HonorVet Technologies is seeking a travel nurse RN OR - Operating Room for a travel nursing job in Albany, New York.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: OR - Operating Room
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 09/15/2025
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 40 hours per week
- Shift: 10 hours, days
- Employment Type: Travel
Registered Nurse - Operating Room (Days)
Facility: Albany Medical Center
Location: Albany, New York
Unit: Operating Room
Shift: Day Shift, 4x10-Hour (07:00 - 17:30), Monday - Friday
Weekends: 1 in 3 weekends
Contract Duration: 13 weeks
Start Date: September 15, 2025
Position Overview
We are seeking an experienced Operating Room Registered Nurse with comprehensive expertise across multiple surgical specialties. This role requires proficiency in circulating for complex procedures in a fast-paced, Level I trauma center environment. The ideal candidate will be versatile, detail-oriented, and skilled in managing the intraoperative care of patients undergoing diverse surgical interventions.
Minimum Requirements & Qualifications
- Licensure: Active Registered Nurse (RN) license.
- Experience: Minimum of 2 years of recent Operating Room experience with strong background in cardiac, neuro, thoracic, ortho, and vascular surgery .
- Certifications: BLS and ACLS are typically required. CNOR certification is preferred.
- Technical Skills: Experience with Epic electronic medical record system is required.
- Travel Policy: No local candidates within the facility's defined ineligible counties.
Key Responsibilities
- Function as circulator for complex surgical procedures across multiple specialties including cardiac, neurosurgery, thoracic, orthopedic, and vascular cases.
- Prepare operating rooms with appropriate instrumentation, equipment, and supplies specific to each surgical procedure.
- Perform comprehensive patient assessments and verify surgical sites following established protocols.
- Maintain strict sterile technique and monitor the surgical field throughout procedures.
- Administer medications and blood products as ordered during surgical procedures.
- Coordinate effectively with surgeons, anesthesiologists, surgical technologists, and other team members.
- Manage surgical specimens according to established protocols.
- Document accurately in the electronic medical record throughout the perioperative process.
Unit & Patient Population Details
- Surgical Specialties: Cardiac surgery, neurosurgery, thoracic surgery, orthopedic surgery, vascular surgery, and general surgery.
- Clinical Focus: Intraoperative patient care, sterile technique, surgical safety protocols, and emergency preparedness.
- Care Environment: Level I Trauma Center with state-of-the-art operating rooms supporting complex surgical services.
- Procedure Types: Open heart surgery, craniotomies, spinal procedures, joint replacements, trauma surgeries, and minimally invasive procedures.
- Technology: Advanced surgical instrumentation, robotic surgery systems, intraoperative imaging, and specialized monitoring equipment.
- Team Structure: Collaborative environment working with surgical technologists, anesthesia providers, and multidisciplinary surgical teams.
- Dress Code: Surgical scrubs required (color specified by facility)
About HonorVet Technologies
HonorVet Technologies: Pioneering Purpose, Empowering Heroes
Founded in 2015, HonorVet Technologies stands as a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) , proudly certified by NaVOBA and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs . Our mission goes beyond staffing—we are committed to transforming lives by addressing the critical unemployment challenges faced by veterans.
As a Joint Commission-certified clinical staffing agency , we deliver unmatched expertise in placing top-tier healthcare professionals—RNs, LPNs/LVNs, CNAs/CMAs, and NPs—across diverse facilities, including hospitals, clinics, rehabilitation centers, old-age homes, schools, correctional facilities, and more.
At HonorVet, we don't just fill roles; we bridge gaps, uplift communities, and honor the ones who served.
Benefits
- Vision benefits
- License and certification reimbursement
- Continuing Education
- Medical benefits
- Wellness and fitness programs
- Dental benefits
- Guaranteed Hours
- Mileage reimbursement
- Referral bonus
- Bereavement
- Holiday Pay
- Sick pay
- Retention bonus