Travel Nurse RN - Operating Room in Las Cruces, NM

Perform patient assessments, advocate for patient needs, and coordinate care across a diverse caseload including General Surgery, Orthopedics, GYN, Robotics, Urology, Hand Surgery, and Podiatry. Collaborate with surgeons, anesthesia providers, surgical technologists, first assistants, and ancillary staff to facilitate efficient and safe surgical workflow.

Job Title

Travel Registered Nurse – Operating Room (OR) Circulator

Location

Las Cruces, New Mexico

Schedule / Job Type

Contract (13 Weeks) | Days | Monday, Tuesday, Friday | 6:30 AM – 7:00 PM | On-call required | Holidays required

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the circulating nurse throughout the intraoperative phase, ensuring patient safety, sterile field integrity, and regulatory compliance
• Perform patient assessments, advocate for patient needs, and coordinate care across a diverse caseload including General Surgery, Orthopedics, GYN, Robotics, Urology, Hand Surgery, and Podiatry
• Manage surgical case preparation including equipment setup, supply management, specimen handling, and medication administration
• Maintain accurate and thorough perioperative documentation using facility EMR systems
• Collaborate with surgeons, anesthesia providers, surgical technologists, first assistants, and ancillary staff to facilitate efficient and safe surgical workflow
• Participate in on-call rotation shared among OR nursing staff, providing unit coverage 24/7; weekday call begins at 3:00 PM, weekend call consists of 12-hour shifts

Required Qualifications

• Active Registered Nurse (RN) license
• Minimum 2 years of OR circulating experience
• Experience in General Surgery, Orthopedics, OB/GYN, Robotics, Urology, Hand Surgery, and Podiatry
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required
• Must be able to comply with New Mexico state fingerprinting requirements (submitting agency must be registered with the state of New Mexico)

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification preferred
• Familiarity with Medhost and/or PICIS EMR systems
• Experience in a Level III Trauma facility

Why Join Us

• Work within a dynamic, high-acuity surgical environment supporting a broad range of specialty procedures at a Level III Trauma facility
• Hospital-laundered scrubs provided; no floating required, offering a focused and consistent OR experience