Travel Operating Room Registered Nurse - $2,590 per week

About the role

Operating Room (OR) Nurse position available in a Level III Trauma facility. The role involves providing comprehensive perioperative nursing care across a broad range of surgical specialties, ensuring patient safety, and supporting efficient surgical workflows. The shifts are scheduled for evenings, with hours from 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM, Monday through Friday, with a minimum of 40 hours per week. The assignment duration is approximately three months, starting on 09/28/2026 and concluding on 12/28/2026.

Responsibilities

• Ensure patient safety, documentation, workflow coordination, and sterile field support during surgical procedures.
• Manage a diverse caseload including general surgery, orthopedics, gynecology, robotics, urology, hand surgery, and podiatry.
• Exercise high clinical judgment and excellent multitasking skills.
• Adapt to varying surgical needs.
• No floating requirements expected for this assignment.
• Maximum RTO allowed is 1 week.
• Support unit coverage 24/7 through split call rotations among OR nurses.
• Scrubs are hospital laundered and available.
• Use EMR systems Medhost and PICIS.

Requirements

• BLS (Basic Life Support) certification.
• 2+ years of OR nursing experience.
• Ability to work split call shifts including weekdays and weekends.
• Experience in general, orthopedic, obstetrics and gynecology, robotics, urology, hand, and podiatry surgical procedures.
• Valid fingerprint clearance for New Mexico travelers is mandatory.

Qualifications

• ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support) certification.
• Additional experience with surgical specialties.
• Adaptability to a Level III Trauma environment.

Skills

• High clinical judgment.
• Excellent multitasking ability.
• Ability to adapt to varying surgical needs.
• Experience with general, orthopedic, obstetrics and gynecology, robotics, urology, hand, and podiatry surgeries.
• Proficiency with Medhost and PICIS EMR systems.

Benefits

• Private housing or generous housing allowance.
• Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage.
• Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage.
• Competitive salaries.
• Referral bonuses.
• Travel reimbursement.
• 401(k) retirement plan.
• Direct deposit/free checking.
• Unlimited free CE credits.

Pay

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

Schedule

Evenings, 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM, Monday through Friday, minimum of 40 hours per week.