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Top Client in need of Perm Placement: CVOR RNJob SummaryA Cardiovascular Operating Room (CVOR) Registered Nurse is the nurse advocate for patients undergoing cardiacsurgery. Responsibilities including assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, evaluation, documentationand time management.*Assists in positioning, responding to comfort/safety of patient during all phases of surgery.*Provides for accurate care and handling of specimens.*Observes and enforces strict standards of asepsis.*Responsible to demonstrate ongoing competency in the use of surgical equipment, including but not limited to surgicalbeds, electrocautery generators, suction devices, video equipment, point-of-care testing, positioning devices, and otherspecialized equipment.*Observes, checks, and monitors all pieces of equipment used during surgery to confirm they are running smoothly.*Completes patient documentation in electronic medical record.*Inventories all countable items both pre- and post-surgery to ensure none remain in the patient post-operatively.Scrub Nurse role adds the following additional duties:*Maintains the integrity of the sterile field; selects and handles instruments and supplies used for the operation, passingthem to surgeon and assistant as needed.The CVOR RN will be expected to float into non-cardiac specialties when not functioning in cardiac cases.A Registered Nurse III (RN III) is responsible for the care of the population they are assigned. A RN III is required tocomplete yearly mandatory competencies, any unit specific competencies that are identified by the Director/Designee asit relates to the patient population of their unit as well as completion of the Professional Practice Ladder requirementswhich include: Assuming responsibility as Charge Nurse, PI Activity and department initiatives, communicates and sharesinformation to Director/Designee and co-workers from unit or hospital committee, a Facilitator paid Education,Seminar/Conference, workshop or Nursing Article. Portfolio is current and submitted to Director/Designee annually byMarch 1st. Must be on a committee and provide validation of participation. Routinely solicits and validates patient/familysatisfaction, participates in peer review for unit and develops bulletin board or poster that provides educationalinformation to staff/patients/family members.EducationDegree/Diploma Program of Study Additional InformationBachelors Nursing (BSN) requiredMasters Nursing (MSN) preferredAdditional Educational RequirementsExperienceAdvancement to this level requires a minimum of 5616 hours of RN experienceCertification & LicensuresCertification / License & State (if applicable) Additional InformationRN License required *BLS Certification (Basic Life Support) – American Heart ‘HealthcareProvider’ (HCP) – AHA approvedrequired **Relevant Specialty Certification preferredAdditional Certification/Licensure Requirements* Based on primary state of residency and in accordance with current Virginia Board of Nursing Regulations, must belicensed or eligible to practice pending licensure as a Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Virginia with either a:Multi-state license, under the Nurse Licensure Compact OR Single-state license, valid in Virginia only** New hires must have American Heart Association (AHA) appropriate certification prior to completion of orientation.Qualifications• Meets all requirements of a RN II• Competent to provide case based on the cognitive, physical, emotional and chronological stages of human growth anddevelopment• Competent to provide care using the nursing process• Must have a reliable means of phone communication with hospitalCriminal Background ChecksVA State Police3rd Party Background CheckPhysical Demands20 A Nursing, Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA), Patient Care Tech.Work Function/Activity : Light to heavy physical demand (20 to 100 lbs) • Frequent hand washing required. • Occasionalsitting. • Frequent standing, walking, bending, squatting, crouching, kneeling, lifting, pulling, pushing, carrying, holding,stretching, reaching, climbing. • Frequent repetitive arm, hand and finger movements. • Frequent use of surgical andmedical equipment and materials. • Visual ability to see details at a distance (corrected to 20/40) and at a close range(within a few feet of the observer), to match or detect differences between colors, shades of color, brightness and to judgewhich of several objects is closer or farther away, and to judge the distance between an object and the observer. • Able tospeak clearly so that it is understandable to a listener. • Able to identify and understand the speech of another person. •Able to focus on a single source of auditory (hearing) information in the presence of other distracting sounds and to detector tell the difference between sounds that vary over broad ranges of pitch and loudness. • Mental activities necessaryinclude a high level of cognitive functioning with nursing, observation, evaluation, assessment, communication,interpersonal, organizational, problem solving and decision-making capabilities. • May be exposed to fluctuatingtemperatures.