Travel RN- Operating Room
Santa Fe, New Mexico
CHRISTUS St Vincent Physicians Medical Center

Travel Registered Nurse (RN)

Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico
Employment Type: Travel
Shift: Days, 6:30 AM – 3:00 PM
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Summary

• Provides independent nursing care in a similar clinical setting, managing routine and complex patient care.
• Develops skills to handle clinical contingencies and makes appropriate assignments and delegations to other care providers.
• Meets nursing competencies including leadership and professional standards consistent with ANA Scope and Standards of Practice.

Responsibilities

• Perform nursing process: assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention, and evaluation for assigned patients.
• Address complex psychological, emotional, cultural, and social needs of patients and families.
• Administer medications and treatments following protocols; monitor for side effects and effectiveness.
• Document patient history, symptoms, medications, and care provided.
• Assess learning needs and provide education to patients, families, and caregivers.

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in New Mexico
• Minimum 1 year of Med Surg nursing experience within the last year
• Operating Room (OR) experience
• BLS Certification issued by the American Heart Association
• ACLS Certification issued by the American Heart Association
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)

Work Schedule & Requirements

• Full-time, 4 days per week, 10-hour shifts.
• Weekend shifts are not required but volunteering for call at the main campus is possible.
• No on-call requirement; however, staff may need to stay if cases run past scheduled blocks.
• Must be willing to float between primary location and main campus or other locations as staffing needs require.

Note: Prior travel experience is not specified as required.