RN - Operating Room

0090 Presbyterian System Services; Clovis (NM); On-site; USD 55,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition reimbursement

Scholarship opportunities

Staff safety badge

Shift differentials

Malpractice insurance

Loan forgiveness

EPIC system

Job summary

Presbyterian Healthcare Services in Clovis, NM, seeks an experienced perioperative nurse to deliver direct care to patients undergoing surgical procedures, using the nursing process and evidence-based standards to ensure safety and quality outcomes.

This full-time role offers varied shifts, enhanced sign-on and relocation benefits, tuition reimbursement, staff safety tools, and loan forgiveness opportunities.

Qualifications

• Direct perioperative nursing care for surgical patients.
• Apply nursing process and evidence-based practices.
• Maintain competency across perioperative care and safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct perioperative nursing care.
• Oversee perioperative patient care and delegate tasks.
• Coordinate education and preparation for patients and families.
• Ensure informed consent and privacy in perioperative setting.
• Maintain compliance with infection prevention and quality initiatives.
• Participate in on-call and urgent surgical procedures as needed.

Skills

Perioperative care

Clinical resource

Education

Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)

Tools

EPIC

Job description

Location Address: 2100 N Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd Clovis, NM 88101-9412

Compensation Pay Range: Minimum Offer $39.69 Maximum Offer $58.17

Summary: 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

This position is eligible for enhanced sign on and relocation benefits! In this role you will provide 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. 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)

Company Culture

We're all about well-being, starting with yours. Presbyterian employees have access to a fun, engaging and unique wellness program, including free on-site and community-based gyms, nutrition coaching and classes, mindfulness and meditation resources, wellness challenges and more. Learn more about our employee benefits.

About Presbyterian Healthcare Services

Presbyterian exists to improve the health of patients, members, and the communities we serve. We are locally owned, not-for-profit healthcare system of nine hospitals, a statewide health plan and a growing multi-specialty medical group. Founded in New Mexico in 1908, we are the state's largest private employer with nearly 14,000 employees - including more than 1,600 providers and nearly 4,700 nurses. Our health plan serves more than 580,000 members statewide and offers Medicare Advantage, Medicaid (Centennial Care) and Commercial health plans.

AA/EOE/VET/DISABLED. PHS is a drug-free and tobacco-free employer with smoke free campuses.

Compensation Disclaimer The compensation range for this role takes into account a wide range of factors, including but not limited to experience and training, internal equity, and other business and organizational needs. We're Determined to Support New Mexico's Well-Being | Presbyterian Healthcare Services Here, we’re committed to a different way to make a difference. Presbyterian’s story is really the story of the remarkable people who have chosen to work here. Starting with Reverend Cooper who began our journey in 1908, the hard work of thousands of physicians, nurses, employees, board members, and volunteers brought Presbyterian from a tiny tuberculosis sanatorium to a statewide healthcare system, serving more than one in three New Mexicans. We are part of New Mexico's history and committed to its future. That is why we will continue to work just as hard and care just as deeply to serve New Mexico for years to come.