Description

American Traveler is hiring a travel RN for an Operating Room Circulator position at a community hospital in Carlsbad, NM, requiring 2+ years of OR experience and a New Mexico or Compact RN license.

Details

• Work in a 6-room OR suite at a 99-bed community hospital in Carlsbad, NM
• Approximately 250 procedures performed per month
• Patient population includes adult and pediatric surgical patients across general, orthopedic, OB/GYN, podiatry, plastics, endoscopy, and trauma cases
• 1:1 patient ratio
• Day shift: Monday–Friday, 7:00 AM–3:30 PM, 5x8-hour shifts
• On-call required: minimum one weekday per week (Monday–Friday, 3:30 PM–7:00 AM) plus weekend rotation (Saturday and Sunday, 7:00 AM–7:00 AM)
• 13-week contract

Requirements

• Active NM or Compact RN license required
• Current BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications required; no certifications may expire within the first 30 days of the assignment start date
• Minimum 2 years of recent OR RN experience required
• Experience with general, orthopedic, OB/GYN, podiatry, plastics, endoscopy, and trauma cases required
• Adult and pediatric surgical experience required
• Valid driver's license required for consideration
• No gaps in work history of 90 days or more within the past 12 months
• Fingerprinting is required for all travelers working in New Mexico; candidates must ensure their agency is registered with the state of NM prior to applying

Additional Information

• Responsibilities include circulating and scrubbing surgical cases, ensuring supplies are prepared, maintaining timeliness of cases, communicating with patient families, updating physician preference cards, and supervising personnel delivering patient care
• Works collaboratively with surgeons, anesthesiologists, ORTs, and other surgical team members in accordance with AORN standards and State Nurse Practice Act
• RTO requests must be less than one week in duration
• Candidates who have worked as permanent staff at any CHS facility within the past two years are not eligible for this position
• Candidates must reside more than 50 miles from the facility to be eligible; local travelers are not accepted
• Auto-offers only — no interviews required