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Job Description Summary

**Join UVA Health's Main Operating Room Team**

Are you ready to be part of a world-class healthcare institution dedicated to excellence? UVA Health, a Magnet Recognized academic medical center and health system, invites you to explore exciting opportunities within our Main Operating Room (OR).

Position Overview

As a Registered Nurse (RN) in the Cardiovascular Operating Room (CVOR) at UVA Health, you will provide specialized care for adult cardiac, thoracic, and vascular surgical patients. You will work alongside a dedicated team of surgeons and healthcare professionals in a state-of-the-art environment, supporting complex surgical procedures such as minimally invasive surgeries, endovascular procedures, heart and lung transplants, mechanical circulatory support, and advanced aortic surgeries.

Our CVOR is equipped with 6 state-of-the-art operating rooms, including 2 Hybrid ORs. You will have the opportunity to work with nationally recognized surgeons and be part of a dynamic and innovative team providing life-saving care for a diverse patient population, including pediatric and adult patients with congenital and cardiovascular conditions.

Key Responsibilities

Internal Traveler positions are:

• **Perioperative Care:** Deliver high-quality, evidence-based care to patients undergoing complex cardiac, thoracic, and vascular surgeries, ensuring the best possible outcomes.
• **Intraoperative Patient Care:** Collaborate with the surgical team to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate the intraoperative care plan, taking into account handoff information and patient and family input.
• **Operating Room Preparation:** Prepare the CV operating room by assembling equipment, supplies, and implants, ensuring functionality and availability for the procedure.
• **Surgical Procedure Support:** Demonstrate proficiency in assisting with both open and closed heart procedures, ensuring safe and effective positioning, protection from injury, and optimal exposure of the surgical site.
• **Safety Protocols:** Actively participate in the Universal Protocol and surgical timeout procedures, including conducting a fire risk assessment with the surgical team. Complete post-procedure pauses to ensure patient safety at the conclusion of each case.
• **Cardiopulmonary and ECMO Support:** Maintain working knowledge of cardiopulmonary bypass and ECMO, assisting the team with the rapid deployment and management of these technologies when necessary.
• **Instrument and Medication Verification:** Follow established protocols for instrument counts and take corrective action if discrepancies occur. Verify the accuracy of medications, concentrations, and expiration dates on the sterile field with the surgical team.
• **Patient and Family-Centered Care:** Provide compassionate, developmentally appropriate, and culturally sensitive care, addressing the unique needs of both patients and their families during the perioperative period.
• **Continuous Learning and Improvement:** Stay informed on the latest practices and developments in cardiovascular and cardiothoracic surgery and share new information or changes in care with the healthcare team.
• Varies by assignment
• The Internal Traveler Program is an opportunity to explore the boundless possibilities for nurses at UVA Health.
• compensated competitively with other traveler positions,
• available in a wide variety of clinical practice opportunities, and
• are offered in 13-week blocks, which may be renewed up to a maximum of 39 weeks.
• One-time $2,500.00 incentive pay with first 13 week assignment.
• Please visit link <https://hr.virginia.edu/uva-health-internal-traveler-program>
  
  

Minimum Requirements

Education: Graduate of an accredited nursing program required. Bachelor of Science in Nursing required within 5 years of hire.

Experience: Varies

Licensure: Licensed to Practice as a Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Virginia. American Heart Association (AHA) Health Care Provider BLS certification required.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Job requires standing for prolonged periods, frequently bending/stooping/traveling. Proficient communicative, auditory and visual skills; Attention to detail and ability to write legibly; Ability to lift/push/pull > 100lbs. May be exposed to fumes, chemicals, vibrations, humidity, cold, heat, noise, outdoor climate, blood/body fluids and infectious disease.

Position Compensation Range: - Hourly

UVA Health is a world-class Magnet Recognized academic medical center and health system with a level 1 trauma center. 2023-2024 U.S. News & World Report “Best Hospitals” guide rates UVA Health University Medical Center as “High Performing” in 5 adult specialties and 14 conditions/procedures. We are one of 70 National Cancer Institute designated cancer centers. UVA Health Children’s is named by 2023-2024 U.S. News & World Report as the best children's hospital in Virginia with 9 specialties ranked among the best in the nation. Our footprint also encompasses 3 community hospitals and an integrated network of primary and specialty care clinics throughout Charlottesville, Culpeper, Northern Virginia, and beyond.

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