Travel Operating Room (OR) Registered Nurse (RN)

Talented-Medical-Solutions; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 80,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Talented-Medical-Solutions is seeking a registered nurse for the operating room in Albuquerque. The RN will support doctors and surgeons, monitor patient vitals, and ensure a sterile, coordinated environment throughout surgical procedures.

Responsibilities include pre-operative care, intraoperative assistance, and post-operative patient education. Certifications such as BLS are required, ACLS preferred, and CNOR/CFPN/CNAMB are valued. Day and night shifts available.

Qualifications

• Current RN license
• BLS (Basic Life Support) certification required
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) certification preferred
• Previous OR experience strongly preferred

Responsibilities

• Pre-Operative Care: Assess patients before surgery, coordinate care, maintain sterile environment, verify consent.
• Intraoperative Duties: Assist surgeons, manage instruments, maintain sterile field, document procedures.
• Post-Operative Care: Monitor recovery, assess vitals, provide patient and family education.

Job description

RNs working in the operating room (OR) assist doctors and surgeons in the operating room and monitor patients' vital signs during surgery. They work alongside surgical teams to ensure that patients receive the best possible care and serve as liaisons between the surgical team and the patients' families.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Pre-Operative Care:
  • Assess patients before surgery, coordinate surgical care, and maintain a sterile operating room
  • Prepare patients for surgery including positioning and prepping surgical sites
  • Verify patient identification, surgical site, and informed consent
  • Start IVs and administer pre-operative medications
• Intraoperative Duties:
  • Maintain sterile environment and infection control protocols
  • Assist surgeons with instruments and supplies as needed
  • Document surgical procedures and patient responses
  • Coordinate responses in emergency situations
• Post-Operative Care:
  • Monitor patients during recovery from anesthesia
  • Assess patient condition and vital signs post-surgery
  • Provide patient and family education regarding recovery
• Circulating Nurse:
  • Works outside the sterile field
  • Manages all nursing care within the OR
  • Oversees blood transfusions and monitors equipment
  • Performs instrument and sponge counts
  • Works within the sterile field
  • Sets up surgical instruments and equipment
  • Passes instruments and supplies to surgeons during procedures
  • Maintains sterile technique throughout surgery
  • Advanced role requiring additional certification
  • Provides direct surgical assistance to surgeons
  • May handle tissue, provide hemostasis, and suture

Required Qualifications:

• Current RN license
• BLS (Basic Life Support) certification required
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) certification preferred
• Previous OR experience strongly preferred

Preferred Certifications:

• Certified Perioperative Nurse (CNOR)
• Certified Foundational Perioperative Nurse (CFPN)
• Certified Ambulatory Surgery Nurse (CNAMB)

Several opportunities available - Day & Night shifts