OR Tech in Carlsbad, New Mexico
- Agency
- Atlas MedStaff
- Location
- Carlsbad, NM
- Job type
- Travel
- Pay
- $1,244/Per Week
- Profession
- Registered Nurse (RN)
- Industry
- Nursing & Healthcare
- Posted
- Oct 27, 2026
Pay breakdown
- Hourly
- $31.10
- Weekly
- $1,244
- Yearly (full-time)
- $64,688
- Contract length
- 13 weeks
This job pays about $31.10/hour — 31% below the median for Registered Nurse (RN) jobs in New Mexico ($45.36/hour). The total includes tax-free housing and meal stipends, which staff jobs don't pay, so take-home pay is usually higher than the hourly figure suggests.
Estimated from the weekly pay in the listing, 40 hours a week; yearly = 52 weeks. Median wage: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
Registered Nurse (RN) jobs in New Mexico right now
- 321 open Registered Nurse (RN) jobs in New Mexico from 6 agencies, 16 of them in Carlsbad.
- Pay in these listings: $25.59 – $96.08/hour, median $54.81/hour.
- Typical Registered Nurse (RN) pay in New Mexico: $45.36/hour ($94,349/year, BLS).
- Highest median pay: AHS Staffing ($57.94/hour across 130 jobs).
Job description
Job Description
Take your next surgical adventure to Carlsbad as a travel Certified Surgical Technologist. You will prepare operating rooms and sterile fields, organize instruments and supplies, manage surgical equipment, pass instruments during procedures, handle specimens, and complete sponge and supply counts. This assignment includes general, orthopedic, obstetric and gynecologic, podiatric, urologic, plastic, endoscopic, trauma, and Da Vinci robotic procedures, with both adult and pediatric cases.
The schedule consists of four 10-hour day shifts from 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., with required call coverage of at least one weekday each week and a weekend rotation. Two or more years of experience and BLS certification are required. Fingerprinting is required for all New Mexico travelers.
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Job Specifics
City and State: Carlsbad, New Mexico
Shift: 10-hour days, 7:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m., four shifts per week, with call required
Duration: 13 weeks, 40 hours per week
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