Acute Care, Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Asepsis, Best Practices, Cardiac Surgery, Cardiovascular Operating Room (CVOR), Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), Environmental Monitoring, Medication Administration, Nursing, Nursing Credentials, Nursing Management, On Call, Operating Room Nursing, Patient Assessment, Patient Care, Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), Perioperative Nursing, Registered Nurse (RN), Scrub Nurse, Sterilization, Team Player, Willing to Travel
Job Title
RN OR First Assist – CVOR
LocationCincinnati, OH
Schedule / Job TypeContract | Days | Full-Time | Onsite | Monday–Friday, shift hours flex between 5:30 AM–2:00 PM depending on case load; on-call rotation averaging every third day and every third weekend
Key Responsibilities- Perform vein and radial harvest procedures; proficiency in both vein and radial harvest is required
- Conduct preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative patient assessment, care planning, and discharge instruction
- Manage nursing care of the patient within the OR and coordinate the needs of the surgical team with other care providers throughout the procedure
- Administer medications safely and consistently in accordance with applicable state practice standards and facility policies
- Monitor the OR environment and personnel for adherence to aseptic technique; anticipate scrub nurse needs and manage sterile supplies and equipment
- Participate in on-call rotation as assigned, including weekend call coverage
Required Qualifications- Current RN license in the state of practice or covered under a Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC)
- RNFA (Registered Nurse First Assistant) certification required
- Minimum of 4 years of RN experience required
- Minimum of 1 year of travel nursing experience required
- Proficiency in vein harvest and radial harvest required
- Dysrhythmia exam completion required
Preferred Experience / Skills- BLS, ACLS, and/or PALS certifications from an approved source
- CNOR (Certified Perioperative Nurse) certification
- Completion of an OR internship program or Periop 101 training
- Knowledge of AORN standards, sterile field guidelines, and perioperative best practices
Why Join Us- Opportunity to work in a specialized open heart surgery environment with a collaborative interdisciplinary surgical team
- Travel contract role offering professional growth in a high-acuity CVOR setting
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Concentric Healthcare Staffing