Why Join Us Work in a dynamic, high-acuity Level I trauma center environment with exposure to a broad range of surgical service lines including cardiac, robotics, neuro, and transplant. Required Qualifications Minimum of 24 months of current and recent Operating Room experience with a focus on CVOR (approximately 80% cardiac cases, 20% general cases).
Circulate and scrub in cardiovascular, vascular, and general operating room cases within a high-volume, Level I trauma center environment
Perform scrub and circulating roles across cardiac, vascular, thoracic, neuro, robotics, gynecology, urology, general, pediatric, and transplant service lines
Maintain efficient case turnovers with an expectation of less than 20 minutes between cases across up to 14 active OR suites
Participate in an structured CVOR orientation program progressing through general OR, vascular, and cardiac cases including shadow call and open heart scrubbing
Take general department call during initial orientation period, then transition to cardiac call coverage including weekend call
Float across multiple campuses as required to support staffing needs
Required Qualifications
Minimum of 24 months of current and recent Operating Room experience with a focus on CVOR (approximately 80% cardiac cases, 20% general cases)
Strong and proficient experience in cardiac, vascular, and thoracic surgery; basic general surgery circulating experience required
Scrub experience including open heart scrubbing required
Trauma Level II experience required; Trauma Level I experience highly preferred
EPIC EMR experience within the previous 3 years required
Must have completed at least one prior travel assignment within the previous 15 months (no first-time travelers)
Active Iowa RN license or active Compact/Multistate RN license required at time of submission
Active BLS certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross (ARC) required
Preferred Experience / Skills
Trauma Level I center experience
Professional reference from a charge nurse, supervisor, nurse manager, director, CNO, or COO within the past 24 months
Ability to both scrub and circulate across multiple service lines
Why Join Us
Work in a dynamic, high-acuity Level I trauma center environment with exposure to a broad range of surgical service lines including cardiac, robotics, neuro, and transplant
Benefit from a structured CVOR orientation program designed to set travelers up for success before transitioning to full cardiac call responsibilities