Operating Room Nurse
Española, NM
Olaro
5x8 hrs, Days

OR RN Position - Espanola, New Mexico

Job Summary

• Provide direct patient care using the nursing process during assigned shifts.
• Ensure safe, effective, patient-centered, timely, efficient, and equitable care.
• Assess, plan, implement, evaluate, and document individual patient needs and responses.
• Coordinate patient care through collaboration with patients, families, and healthcare team.
• Initiate and document appropriate protocols and standards of care.
• Administer medications and treatments as prescribed and document accordingly.
• Identify and address patient and family learning and discharge needs throughout care.
• Supervise LPNs and non-licensed assistive personnel clinically.
• Complete patient population, procedure, and protocol education and competency testing per unit standards.
• Floating between departments or local locations within 20 miles is required.

Contract Length

• 13 weeks

Required Skills & Experience

• Minimum 2 years current experience in a large Operating Room (OR).
• Ability to scrub.
• Team player, flexible, and accustomed to a fast-paced environment.
• Successful completion of at least one 13-week travel assignment.

Preferred Skills & Experience

• Epic electronic health record experience preferred (training available on-site).
• Experience in Orthopedics, EENT (Eyes, Ears, Nose, Throat), and/or Vascular surgery is a plus.

Education Requirements

• Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) or Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) required.

Certifications & Licensure

• State of New Mexico or Compact State Nursing License required.
• BLS certification required (American Heart Association, American Health and Safety, or American Red Cross).
• ACLS and PALS certifications preferred if obtained (must be through approved organizations).
• PALS preferred.
• ACLS preferred.