Travel Nurse (RN) - Cardiovascular Operating Room

$2,177/wk

Tacoma, WA
Day
3 shifts x 12 hours
Start May 5th · 13 wks
Contract Details
Job Type
Travel
Shift Type
Day
Contract Date
05/05/2025 - 08/04/2025
Expected Length
13 weeks
Hours Per Shift
12
Shifts Per Week
3
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Requirements
Experience
12 months of role experience is required from any number of months.
Travel experience is preferred from any number of months.
12 months of Cardiovascular Operating Room experience is preferred from any number of months.
3 months of experience with Epic is preferred from any number of months.
References
Candidates must provide 2 manager/supervisor references from within the past 12 months in order to be considered for this role
License
Candidates must have a Washington license or compact license
Certifications
BLS (Required)
Vaccinations
COVID vaccination required. Religious and medical declinations accepted.
Flu vaccination required. Religious, medical, and personal declinations accepted.
Proof of Identification
Proof of identification required
Additional Information

Pre-employment modules may be required for this role. Please upload any certifications or health documents you have to your profile to expedite your on-boarding process.

Additional Details:

MultiCare includes the expected start date they prefer on their job postings. Please keep this in mind when listing your start date availability! If you can start on the day they are requesting, you are more likely to be selected for an interview or offer.

Any RTO or special requests not included on your application will NOT be considered.

Please expect someone with a 501 (Arkansas) area code or from the facility to reach out to interview you for this position!

If you have a multistate license, you will be required to complete a 1-time 6-hour suicide prevention training according to WA state regulations.

Guaranteed Hours: 36

This contract requires strong cardiac experience

Will accept first time travelers if strong OR experience

All CVOR RNs/ORTs are expected to float to General Surgery

Patient Types:

CVOR: CABG, TAVR, VAT, Open thoracotomy, Valve repairs, Vascular surgeries (AV fistulas), fem pop bypass, AAA repair (open and endoscopic)

General: Neuro (EVD placement, shunts), Ortho (total joints, ORIF), Trauma (GSW, MVA), Emergency General (appys, torsions), GYN, GI, GU

Skills Required:

Scrub or/and Circulate

Neuro (Craniotomies), Ortho, heavy trauma (gunshot wounds, stabbings, motor vehicle crashes), and emergency general (appy, exploratory laparotomy, torsions, etc.), must be comfortable with blood administration (Belmont/Intraoperative blood salvage), assisting with arterial lines and wound vacs -- Preferred; day shift does not need all these experiences

General Surgery Robotics, General, Ortho – not must have all three but these are busy service lines (followed by Trauma and Neuro)

Robotic experience required - Gyn, General, urology. Robotics will be 12- hour shifts. Currently using XI machine.

No Transplants, Burns, Adult Ophthalmology

Peds not required, does not need to scrub

Scheduling:

10 or 12 hours - 0645-1715pm (10 hrs.) / 0645 am-1915 (12 hrs.)

Unable to meet scheduled hours, must be willing to add to the end of the assignment

On Call: Main OR Travelers will do Trauma Call

Traveler will be assigned to trauma call team unless strong CVOR or Pediatric skillset

Response Time: 30 mins

Heart Call Team: 1 shift a week and 1 weekend per 6-week schedule

1 nights a week (Mon-Thurs 1700-0700), 1 weekend (Friday 1500 - Monday 0700) every 6-week schedule

Pediatric Call Team: 1 shift a week and 1 weekend per 6-week schedule

1 night a week (Mon- Thurs 1700-0700) / 1 weekend (Friday 1700 - Monday 0700)

Trauma Call Team: Approximately 3 shifts per 6-week schedule (any days)

Either 0700 -1900 or 1900-0700

Orientation:

1- 2 days of general hospital orientation

One full shift on the unit

Following General Site Orientation, an assessment will be done to find if a few additional position-specific orientation days are necessary Traveler Telemetry Competency Required - Required to be completed and passed prior to start.

Scrubs: Provided

When cardiac is not doing cases, they would be performing cases in the main OR to fill their shifts.

Trusted Benefits

Health

(day 1)

Dental

(day 1)

Vision

(day 1)

401k

(opt in)