Perm Placement: CVOR RN - Winchester VA

Perm Placement: CVOR RN

Location
Winchester VA

Job Type
Full-Time Regular

• Work hours and on call hours required - 6:30am - 5pm (4 10 hours)
• Types of diagnoses and patients care for in unit – Level 2 trauma center
• Reporting structure - Clinical Manager of OR

* Salary and shift diff pay- salary varies based on experience level/$49.24 is mid-grade- pay could be higher or lower depending on experience level

Shift Diff

3.50 evenings

5.00 nights

3.75 weekend day

5.00 weekend evening

6.50 weekend night

• Relocation fee and applicable details - Yes - If applicants current residence is 50 – 300 miles from their primary work location; $5,000. If applicants current residence is > 300 miles

from their primary work location; $7,500

• Sign on bonus and applicable details - $15,000-$20,000 depending on RN II or RN III experience level
• Urgency of need to fill - IMMEDIATE
• Description of interview process - Applications will be sent to Talent Acquisition for vetting and then moved to Operations Manager if passes initial screening

Description

Top Client in need of Perm Placement: CVOR RN

Job Details
This job description is based on an evaluation of the position at the time this description was written. This job description will change from time to time as tasks, organization and technology change. Accordingly, the employer reserves the unlimited right to revise all or any part of this job description and the essential functions of the job and to add or eliminate
essential functions of any position. Designation of any job duty as an "essential function" is not intended as an assurance or guarantee that an employee has any right to perform that particular job duty, except as required by the employer.

Job Summary
A Cardiovascular Operating Room (CVOR) Registered Nurse is the nurse advocate for patients undergoing cardiac surgery. Responsibilities including assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, evaluation, documentation and time management.
*Assists in positioning, responding to comfort/safety of patient during all phases of surgery.
*Provides for accurate care and handling of specimens.
*Observes and enforces strict standards of asepsis.
*Responsible to demonstrate ongoing competency in the use of surgical equipment, including but not limited to surgical beds, electrocautery generators, suction devices, video equipment, point-of-care testing, positioning devices, and other specialized equipment.
*Observes, checks, and monitors all pieces of equipment used during surgery to confirm they are running smoothly.
*Completes patient documentation in electronic medical record.
*Inventories all countable items both pre- and post-surgery to ensure none remain in the patient post-operatively.

Scrub Nurse role adds the following additional duties:
*Maintains the integrity of the sterile field; selects and handles instruments and supplies used for the operation, passing them to surgeon and assistant as needed.
The CVOR RN will be expected to float into non-cardiac specialties when not functioning in cardiac cases.
A Registered Nurse III (RN III) is responsible for the care of the population they are assigned.
A RN III is required to complete yearly mandatory competencies, any unit specific competencies that are identified by the Director/Designee as it relates to the patient population of their unit as well as completion of the Professional Practice Ladder requirements which include: Assuming responsibility as Charge Nurse, PI Activity and department initiatives, communicates and shares information to Director/Designee and co-workers from unit or hospital committee, a Valley Health paid Education, Seminar/Conference, workshop or Nursing Article.
Portfolio is current and submitted to Director/Designee annually by March 1st. Must be on a committee and provide validation of participation. Routinely solicits and validates patient/family satisfaction, participates in peer review for unit and develops bulletin board or poster that provides educational information to staff/patients/family members.

Education
Degree/Diploma Program of Study Additional Information
Bachelors Nursing (BSN) required
Masters Nursing (MSN) preferred

Experience
Advancement to this level requires a minimum of 5616 hours of RN experience

Certification & Licensures
RN License required *
BLS Certification (Basic Life Support) - American Heart ‘Healthcare
Provider’ (HCP) - AHA approved required **
Relevant Specialty Certification preferred

Additional Certification/Licensure Requirements
* Based on primary state of residency and in accordance with current Virginia Board of Nursing Regulations, must be licensed or eligible to practice pending licensure as a Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Virginia with either a: Multi-state license, under the Nurse Licensure Compact OR Single-state license, valid in Virginia only
** New hires must have American Heart Association (AHA) appropriate certification prior to completion of orientation.

Qualifications

• Meets all requirements of a RN II
• Competent to provide case based on the cognitive, physical, emotional and chronological stages of human growth and development
• Competent to provide care using the nursing process
• Must have a reliable means of phone communication with hospital

Criminal Background Checks
VA State Police
3rd Party Background Check

Physical Demands
20 A Nursing, Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA), Patient Care Tech.
Work Function/Activity : Light to heavy physical demand (20 to 100 lbs) * Frequent hand washing required. * Occasionalsitting. * Frequent standing, walking, bending, squatting, crouching, kneeling, lifting, pulling, pushing, carrying, holding, stretching, reaching, climbing. * Frequent repetitive arm, hand and finger movements. * Frequent use of surgical and medical equipment and materials. * Visual ability to see details at a distance (corrected to 20/40) and at a close range (within a few feet of the observer), to match or detect differences between colors, shades of color, brightness and to judge which of several objects is closer or farther away, and to judge the distance between an object and the observer. * Able to speak clearly so that it is understandable to a listener. * Able to identify and understand the speech of another person. * Able to focus on a single source of auditory (hearing) information in the presence of other distracting sounds and to detect or tell the difference between sounds that vary over broad ranges of pitch and loudness. * Mental activities necessary include a high level of cognitive functioning with nursing, observation, evaluation, assessment, communication, interpersonal, organizational, problem solving and decision-making capabilities. * May be exposed to fluctuating temperatures.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $49.24 per hour

Work Location: In person

Salary : $49