Job Summary
Operating Room Open Heart Nurse – San Antonio, TX. This position involves providing specialized perioperative nursing care in the cardiovascular operating room, focusing on open heart surgeries. The role requires expertise in cardiac procedures, ensuring patient safety before, during, and after surgery within a high-quality healthcare environment.
Job Details
- Position: Operating Room Open Heart Nurse
- Location: San Antonio, TX
- Certifications: ACTIVE TEXAS REGISTERED NURSE LICENSE (temporary licenses will NOT be accepted)
- Specialty: OR (Operating Room) / Open Heart
- Schedule: Dayshift, 8 hours per shift, with a minimum of 40 hours per week
- Type of Experience Required: 0 years minimum experience, but candidates with specific skills are preferred
- Documentation System: Meditech
- Additional Responsibilities: Care for patients undergoing coronary artery bypass, surgical valve replacements, adult heart transplants, TAVI, pediatric hearts, thoracic/lung procedures, ventricular assist devices
- Procedures Performed: Coronary artery bypass, surgical valve replacements, adult heart transplants, TAVI, pediatric hearts, thoracic/lung procedures, VADs
- Preferred Skills: Heart experience, pediatric heart experience, intra-aortic balloon pump experience, cell saver, peripheral vascular work, Meditech experience
- Floating Policy: As needed
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
