Travel Nurse RN - Operating Room in Las Cruces, NM

Job Title

Travel Registered Nurse – Operating Room (OR) Circulator

Las Cruces, New Mexico

Contract (13 Weeks) | Days | Monday, Tuesday, Friday | 6:30 AM – 7:00 PM | On-call required | Holidays required

• Serve as the circulating nurse throughout the intraoperative phase, ensuring patient safety, sterile field integrity, and regulatory compliance
• Perform patient assessments, advocate for patient needs, and coordinate care across a diverse caseload including General Surgery, Orthopedics, GYN, Robotics, Urology, Hand Surgery, and Podiatry
• Manage surgical case preparation including equipment setup, supply management, specimen handling, and medication administration
• Maintain accurate and thorough perioperative documentation using facility EMR systems
• Collaborate with surgeons, anesthesia providers, surgical technologists, first assistants, and ancillary staff to facilitate efficient and safe surgical workflow
• Participate in on-call rotation shared among OR nursing staff, providing unit coverage 24/7; weekday call begins at 3:00 PM, weekend call consists of 12-hour shifts

• Active Registered Nurse (RN) license
• Minimum 2 years of OR circulating experience
• Experience in General Surgery, Orthopedics, OB/GYN, Robotics, Urology, Hand Surgery, and Podiatry
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required
• Must be able to comply with New Mexico state fingerprinting requirements (submitting agency must be registered with the state of New Mexico)

• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification preferred
• Familiarity with Medhost and/or PICIS EMR systems
• Experience in a Level III Trauma facility

• Work within a dynamic, high-acuity surgical environment supporting a broad range of specialty procedures at a Level III Trauma facility
• Hospital-laundered scrubs provided; no floating required, offering a focused and consistent OR experience