Operating Room RN
Carlsbad, NM
Access Healthcare
4x10 hrs, Days

Registered Nurse - Operating Room (Travel)

Location: Carlsbad, New Mexico
Employment Type: Travel
Contract Length: 13 weeks
Shift: Days (7:00 AM - 5:30 PM), 4x10 hour shifts
Call Requirements: Minimum 1 weekday call per week, possible weekend rotation
Hours per Week: 36

Job Description

• Circulate surgeries in a 6-operating room unit within a 99-bed facility
• Approximately 250-300 procedures per month
• Patient ratio approximately 1:148
• Collaborate with surgeons, anesthesiologists, OR technicians, and other staff to provide patient care in the operating room
• Responsibilities include ensuring supplies, case timeliness, communication with families, updating physician preference cards, scrubbing and assisting during surgeries, and supervising personnel delivering patient care
• Must demonstrate critical thinking, scientific judgment, and leadership in planning and delivering care
• Adhere to State Nurse Practice Act, AORN standards, regulatory requirements, physician orders, and hospital policies

Required Qualifications

• Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in New Mexico
• Minimum 2 years of Operating Room (OR) experience, including experience within the last year
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Current BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications
• Experience working with both adult and pediatric patients
• Experience in orthopedics, obstetrics/gynecology (OB/GYN), plastic surgery, endoscopy, urology, and trauma surgeries

Additional Information

• Facility is not approved for GHs
• Call is required as part of the job responsibilities
• Auto-offers only; no interviews required