
Registered Nurse - Cardiothoracic Operating Rooms
Harrisonburg, VAFull-time$41.93–61.01/hrPosted 3w agoStill listed today
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Sentara RMH Medical Center is hiring a Registered Nurse for its cardiothoracic operating room team in Harrisonburg, Virginia. The role provides patient- and family-centered care during complex open-heart and thoracic surgeries, maintaining a safe, sterile environment and supporting the surgical team. The schedule is full-time, day shift, with required call; candidates must live within 30 minutes of the hospital for call purposes.
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City/State Harrisonburg, VA Work Shift Multiple shifts available Overview: Sentara RMH Medical Center located in Harrisonburg; Virginia is hiring a Registered Nurse for the Cardiac Operating Room (OR) Team. Full Time, Day shift with required call.
$20,000 sign on bonus available for qualified candidates.
Hours and call: Monday through Friday 6AM to 2:30PM and required call. Candidate must live within 30 minutes of the hospital for call purposes. Weekday call is 1430-0600 the following morning (2-3 per week)- Weekend call is 24 hours Saturday and Sunday twice a month.
Department Overview: We are made up of two operating rooms and one hybrid OR. You will work with a multi-disciplinary team of Cardio-thoracic Surgeons, Anesthesiologists, Cardiovascular Technologists, and Physician Assistants. The CTOR surgical team is close knit and work with our Beacon award winning CCU staff for post-operative care. Training and precepting for those new to the Cardiac Operating Room is one on one with our well-trained staff offering best in class education. We want you see our CTOR team succeed!
Cardiac procedures we perform include:
- Aortic Root Replacement
- Pericardiectomy
- Thoracotomy
- Transmyocardial Revascularization
- Tricuspid Valve Repair/Replacement
- Ventricular Assist Device Placement
- Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery
Cardiac repairs for:
- Aortic Aneurysm/Dissection (Ascending & Descending)
- Atrial Myxoma
- Atrial Septal Defect
- Patent Foramen Ovale
- Ventricular Septal Defect
- Ventricular Aneurysm
Cardiothoracic Operating Room Scrub Registered Nurse is responsible for maintaining a safe and sterile environment throughout the surgical procedure for the cardiothoracic patient. Responsibilities include managing surgical instruments, maintaining sterility and a sterile field, assisting the surgeon by providing necessary tools, performing surgical counts to ensure no instruments are left behind, and coordinating with the broader surgical team. Manages complex open heart and thoracic surgeries to include bypass surgery, valve replacement, aortic dissection repair, heart transplant, TAVR and open + minimally invasive thoracic cases. Responsible for the delivery of safe, effective, and quality patient-family centered care in the Cardiovascular Operating Room.
Education
- Associates Degree - Nursing Required
- BSN or MSN Preferred
Certification/Licensure
- Registered Nurse Licensure
- BLS within 90 days of hire
- CNOR- Certified Nurse Operating Room Preferred
Experience
- 1 Year of Operating Room experience- general OR is accepted
- Previous Cardiac Operating Room Experience preferred
- Perioperative training
- Scrub and/or Circulator experience Preferred
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Keywords: CVOR, CTOR, Operating Room, Scrub Nurse, Circulator, PeriOp, Perioperative, CNOR, Cardiac OR, Cardiovascular, RN, Registered Nurse, cardiothoracic operating room nurse, Blueridge We provide market-competitive compensation packages, inclusive of base pay, incentives, and benefits. The base pay range for full-time employment is $41.93 - $61.01 hourly. Additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, on-call pay, overtime, shift premiums, extra-shift incentives, or bonus opportunities. Compensation within the range may vary based on qualifications, experience, location, market conditions, and business needs. Sentara offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance; 401(k)/403(b) with employer match; paid time off (vacation, sick time, and holidays); paid parental and military leave; educational assistance or student loan repayment; and voluntary benefits. Benefits: Caring For Your Family and Your Career
- Medical, Dental, Vision plans
- Adoption, Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10,000
- Paid Time Off and Sick Leave
- Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave
- Emergency Backup Care
- Long-Term, Short-Term Disability, and Critical Illness plans
- Life Insurance
- 401k/403B with Employer Match
- Tuition Assistance – $5,250/year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education
- Student Debt Pay Down – $10,000 •Pet Insurance •Legal Resources Plan •Colleagues have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus if established system and employee eligibility criteria is met.
Sentara RMH Medical Center, a Magnet designated hospital located in Harrisonburg VA, serves a seven-county area with a population of 218,000 residents, employing 2600 locals. The 238-bed community hospital has been serving Harrisonburg, Rockingham County and surrounding areas since 1912, then partnered with the Sentara Health System in May of 2011. Sentara RMH features the RMH Hahn Cancer Center, a state-of-the-art center equipped with the latest cancer fighting technologies available in the nation administrating more than 18,000 cancer treatments. With 1800 delivered babies, 60,000 emergency patients and 21,000 surgical procedures, Sentara has a position for you. We improve health every day, come be a part of the community.
Our Caring Workplace Environment •A Caring Commitment serving our community for 100+ years •Free and convenient parking •Collaboration and shared governance •CMS 5-Star and Magnet designated hospital •EAP – 24 x 7
Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30,000-member workforce. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.
In support of our mission “to improve health every day,” this is a tobacco-free environment.
For positions that are available as remote work, Sentara Health employs associates in the following states: Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
How this job compares
Set against the 59,133 open Registered Nurse jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$41.93–61.01/hr
- Virginia median$41–55/hr1,168 hourly ranges
- US median$38–54/hr25,415 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $51.47/hr, is 8% above the Virginia median midpoint ($48/hr) — in the middle half of Registered Nurse hourly ranges in Virginia.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 1,662 open Registered Nurse jobs in Virginia and 59,133 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Virginia
- Sentara Health (this employer)477 open
- HCA Healthcare239 open
- HealthTrust Workforce Solutions151 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience; Registered Nurse postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year at the median (29,092 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for an associate degree; 15,805 of the 59,133 open Registered Nurse jobs (27%) ask for an associate degree or higher.
Pay, requirements and demand for Registered Nurse jobs
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 12, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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