Registered Nurse / Operating Room Open Heart

Job Summary
Operating Room (OR) Specialty in Open Heart procedures located in Prescott, Arizona. This position involves performing complex surgical cases within the main surgery suite, with a focus on cardiac and vascular surgeries. The role requires a skilled registered nurse (RN) or surgical technologist with experience in open heart surgical environments.

Job Details

• Shift Schedule: Days shift, 8-hour shifts, Monday through Friday, with a minimum of 40 hours per week.
• Required Qualifications: ACLS and BLS certification; at least 2 years of full-time experience in a surgical operating room environment.
• Preferred Qualifications: Experience with total joints, general surgery, spine, uro, CV (cardiovascular) procedures, and working within open heart teams.
• Experience or Must-have skills: Minimum of 2 years of full-time OR experience; scrubbing experience required.
• Float: Float rotation may be required to assist with delivering food trays, sitting with patients, etc., but it is very rare for a traveler to float to other procedural areas such as Preoperative or Post-Anesthesia Care Unit.
• Additional Information: The surgical unit handles 20-30 cases per day, including total joints, general surgery, spine, uro, and cardiovascular procedures. The team includes charge nurses, specialty leads, evening house supervisors, and scrub techs, with a 24/7 presence of house supervisors on-site. The EMR system used is Cerner. Orientation typically lasts 3-5 shifts, depending on case load and exposure.

Benefits
The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:

• Private housing or generous housing allowance
• Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
• Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
• Competitive salaries
• Referral bonuses
• Travel reimbursement
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Direct deposit/free checking
• Unlimited free CE credits

Other

As one of the leading suppliers of travel healthcare professionals and a Best of Staffing® Talent Award winner, Cross Country Nurses offers thousands of opportunities for healthcare professionals across the country. We have relationships with more than 2,500 healthcare facilities nationwide and offer excellent compensation and one of the most comprehensive benefits packages in the industry. Have the freedom to decide where you want to work and take your career where you want it to go when you travel with us.