RN - Operating Room

Perioperative Nurse

Provides direct perioperative nursing care to patients undergoing surgical procedures, utilizing the nursing process and evidence-based practice standards. Collaborates with the interdisciplinary surgical team to ensure patient safety, efficient workflow, and high-quality outcomes throughout the perioperative experience.

How you grow, learn and thrive matters here:

• Educational and career development options, including tuition and certification reimbursement, scholarship opportunities
• Staff Safety (a wearable badge that allows nurses to quickly and discreetly call for help when safety is a concern)
• Differentials for night/weekend shifts, higher education, certifications and various lead roles (for eligible positions)
• Malpractice liability insurance
• Loan forgiveness through the New Mexico Higher Education Department
• EPIC electronic charting system

Type of Opportunity: Full time

FTE: 1.00

Job Exempt: No

Work Shift: Varied Days and Hours (United States of America)

Responsibilities:

• Serves as a clinical resource by overseeing perioperative patient care, directing and delegating responsibilities to surgical team members based on patient needs, procedure complexity, staff competencies, and anticipated surgical requirements.
• Maintains clinical competency in the delivery of perioperative nursing care; evaluates patient outcomes, collaborates with surgeons, anesthesia providers, and other specialists, and adjusts care plans as needed to ensure optimal patient outcomes.
• Coordinates patient care through collaboration with patients, families, surgeons, anesthesia personnel, and interdisciplinary team members throughout the perioperative continuum.
• Demonstrates knowledge of perioperative nursing principles and provides education, support, and advocacy for patients and their families before, during, and after surgical procedures.
• Ensures patients understand their rights and responsibilities, advance directives, and informed consent requirements in accordance with organizational and regulatory standards.
• Assesses patient and family educational needs and provides preoperative and postoperative instruction to promote understanding, safety, and recovery.
• Maintains current knowledge of perioperative nursing standards, evidence-based practices, regulatory requirements, and organizational policies to support quality patient care and surgical outcomes.
• Demonstrates proficiency in the operation, troubleshooting, and safe use of surgical equipment, instrumentation, and technology utilized in the operating room.
• Communicates effectively with members of the surgical team and other disciplines, actively participating in problem-solving, conflict resolution, and efforts to maintain a collaborative, patient-focused environment.
• Participates in on-call responsibilities and responds appropriately to urgent, emergent, and trauma surgical procedures as required.
• Maintains competency in a variety of surgical specialties and procedures, including preoperative assessment, intraoperative patient management, aseptic technique, patient positioning, specimen handling, and postoperative care coordination.
• Assists in maintaining compliance with accreditation, infection prevention, patient safety, and quality improvement initiatives.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Degree from an accredited nursing program; Minimum Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) required
• Current New Mexico RN license or Compact State RN license required
• Basic Life Support (BLS) required for all RN roles (AHA, ASHI, or American Red Cross)