Job Summary:
Operating Room Open Heart (OR OH) nurse position is based in Burlington, Vermont. This assignment involves providing specialized surgical care for open heart procedures within a large, academic, teaching hospital setting. The role requires flexibility and clinical proficiency in cardiovascular surgery, with a commitment of 36 hours per week on a rotating D/E shift schedule.
Job Details:
- Schedule: 12-hour shifts, Monday to Sunday, with a minimum of 36 hours per week.
- Required Qualifications: Valid BLS certification; CNOR certification preferred; minimum of 2 years of operating room registered nurse experience with recent and high competency in cardiovascular or open heart surgery; Epic electronic medical record experience within the past 2 years; proven ability to scrub hearts; prior travel experience; experience in large (500+ beds), academic, and teaching hospital environments required; must be flexible to float to other operating room suites (general, ortho, neuro, ENT, etc.), circulating but not scrubbing if floated.
- Start Date: 07/27/2026
- Additional Information: Must explain employment gaps over 90 days; complete work history (bed count, EMR, facility type) required to submit; no block scheduling; bi-weekly orientation sessions (next starting 07/13).
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
