CVOR RN
Charleston, South Carolina
Medical University of South Carolina - University Hospital

CVOR and General OR RN

Overview

• Location: Charleston, South Carolina
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Shift: Night, 3x12-hour shifts, 6:00 PM to 6:30 AM, Monday to Friday (36 hours/week)
• On-call: No call. Holiday call may be required.

Experience

• Years of experience required: 2
• First-time travelers: Accepted only with 5+ years of experience
• Case experience required: Circulating on complex cardiac, thoracic, vascular, surgical oncology, colorectal, Pans/Bili MIS (Davinici), plastics, endocrine, and bariatric cases
• Case types: CABG, TAVR, LVAD, Impella, valve, ascending and descending aorta, heart and lung transplants, and similar cases

Required Qualifications

• Active South Carolina or multistate RN license, in hand at the start of the contract
• CVOR (2 years of experience)
• CVOR experience within the last year
• ACLS: Advanced Cardiac Life Support issued by American Heart Association or RQI
• BLS issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Experience working with cardiac patients
• Experience working with bariatric patients
• Must be able to circulate thoracic cases
• Must be able to circulate vascular cases
• Must be able to circulate surgical oncology cases
• Must be able to circulate colorectal cases
• Must be able to circulate pancreatic/biliary MIS (da Vinci) cases
• Must be able to circulate plastics cases
• Must be able to circulate endocrine cases
• Must be able to circulate bariatric cases

Preferred

• COVID vaccination (highly preferred, not required)
• Copy of diploma or transcript (highly preferred)

Location and Logistics

• Local candidates: 60-mile local radius. Locals accepted case by case.
• Time off requests (RTO): Must be submitted at the time of submission. Approval is based on department needs.
• Call-off: The facility may call off the traveler 1 shift per 2 weeks.
• Parking: A permit is required from the parking office. A $20 registration fee covers a hang tag for the garage. Additional fees may apply outside the garage.
• Hurricane season (June to November): All employees and contractors may be assigned to emergency response teams. Travelers should not confirm new or extended assignments during this period if this is a concern.

Facility Highlights

• Type: Level I Trauma Center, teaching facility, Magnet hospital
• Staffed beds: 820
• Charting: EPIC (software familiarity, not a credential)

Onboarding

• Radiation badges may take 5 to 7 days to arrive. Candidates cannot start without one, though they may orient.
• Onboarding modules take about 2 hours and must be completed on a laptop or computer before orientation. Travelers not finished at orientation will be sent home.
• A clear passport-style badge photo is required, with a frontal view from the shoulders up, business casual attire, and no sunglasses or hats. It must be on file by Wednesday before the start week.