Operating Room Registered Nurse
Santa Fe, NM
Cross Country Nurses
5x8 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Operating Room. The Registered Nurse coordinates and delivers age-appropriate patient care while maintaining safe, efficient, and high-quality clinical practice. Responsibilities include patient assessment, individualized care planning, timely interventions, patient education, discharge planning, documentation, and collaboration with the care team.

Job Details

• Schedule: Day shifts, 8-hour shifts, 40 hours per week.
• Required Qualifications:
  • Graduate of an accredited Registered Nursing program.
  • Current New Mexico Registered Nurse license or current compact-state license.
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA).
• Float: Float rotation may be required.
• Additional Information:
  • Weekend coverage includes one to two 24-hour weekend call shifts.
  • Call coverage includes one to two call nights per week, with charge duties as needed while on call.
  • Performs initial and ongoing patient assessments, establishes care priorities, and evaluates patient outcomes.
  • Develops, implements, documents, and updates individualized plans of care.
  • Performs point-of-care testing procedures.
  • Participates in patient and significant-other education and discharge planning.
  • Coordinates team assignments, delegates appropriately, and follows up on patient care tasks.
  • Supports staff and student orientation and serves as a resource to patients, visitors, physicians, and colleagues.
  • Promotes patient rights, confidentiality, effective communication, teamwork, and a positive care environment.
  • Adheres to patient safety, environmental safety, attendance, professional development, and organizational policies.

Benefits

The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:

• Private housing or generous housing allowance
• Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
• Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
• Competitive salaries
• Referral bonuses
• Travel reimbursement
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Direct deposit/free checking
• Unlimited free CE credits