Travel Nurse RN - OR - Operating Room
Tuba City, AZ
GHR Healthcare
5x8 hrs

Summary: Travel OR RN / perioperative nurse opportunity in Tuba City, AZ — 13-week assignment, 10-hour day shifts, CNOR preferred. Apply now for this Arizona travel nursing job.

Embark on a rewarding travel nursing opportunity as an Operating Room Registered Nurse (OR RN) in Tuba City, Arizona. Join a diverse, collaborative healthcare team serving the Navajo and Hopi communities on the Colorado Plateau. This surgical nurse / perioperative nurse role is ideal for RNs seeking meaningful travel nursing jobs in Arizona and experience at a regional referral hospital.

Job Details

• Location: Tuba City, AZ 86045 – Northwestern Arizona travel nursing job on the Colorado Plateau; great for clinicians seeking Tuba City nursing jobs and Arizona travel assignments.
• Assignment Length: 13 weeks (with potential to extend)
• Start Date: May 18, 2026
• Shifts: 10-hour days (6:30am – 5:00pm), 4 shifts per week plus on-call rotation
• Guaranteed Hours: 36 per week
• Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,250 – $2,370
• Orientation: Every 2 weeks
• Housing: Shared units available at $600/month (based on availability; no family or pets allowed)

Minimum Qualifications & Certifications

• Associate or Bachelor’s degree in Nursing (RN)
• Valid, current, full and unrestricted RN license from any U.S. state, Puerto Rico, or U.S. territory
• Minimum of 2 years of clinical nursing and/or operating room (OR) experience — perioperative/surgical nurse experience preferred
• Basic Life Support (BLS) – American Heart Association (required throughout employment)
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) – American Heart Association (required throughout employment)
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) – AHA (within 6 months of hire)
• NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification (within 6 months of hire)
• Certified Perioperative Nurse (CNOR) by CCI (within 1 year of hire) — CNOR is highly preferred for perioperative nurse/OR RN roles
• Trauma Nurse Core Course (TNCC) (within 2 years of hire)

Key Responsibilities – Perioperative / Surgical Nursing

• Provide comprehensive perioperative care including pre-op assessment, intra-op circulation/scrub support, and post-op evaluation for surgical patients
• Circulate across specialty areas: Orthopedics, ENT, GYN/OB, General Surgery, Ophthalmology, and Dental
• Develop scrubbing experience and perioperative technical skills (scrub role highly encouraged)
• Respond to emergency cases and participate in on-call rotation, including varied hours as needed
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure high-quality patient outcomes and culturally competent care for Navajo and Hopi populations
• Maintain accurate documentation and comply with hospital policies, infection control, and surgical safety protocols

Discover the landscape and cultural richness of Tuba City, AZ while advancing your career as a travel OR RN or perioperative nurse. This is an excellent travel nursing job for surgical nurses seeking experience in a regional referral hospital serving Native American communities.

Apply now to join our healthcare team and take the next step in your travel nursing career. Interested candidates: submit your resume or contact our recruiter to learn more about this Tuba City, AZ travel nursing opportunity.

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We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity across our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.