Registered Nurse-Operating Room

Registered Nurse-Operating Room 

Location: Sitka, Alaska
Pay Rate: $70/hr – $73/hr
Contract: 13 Weeks
Shift: 4x10-hour shifts, Tuesday–Friday
Schedule: Full-time with on-call required
Guaranteed Hours: 40 hours/week
Experience: Minimum 3 years Operating Room experience required
EMR: Meditech

About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Operating Room Registered Nurse for a contract opportunity in Sitka, Alaska. This role is ideal for a skilled OR nurse with strong surgical experience who can support elective and emergency cases in a critical access/rural hospital setting.

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing care in the Operating Room for surgical patients

• Support elective and emergency procedures across multiple specialties

• Assist with abdominal, thoracic, urology, ENT, plastics, orthopedics, vascular, and OB/GYN cases

• Coordinate with surgeons, anesthesia, PACU, Pre-Op, and surgical team members

• Maintain sterile technique, patient safety, and OR workflow efficiency

• Participate in after-hours call coverage for nights, weekends, and holidays

• Document care and surgical activity using Meditech

Requirements

• Active Alaska Registered Nurse license required at submission

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing required

• Minimum 3 years of Operating Room experience required

• BLS/BCLS required

• ACLS required

• PALS required

• Critical Access Hospital or rural OR experience strongly preferred

• Flu vaccine required

• Must live at least 50 miles from the facility

• Fingerprint processing required after acceptance and may impact start date

Bring your OR expertise to a rewarding Alaska contract where your surgical skills, flexibility, and clinical judgment will be highly valued.