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

Operating Room RN

Location: Charleston, West Virginia Employment type: Travel/Contract Contract length: 13 weeks Facility type: Short-term acute care, Level IV Trauma Center, major teaching hospital (838 staffed beds) Average daily census: 22 cases

Schedule

• Shift: 3x12 days, 0645-1915. Other listed shifts are 9a or 9p, or 11a-11p.
• Guaranteed hours: 36 per week
• Weekends: Required
• On call: 1 day of call per week, plus 1-2 weekends per 4-5 week schedule. Responds within 30 minutes when on call.
• Holidays: Limit holiday time-off requests to no more than 1 of the 3 major holidays. No restrictions on RTO otherwise.
• Start dates: Orientation is two days (Thursday and Friday), held every other week.

Required Qualifications

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

Licensure and Credentials

• WV or Compact RN license required. A pending RN license can be submitted with the application.
• BLS certification required. Certification must be complete, not pending, or completed onsite.
• State license, CV, board certification, ACLS/BLS, and NPI must be on file before the application is processed.
• Clean license required. Nursys and state license primary source verification must be run within 30 days of start.

Background, Health, and Compliance

• 7-year criminal background check within 30 days of start, including SSN trace, counties, sex offender search, and national criminal search. International searches are needed if the candidate lived or worked internationally in the past 7 years.
• SAM and OIG checks within 30 days of start, updated annually, completed independently.
• Drug screen within 30 days of start, updated annually. Must include amphetamines, barbiturates, cocaine, opiates, phencyclidine, benzodiazepines, methadone, and propoxyphene. No placeholders or pending clearances.
• 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.
• Negative TB test within 3 months of start. Annual TB questionnaire required.
• Flu vaccine or approved exemption required. Must be compliant by 11/11. Flu season runs October 1 through March 31.
• Tdap required.
• Measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella: 2 vaccines or positive titers required.
• Hepatitis B: positive titer required, or a signed declination if the titer is negative.
• COVID vaccine not required.
• Annual fit testing required. Accepted masks: 3M N95 1860 (small or regular) and Aura 9205. A PAPR accommodation is available if the candidate fails fit testing.
• Vaccine medical or religious exemptions require approval before start.
• Color blindness testing completed before start.

Documents and Submission

• Valid driver's license and Social Security card required. A Social Security card may be pending if I-9 and E-Verify are complete.
• One PDF containing: candidate profile (work history), specialty skills checklist, 2 manager or charge nurse references from the past 2 years, RN license verification, driver's license, and Social Security number.
• One reference required from a manager, supervisor, or charge nurse from a facility worked within 1 year of start. Charge nurse references must confirm direct supervision.
• Annual skills checklist for specialty.
• Perm employees cannot return as travelers for 2 years after their last day worked as perm.
• Submission requires the facility application request form, delegate form, and WV State liability and time gap forms.

Clinical Training and Competencies

• Pass/fail testing for nursing candidates only. Two attempts per exam: EKG exam, medication calculation exam, and blood administration test.
• Medication/pharmacology competency exam required. Up to 3 attempts without approval to reset.
• Facility inservice modules (about 4 hours) must be completed 1 week before start. Transcript or certificate of completion required before start. Includes OR staff blood quiz.
• EKG review packet and RN/LPN math calculation packet, reviewed before start, with no test at orientation.
• Blood administration policy reviewed before start.

Other Notes

• Free parking for travelers.
• Scrub color: royal blue, white, or a combination.
• Free flu vaccine available onsite. Last day for onsite vaccination is April 1.