Prime Staffing is seeking a travel nurse RN CVOR for a travel nursing job in Saint Louis, Missouri.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: CVOR
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 08/31/2026
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours, days, nights
- Employment Type: Travel
Registered Nurse (RN) – Cardiovascular Operating Room (CVOR)
Location: Saint Louis, MO 63110
Shift: Night | 3x12 Hours (6:15 PM – 6:45 AM)
Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced CVOR Registered Nurse (RN) to join a fast-paced Cardiovascular Operating Room at a Level I Trauma, Teaching Hospital. The RN will provide both scrub and circulating support for complex cardiac, thoracic, vascular, and transplant procedures.
Schedule
- Night Shift: 3x12 Hours (6:15 PM – 6:45 AM)
- Start times may rotate as needed
- Monday–Friday
- Block scheduling is not available
Minimum Requirements
- Minimum 2 years of CVOR RN experience
- Candidates with 1 year of experience will be considered only if the experience was obtained in a Level I Trauma facility
- First-time travelers accepted only if they have more than 2 years of experience in a Level I Trauma facility
- Scrub experience is required
- Circulating experience is required
- Teaching hospital experience is required
- Level I Trauma experience is required
Required Certifications
Required Clinical Experience
Cardiac
- Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG)
- Mitral Valve Replacement
- Scrub Cardiovascular Surgery
Thoracic
Vascular
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Repair
- Carotid Angioplasty
- Carotid Artery Stenting
- Femoral Popliteal Bypass Graft
- Scrub Vascular Surgery
- Open Vascular Procedures
- Endovascular Procedures
Transplant
- Heart
- Lung
- Liver
- Kidney
- Pancreas
Additional Procedure Experience
- Whipple (Pancreatic Procedures)
Work Setting
- CVOR
- Hybrid OR
- Adult patient population
- Fast-paced department with emergent cardiac, thoracic, and vascular cases
- Highest level of care in the region
- Epic charting system
Floating
- Required within the service line based on facility needs.
Call Requirements
- No scheduled call for the night shift.
- Candidates are required to participate in the department's call rotation:
- 3–4 weekday call shifts and 1–2 weekend call shifts per 6-week schedule.
- Call frequency may vary based on unit needs.
- Official turnaround time is 40 minutes from call to clock-in.
- Emergency cases require a maximum 60 minutes from case request to OR, with the expectation that staff can be in the room and setting up within 40 minutes.
Additional Requirements
- Heart and Lung transplant experience is required for the night shift.
- Candidates must have sufficient Level I Trauma experience.
- All staff are responsible for entering missing instruments into the CensiTrac system (reviewed during orientation).
Facility Information
- Facility Type: Short-Term Acute Care
- Teaching Hospital
- Level I Trauma Center
- Total Staffed Beds: 1,266
- Operating Rooms: 16
- EMR: Epic
- Scrub Color: Navy
Traveler Guidelines
- Local candidates are not accepted.
- Candidate's home address must be at least 75 miles from the facility.
- Maximum requested time off (RTO): 7 days.
Notes
- CVOR scrub experience required
- Cardiac, thoracic, or vascular scrub experience required
- Heart and Lung transplant experience (required for night shift)
- Required Level I Trauma experience
- BLS or ACLS certification
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About Prime Staffing
At Prime Staffing, we understand the importance of finding the perfect fit for both our clients and candidates. Prime Staffing utilizes a unique matchmaking approach, providing the most qualified contingent staffing to our clients, and the most competitive contracts to our workforce. Our experienced team takes the time to get to know both our clients and candidates, their needs, and preferences, to ensure that each placement is a success.
We offer a wide range of staffing services including temporary, temp-to-perm, and direct hire placements. Our extensive network of qualified candidates includes nurses, allied healthcare professionals, corporate support professionals and executives.