies, various implants, cysto-related procedures)
• GYN surgery experience (including abdominal/vaginal hysterectomies, posterior/anterior repairs)
• Robotic surgery experience (including GYN, colorectal, hernias, lap Nissens)

Preferred Qualifications

• None stated.

Submission and Eligibility Requirements

• 100-mile radius rule (candidates 75-99 miles away can be sent for facility approval)
• Permanent employees cannot return as travelers until 2 years after their last day worked as permanent staff.
• Submission packet must include one PDF containing: candidate profile (work history), specialty skills checklist, at least 2 manager or charge nurse references from the past 2 years, RN license verification, driver's license, and Social Security card.

Onboarding and Compliance Requirements

• Background: 7-year criminal background check within 30 days of start, plus SSN trace, counties, sex offender search, and national criminal search. International searches are required for candidates who lived or worked internationally in the past 7 years. A new background check is required after a break in service of 30 days or more.
• Exclusion checks: SAM and HHS/OIG checks, each completed independently within 30 days of start and updated annually. Sex offender search within 30 days of start, updated annually.
• Drug screen: Within 30 days of start, updated annually. Must include amphetamines, barbiturates, cocaine, opiates, phencyclidine, benzodiazepines, methadone, and propoxyphene. Placeholders or pending clearances are not accepted.
• Physical: Within 1 year of start, updated annually. Must be signed by a physician, DO, MD, NP, or PA and state the candidate is "in good health, free from communicable diseases, and has no physical limitations to perform job duties."
• TB: Negative TB test within 3 months of start. A 2-step TB skin test is acceptable if both steps are completed within 2 weeks of each other. QuantiFERON Gold or T-SPOT is preferred. An annual TB questionnaire is required.
• Immunizations and titers:

  • Tdap given after age 11 (does not need renewal)
  • Rubeola, mumps, and varicella: 2 vaccines or positive titers required. Negative or equivocal titers require 2 boosters at least 28 days apart.
  • Rubella: 2 vaccines or positive titer required. Negative or equivocal titers require 1 booster before start.
  • Hepatitis B: Positive HBsAb titer required. A candidate with a negative titer may sign a declination.
• Flu vaccine: Required for all candidates. Flu season runs October 1 through March 31. Candidates must be compliant by the facility deadline, and declinations are not accepted. Exemptions are accepted with documentation. Flu vaccine is available onsite at no cost.
• COVID vaccine: Not required.
• Fit testing: Annual. Only 3M N95 1860 (small or regular) and Aura 9205 are accepted. A PAPR accommodation is available if the candidate fails fit testing.
• Color blind testing: Online, required before start.
• Competency exams: Medication test/pharmacology competency exam, which candidates may attempt up to 3 times. Pass/fail testing (EKG exam, medication calculation exam, and blood administration test) is required for nursing candidates, with 2 attempts per exam.
• Inservice modules: Approximately 4 hours, completed at least 1 week before start. A transcript or certificate of completion is required before start.
• Skills checklist: Annual specialty skills checklist must show true skills.
• Reference: 1 required, from a manager, supervisor, or charge nurse at a facility worked within the past year. A charge nurse reference must confirm they directly supervised the candidate.
• Other forms: Facility-specific forms, including a WV state liability form, WV state time gap form, dress code policy, time and attendance, medical release form, and agency/contractor attestation form.