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

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 5x8hrs
• Hours: 40 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Aug 3, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is seeking an experienced OR RN Circulator for a 13-week travel contract in Carlsbad, NM, requiring 2+ years of OR experience and proficiency with DaVinci robotics and multiple surgical specialties.

Details

• Work setting is a 99-bed acute care hospital with 6 operating rooms
• Approximately 250 surgical procedures performed per month
• Surgical specialties include general, orthopedic, OB/GYN, podiatry, plastics, endoscopy, trauma, and DaVinci robotic surgery
• Both adult and pediatric patient populations
• Patient ratio is 1:1
• 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 hours are 7:00 AM–7:00 AM (24-hour shifts)

Requirements

• Active NM or Compact RN license required
• Current certifications required: BLS, ACLS, and PALS — no certifications may expire within the first 30 days of the contract start
• Minimum 2 years of recent OR experience required
• Experience with general, orthopedic, OB/GYN, podiatry, plastics, endoscopy, trauma, and DaVinci robotic surgery required
• Both adult and pediatric OR experience required
• Valid driver's license required
• No gaps in work history of 90 days or more within the past 12 months

Additional Information

• Responsibilities include circulating and scrubbing surgical cases, ensuring supplies are available, maintaining timeliness of cases, communicating with patient families, and updating physician preference cards
• Works as part of a surgical team alongside surgeons, anesthesiologists, surgical techs, and other OR personnel, following AORN and state Nurse Practice Act standards
• Local candidates are not eligible — candidates must reside more than 50 miles from the facility to qualify
• Candidates who have worked as permanent staff at any CHS facility within the past 2 years are not eligible for consideration
• RTO requests must be less than one week in duration
• First-time travelers are not mentioned as eligible; 2+ years of OR experience is required