Travel Operating Room Registered Nurse

Position Overview

TNAA Total Med RN seeks an operating room (OR) travel nurse (RN‑OR) in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The assignment is a 13‑week, 36‑hour per week, 12‑hour shift role on a travel basis.

Job

• Assist physicians and medical staff in caring for surgical patients, providing pre‑ and post‑surgery care and education.
• Circulating OR nurses work within the operating suite outside the sterile field; scrub OR nurses handle and prepare instruments within the sterile field.
• Prepare instruments for specific procedures, monitor and observe patients during surgery, and respond to complications with the physician.
• Provide basic bedside care; administer and record prescribed medication; report adverse reactions.
• Act as communication liaison between patients’ families and the operating team.
• Ensure correct procedures are performed on the correct patient.
• Initiate patient education plans; teach medication and home care management.
• For circulating OR nurses: respond to comfort and safety needs; manage specimens; monitor equipment; inventory surgical items pre‑ and post‑procedure.
• For scrub OR nurses: select and handle instruments and supplies; inventory surgical items pre‑ and post‑procedure.
• For RN first assistants: deliver direct surgical care; help control bleeding; suture patients post‑surgery.

• Registered Nurse (RN) with 1–2 years of recent acute care experience as a circulating or scrub nurse, and/or RN first assistant.
• BLS certification; minimum 2 years of experience.
• Additional certifications may be required prior to assignment.
• Ability to stand and walk for long periods, lift up to 20 lbs routinely and up to 50 lbs as needed, with no difficulty bending, leaning or stooping.
• Comfortable working in a sterile field and exposure to chemicals or infectious diseases.

• Pay based on 12‑hour shifts; 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation). Tax‑free stipend determined.
• Weekly pay
• Guaranteed hours
• Continuing education
• 401k retirement plan
• Sick pay
• Wellness and fitness programs
• Referral bonus
• Employee assistance programs
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits
• Benefits begin day 1