Operating Room RN
Carlsbad, NM
American Traveler
5x8 hrs, Days

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 5x8hrs
• Hours: 40 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Apr 27, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring a travel RN for an Operating Room Circulator position at a facility in Carlsbad, NM, requiring 2+ years of OR experience and proficiency across multiple surgical specialties including robotic-assisted procedures.

Details

• Work setting is a 99-bed community hospital with 6 operating rooms
• Approximately 250 surgical procedures performed per month
• Patient ratio is 1:1
• Surgical specialties include general, orthopedic, OB/GYN, podiatry, plastics, endoscopy, trauma, and DaVinci robotic-assisted procedures
• Adult and pediatric patient populations
• Day shift: Monday–Friday, 7:00 AM–3:30 PM, 5x8-hour shifts
• On-call required: minimum one weekday per week plus weekend rotation; weekday on-call hours are 3:30 PM–7:00 AM, weekend on-call is 24-hour coverage (7:00 AM–7:00 AM)
• 13-week contract

Requirements

• Active NM or Compact RN license required
• Current certifications required: BLS, ACLS, and PALS (no certifications expiring within the first 30 days of the assignment start)
• Minimum 2 years of recent OR nursing experience required
• Experience with general, orthopedic, OB/GYN, podiatry, plastics, endoscopy, trauma, and DaVinci robotic-assisted surgery required
• Experience with both adult and pediatric patients required
• Valid driver's license required for consideration
• No gaps in work history of 90 days or more within the past 12 months

Additional Information

• Responsibilities include circulating surgical cases, ensuring availability of supplies, maintaining timeliness of cases, communicating with patient families, updating physician preference cards, scrubbing and assisting physicians, and supervising personnel delivering patient care
• Works collaboratively with surgeons, anesthesiologists, OR techs, and other surgical team members in accordance with AORN standards and State Nurse Practice Act
• Candidates must reside more than 50 miles from the facility to be eligible — local travelers will not be considered
• Candidates who have worked as permanent staff at any CHS facility within the past 2 years are not eligible for this position
• RTO requests must be less than one week in duration