Travel RN - Operating Room - Cardiovascular OR/CVOR
Lubbock, TX
Staffing partner
Cardiac
Posted Jun 19 · Not open to new grads
- Shift
- 8-hour days
- Hours a week
- 40
- Unit
- OR
- Contract
- 13 weeks
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- 8-hour days · 5 a week · 40 hours
- Weekends
- No weekends
- Nurse to patient
- 1:3
- Term
- 13 weeks · starts Jun 1, 2026 · Travel
- On the floor
- Floating required · On call
- Practice
- Epic charting
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More role details
- Setting
- Hospital
- Accepts
- RN
- Experience
- 2+ years
- Staffing partner
- American Traveler
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About this role
Assignment Overview Shift: Days, 5x8hrs Hours: 40 hrs/wk Start Date: Jun 1, 2026 Length: 13 weeks Openings: 1 American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for a CVOR Tech position at a Level II Trauma Center, requiring Cardiothoracic and Vascular experience and Epic proficiency.
Details Short-term acute care hospital with 379 staffed beds, designated as a Level II Trauma Center Cardiovascular OR (CVOR) unit Patient ratio of 1:3 Day shift, 5x8-hour shifts, 7:00 AM – 3:00 PM On-call required for nights, weekends, and holidays No weekend requirement outside of on-call obligations Travelers are expected to float between all facilities within the state — refusal to float may result in assignment termination Epic EMR experience required Requirements Active TX RN license or Compact RN license required Minimum 2 years of CVOR experience required Cardiothoracic and Vascular experience required Epic EMR proficiency required At least 2 supervisory references covering 1 year of employment within the last 3 years in a comparable specialty/setting SSN and DOB required for consideration Additional Information First-time travelers are welcome to apply Solid navy blue scrubs required for licensed nursing personnel (RN); print tops are not acceptable Free surface parking available on-site Former permanent staff must wait at least 3 months before returning as a traveler and must not reside within 50 miles of the facility Minimal RTO is strongly preferred; excessive RTO requests may impact placement RTO requests must be disclosed upfront — requests submitted after offer may be denied
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Requirements
- Active TX RN license or Compact RN license required
- Minimum 2 years of CVOR experience required
- Cardiothoracic and Vascular experience required
- Epic EMR proficiency required
- At least 2 supervisory references covering 1 year of employment within the last 3 years in a comparable specialty/setting
- SSN and DOB required for consideration
- Additional Information
- First-time travelers are welcome to apply
- Solid navy blue scrubs required for licensed nursing personnel (RN); print tops are not acceptable
- Former permanent staff must wait at least 3 months before returning as a traveler and must not reside within 50 miles of the facility
- Minimal RTO is strongly preferred; excessive RTO requests may impact placement
- RTO requests must be disclosed upfront — requests submitted after offer may be denied
Benefits
- Free surface parking available on-site
Place
- City
- Lubbock, TX
- Median rent
- $1,182/mo
- Local household income
- $60,895/yr
- Metro price level
- 9% below the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
Lubbock area index 91.3, where 100 is the national average.
Lubbock sits on the wide-open high plains of West Texas, offering a laid-back college-town energy thanks to Texas Tech University. Known as the 'Hub City,' it blends affordable suburban living with a surprising music heritage. Nurses relocating here will find a tight-knit community, flat horizons, and plenty of Texas pride.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.
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