RN - UPMC Travel Staffing, CVOR

UPMC; Erie (Erie County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Travel opportunities

Rotating assignments every 6 weeks

Job summary

UPMC Travel Staffing is seeking experienced Operating Room Registered Nurses (RNs) with CVOR experience to join our growing team. Positions offer 40 hours per week and a $15,000 sign-on bonus, with opportunities for travel within the UPMC system.

Join a top-ranked health system and work in cardiovascular operating rooms across multiple hospitals, gaining diverse clinical exposure while advancing your nursing career. UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and values diversity.

Qualifications

• Minimum of two years of Cardiovascular Operating Room (CVOR) experience.
• Willing to work 40 hours per week.
• Active RN license required across applicable state.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Function independently following orientation.
• Provide safe, high-quality patient care in the CVOR setting.
• Maintain professional relationships within the clinical team.
• Adhere to hospital policies and confidentiality standards.
• Collaborate with physicians and staff to ensure patient safety.
• Support ongoing professional development and quality improvement.

Skills

OR Nursing

CVOR experience

Critical thinking

Team communication

Education

RN license (RN)

Job description

Are you an nurse looking for guaranteed hours, competitive pay, and travel incentives—without sacrificing the stability and reputation of a top-ranked health system? Eligible candidates may be eligible for a $15,000 sign-on bonus.

Join more than90,000 UPMC employeesacross Pennsylvania, New York, and Western Maryland who are united by one shared mission:to make Life Changing Medicine happen.

UPMC Travel Staffingis seeking experiencedOperating Room Registered Nurses (RNs)with a minimum oftwo years of Cardiovascular Operating Room (CVOR) experienceto join our growing team. Candidates must be willing to work40 hoursper weekandcompleteaminimum of120hoursof on-call time per quarter.

As a UPMC Travel Staffing nurse,you’llbenefitfrom professional flexibility and unique travel opportunities, including the possibility of rotating to a new hospital or unit every six weeks. Assignments are primarily withincardiovascular operating rooms across the UPMC system, offering exposure to diverse clinical environments.You’llbuild yourexpertisewhile collaborating with nationally recognized physicians and advanced practice providers—and expand your professional network across one of the nation’s leading health systems.

UPMC is anEqual Opportunity Employerand welcomes applicants from all backgrounds, including minorities, females, veterans, and individuals with disabilities.

Responsibilities

• Function independently following a one-day orientation, unless otherwise specified.
• Apply strong critical thinking, analytical, and problem-solving skills in all aspects of patient care.
• Maintain professional relationships and communicate effectively within the clinical environment.
• Adhere strictly to all hospital and patient care policies and procedures, including patient confidentiality standards.
• Seekappropriate interventionfrom nursing staff, physicians, or other members of the healthcare team as needed.
• Actively pursue professional growth by enhancing knowledge, skills, and performance through feedback and self-assessment.
• Maintain a clean and safe environment byidentifyingsafety hazards and adhering to aseptic technique and infection control standards.
• Utilize the nursing process to manage patient care, including assessment, interdisciplinary planning, implementation, evaluation, patient education, and discharge planning.
• Communicate patient status andchangesclearly to physicians and other key members of the healthcare team.
• Prepare the operating room for procedures by setting up surgical instruments, equipment, sterile drapes, and sterile solutions.
• Assemble sterile and non-sterile equipment and ensure functionality prior to procedures.
• Perform sponge, needle, supply, and instrument countsin accordance withpolicy.
• Assistthe surgical team with sterile gowning and gloving procedures.
• Collaborate with physicians and interdisciplinary care teams to deliver high-quality patient care.
• Demonstrate leadership and promote critical thinking in nursing practice when appropriate.
• Communicateidentifiededucational and training needs.
• Maintain flexibility and availability for schedule changes based on unit needs.
• Provide basic psychosocial support and counseling to patients.
• Observe, report, and document changes in patient condition or behavior promptly and accurately.
• Prepare patients for surgery, including washing, shaving, and ensuring aseptic incision sites.
• Assistwith specimen preparation, care, handling, labeling, and disposal for laboratory analysis; apply dressings as needed.
• Comply withall medication-use policies and procedures.
• Respond appropriately to emergent situations andinitiaterequired interventions.
• Scrub into surgical cases as required by your role.