Registered Nurse / Operating Room Open Heart

Job Summary:
Operating Room (OR) Specialist in open heart procedures is responsible for providing expert surgical assistance within the cardiovascular operating room environment. The role involves scrubbing for a variety of complex cardiac surgeries, including bypass, valve replacements, aortic dissection repairs, TAVR procedures, and thoracic surgeries utilizing da Vinci robotic technology. The position is located at a hospital in Richmond, Virginia.

Job Details:

• Schedule: Days shift, 8 hours per day, with a minimum of 40 hours per week, starting on 09/07/2026
• Required Qualifications: Certification in basic life support (BLS); minimum of 1 year of experience in operating room assisting, specifically with cardiac cases requiring bypass, thoracic surgeries, ECMO initiation, and robotic-assisted procedures; proficiency in scrubbing for open heart surgeries.
• Preferred Qualifications: Experience with da Vinci surgical system, ECMO procedures, and thoracic surgeries such as VATS lobectomy and mediastinal lymph node biopsy.
• Additional Information: The role entails ability to take call, with the unit operational hours from 06:30 to 15:00. Call starts at 15:00 when assigned, with weekend call coverage on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday when scheduled. The candidate must adhere to hospital-provided scrubs uniform and unit-specific policies.

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.