Registered Nurse Operating Room

Job Title

Travel Registered Nurse – Operating Room

Location

Anchorage, Alaska

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | 13-Week Assignment | Days | Start Time: 6:30 AM – End Time: 5:00 PM | Three 12-hour shifts per week (weekends preferred) | On-call required

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 specialties including Total Joints, multi-level spine fusions, and robotic-assisted cases (GYN, Colorectal, General)
• Maintain a 1:1 patient ratio within an 11-OR suite environment
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary OR team including RNs, scrub techs, and surgical support techs
• Participate in on-call rotation, averaging 5–6 weekday shifts and 1 weekend shift per 8-week sign-up period
• Document accurately using Epic EMR

Required Qualifications

• Active Alaska RN license (required at time of submission)
• Minimum 2 years of Operating Room RN experience
• Experience in Orthopedics, Total Joints, Neurosurgery, and Robotics
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification
• Ability and willingness to take on-call shifts including weekends

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Experience in both circulator and scrub roles
• Certified Nurse Operating Room (CNOR) certification
• Positive, team-oriented attitude with flexibility across surgical specialties

Why Join Us

• Opportunity to work in a high-volume, advanced surgical environment performing complex and robotic-assisted procedures in a unique Alaskan setting
• Scrubs provided by the facility, supporting a seamless transition into the unit