Travel Nurse RN - Operating Room in Anchorage, AK

Job Title

Travel Registered Nurse – Operating Room

Location

Anchorage, Alaska

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | 13-Week Assignment | Days | Full-Time | Onsite | Start Time: 6:30 AM – 5:00 PM | Three 12-hour shifts per week (weekends preferred) | On-call required (averaging 5–6 weekday shifts and 1 weekend shift per 8-week sign-up period)

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as patient advocate in the circulator role while acting as a resource for the sterile field
• Perform circulating and/or scrub duties across a variety of surgical procedures including total joints, multi-level spine fusions, and robotic-assisted cases
• Maintain a 1:1 patient ratio in an 11-OR surgical suite environment
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary OR team including RNs, scrub technicians, and surgical support technicians
• Participate in on-call rotations, including weekday and weekend call shifts as scheduled
• Document patient care accurately using Epic EMR

Required Qualifications

• Active Alaska Registered Nurse (RN) license — required for submission; candidates without this license will not be considered
• Minimum 2 years of Operating Room nursing experience
• Experience in Orthopedics, Total Joints, Neurosurgery, and Robotic-assisted surgery (Xi Robotic platform)
• Current BLS certification
• Current ACLS certification
• Ability and willingness to take on-call shifts as required

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Experience in both circulator and scrub roles
• CNOR certification
• Familiarity with Epic EMR

Why Join Us

• Work in a high-acuity, fast-paced OR environment performing a diverse range of complex surgical cases including robotic, spine, and joint procedures
• Scrubs are provided by the facility, and you will be part of a collaborative, team-oriented surgical staff