Travel Nurse RN - Operating Room in Carlsbad, NM

Registered Nurse (RN) | Operating Room
Location: Carlsbad, NM
Agency: Concentric Healthcare Staffing
Pay: Competitive weekly pay (inquire for details)
Contract Duration: 13 Weeks
Start Date: ASAP

About the Position

TravelNurseSource is working with Concentric Healthcare Staffing to find a qualified OR RN in Carlsbad, New Mexico, 88220!

Job Title

Travel Registered Nurse – Operating Room (OR) Circulator

Location

Carlsbad, New Mexico

Schedule / Job Type

Contract (13 Weeks) | Full-Time | Onsite | Days, Monday–Friday, 7:00 AM–3:30 PM (5x8-hour shifts) | Call required: minimum one weekday per week plus weekend rotation (weekday on-call 3:30 PM–7:00 AM; Saturday–Sunday on-call 7:00 AM–7:00 AM)

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the circulating RN in the operating room, demonstrating critical thinking, scientific judgment, and leadership in anticipating and planning patient care
• Collaborate with surgeons, anesthesiologists, OR technicians, and other surgical team members to deliver safe, high-quality patient care in accordance with the State Nurse Practice Act, AORN standards, and facility policies
• Ensure appropriate supplies are available, maintain timeliness of surgical cases, and update physician preference cards
• Scrub in and assist physicians during surgical cases across a variety of specialties including general, orthopedic, OB/GYN, podiatry, plastics, endoscopy, trauma, and robotic-assisted procedures
• Communicate with patients' families and provide updates throughout the surgical process
• Supervise personnel involved in delivering patient care within the surgical department

Required Qualifications

• Active Registered Nurse (RN) license
• Minimum 2 years of OR circulating experience
• Current BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications
• Experience with general, orthopedic, OB/GYN, podiatry, plastics, endoscopy, trauma, and DaVinci robotic surgical procedures
• Experience with both adult and pediatric patient populations
• Ability to fulfill on-call requirements including weekday and weekend rotations

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Prior travel nursing experience in a high-volume surgical setting
• Familiarity with a multi-OR environment performing approximately 250 procedures per month

Why Join Us

• Work in a dynamic, well-equipped surgical department with a 1:1 patient ratio across six operating rooms
• Gain diverse surgical experience across multiple specialties in a supportive team environment

About Concentric Healthcare Staffing

Founded and headquartered in Scottsdale, AZ, Concentric Healthcare Staffing specializes in healthcare employment with an emphasis in nursing and allied health. Our passion is to develop partnerships with our clients and become an integral part of your staffing solution. Concentric representatives understand your need for continuity of care and work to ensure that every staffing solution we provide is as unique as your facility.

To provide the skilled and talented personnel that today’s medical field demands, Concentric Healthcare offers a top flight registry service that provides staff 24/7. Your facility can enhance their recruiting process by taking advantage of the temporary, temp-to-hire, and direct placement services of our fully screened professionals.

Concentric Healthcare is proud to be recognized by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) with the JCAHO Gold Seal of Approval for the Health Care Staffing Services program. JCAHO certification acknowledges compliance with the Joint Commission’s national set of consensus-based quality standards and demonstrates a commitment to excellence in providing health care staffing.

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