Travel Nurse RN - OR - Operating Room - $2,601 per week

About the role

TotalMed RN is seeking a travel nurse RN for an Operating Room position in Carlsbad, New Mexico. Specialty: Operating Room. Discipline: Registered Nurse (RN). The assignment starts 11/02/2026, lasts 13 weeks, with 40 hours per week on 8‑hour day shifts. Employment type is travel.

Responsibilities

• Assist physicians and medical staff in caring for surgical patients, providing pre‑ and post‑surgery care and education.
• Provide basic bedside care.
• Prepare, administer and record prescribed medication, reporting any adverse reactions.
• Serve as communication liaison between patients' family members and the operating team.
• Ensure the correct procedure is performed on the correct patient.
• Initiate patient education plan as prescribed by physician; teach patients and families medication and home‑care management.
• Circulating OR Nurse duties: respond to patient comfort and safety needs, accurate care and handling of specimens, monitor equipment used during surgery, inventory of surgical items pre‑ and post‑procedure.
• Scrub OR Nurse duties: selection and handling of surgical instruments and supplies during procedures, inventory of surgical items pre‑ and post‑procedure.
• RN First Assistant duties: assist physicians by delivering direct surgical care, help control bleeding, suture patients following surgery.

Requirements

• 1‑2 years recent acute care experience as a circulating nurse, scrub nurse, and/or RN first assistant.
• Current ACLS, BLS, PALS certifications.
• Minimum 2 years of experience.
• Ability to stand and walk for long periods, bend, lean, stoop without difficulty.
• Ability to lift 20 pounds easily; moving/lifting patients may require up to 50 pounds.
• Awareness of hazards from exposure to chemicals or infectious diseases in the OR.
• Additional certifications may be required before assignment.

Benefits

• Weekly pay
• Guaranteed Hours
• Continuing Education
• 401k retirement plan
• Sick pay
• Wellness and fitness programs
• Referral bonus
• Employee assistance programs
• Medical benefits
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• Benefits start day 1

Pay

Pay package is based on 8‑hour shifts and 40.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with a tax‑free stipend amount to be determined.

Schedule

Start date: 11/02/2026. Duration: 13 weeks. Shift: 8 hours, days. Hours per week: 40.