Perioperative Registered Nurse
Socorro, NM
Host Healthcare
5x8 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Job Opportunity: Peri-Op RN

Location: Socorro, New Mexico
Employment Type: Clinical - Nursing
Contract Length: 13 weeks

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 in collaboration with patients, families, and healthcare teams.
• Administer medications and treatments as prescribed or per protocols.
• Identify and address patient and family learning and discharge needs throughout care.
• Supervise LPNs and non-licensed assistive personnel clinically.
• Complete patient population, age-specific, procedure, and protocol education and competency testing per unit standards.
• Floating between departments or local locations within 20 miles is required.

Required Skills & Experience

• Minimum 2 years current experience in a small PACU with Pre-Op experience.
• Must have completed at least one 13-week previous travel assignment (prior travel experience required).
• Team player, flexible, and able to work in a fast-paced environment.

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.
• BLS certification (American Heart Association, American Health and Safety, or American Red Cross).
• ACLS certification (American Heart Association, American Health and Safety, or American Red Cross).

Preferred Skills

• EPIC experience preferred; training available on-site.