Travel Nurse RN - Operating Room in Carlsbad, NM
Listed on 2026-07-01
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Nursing
Surgical Assistant, Operating Room Nurse, RN Nurse, Healthcare Nursing
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 PositionTravel Nurse Source is working with Concentric Healthcare Staffing to find a qualified OR RN in Carlsbad, New Mexico, 88220!
Job TitleTravel Registered Nurse – Operating Room (OR) Circulator
LocationCarlsbad, New Mexico
Schedule / Job TypeContract (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
- 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
- Prior travel nursing experience in a high-volume surgical setting
- Familiarity with a multi-OR environment performing approximately 250 procedures per month
- 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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