RN-Operating Room in Bethesda, Maryland at Akicita Federal, LLC
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Job Description
Position Summary
Provide perioperative nursing care in the Operating Room at the NIH Clinical Center, functioning in both scrub and circulating roles. Responsibilities include surgical case preparation, intraoperative patient monitoring, instrument and sterile-field management, and coordination with the surgical team across a range of procedures.
13 weeks with possible extension.
M-F 7a to 3:30p
Intermittent Oncall (6-8 times/month) on evenings, nights, weekends and Holidays as needed.
W-2 position.
Minimum Qualifications
Education: Bachelor’s degree, diploma, or associate degree in Nursing from an accredited university; successful passage of the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX).
Licensure: Valid, active RN license in at least one state, territory, or commonwealth of the United States.
Certification: Current BLS; ACLS if required by the client. CNOR preferred.
Experience: Two to three (2–3) years of recent acute care hospital Operating Room experience, with the ability to both scrub and circulate. (Exceeds the PWS baseline of one year within the preceding three years in the designated specialty.)
Role-Specific Requirements
Demonstrated competency in both scrub and circulating roles.
Availability for intermittent on-call coverage (6–8 times per month) across evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays.
CNOR certification preferred.
This position is contingent upon successful completion of all required pre-employment screenings, which may include a background check, drug test, physical examination, and respirator fit testing in accordance with contract and facility requirements.
About Akicita Federal
Akicita Federal is a Native American-owned federal contractor delivering healthcare, clinical, IT, and program-support services across the Indian Health Service, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and other federal agencies. We hire the people who do the work — clinicians, analysts, engineers, support staff — and we treat them like the professionals they are.
$120,000 - $130,000 a year