GHR Healthcare is seeking a travel nurse RN OR - Operating Room for a travel nursing job in Boston, Massachusetts.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: OR - Operating Room
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 10/26/2026
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 40 hours per week
- Shift: 8 hours
- Employment Type: Travel
Operating Room Registered Nurse (OR RN) Travel Nursing Job – Boston, MA
Seeking an experienced Operating Room Registered Nurse (OR RN) for a 13-week travel nursing contract in Boston, Massachusetts, supporting orthopedic, total joint, and diverse surgical procedures.
Join a highly specialized perioperative nursing team in a dynamic academic medical environment and contribute to exceptional surgical care. This onsite travel assignment offers exposure to orthopedic and total joint procedures, gynecology, general surgery, robotics, oncology, urology, ophthalmology, ENT, plastics, and interventional pulmonology. Boston’s vibrant healthcare community, rich history, cultural attractions, and convenient public transportation make it an exciting destination for travel nurses and other travel clinicians.
Travel Nursing Job Details
- Position: Operating Room Registered Nurse (OR RN)
- Employment Type: Travel nursing contract
- Weekly Estimated Pay: $3,000–$3,160
- Location: Boston, Massachusetts
- Start Date: October 26, 2026
- Contract Duration: 13 weeks, ending January 23, 2027
- Schedule: Approximately 40 hours per week
- Shift: 10-hour evening shifts with rotating start times of approximately 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., or 3:00 p.m.; flexibility to work day shifts beginning at approximately 7:00 a.m. is required
- Call Schedule: Short call and weekend/weeknight call rotations as assigned; call coverage may include overnight and 12-hour weekend shifts
- Guaranteed Hours: 72 hours biweekly, excluding on-call hours
- Orientation: Weekly Monday orientation, except when a holiday occurs
- Openings: 1
Operating Room Registered Nurse Requirements
- Active Registered Nurse (RN) license in Massachusetts
- At least 1 year of operating room nursing experience; 1–3 years of related perioperative nursing experience preferred
- Strong experience with orthopedic procedures and total joint replacements required
- Experience with gynecology and general surgery required
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
- Ability to work rotating evening start times and flex to day shifts when needed
- Ability to participate in short-call, weeknight, and weekend call rotations
- Travel clinicians must reside more than 50 miles from the assignment location
- Previous experience in a teaching hospital or additional specialty-area expertise preferred
Operating Room Nursing Responsibilities
- Provide safe, efficient, and compassionate perioperative nursing care throughout the surgical experience
- Prepare operating rooms, equipment, supplies, and instruments for scheduled procedures
- Collaborate with surgeons, anesthesia professionals, surgical technologists, and other members of the perioperative team
- Support orthopedic and total joint replacement procedures, including sports medicine and orthopedic oncology cases
- Participate in gynecology, general, urology, robotic, oncology, ophthalmology, ENT, plastics, and interventional pulmonology procedures
- Maintain strict adherence to infection prevention, surgical safety, and sterile technique standards
- Monitor patient status, anticipate clinical needs, and respond promptly to changes during procedures
- Complete accurate clinical documentation and support effective handoff communication
- Participate in scheduled call coverage and assist with urgent surgical needs when assigned
Apply now for this Operating Room RN travel contract and join a leading perioperative healthcare team in Boston, Massachusetts.
Benefits
401K with Matching, Healthcare, Dental and Vision
Equal Opportunity
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity across our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
GHR Healthcare Job ID #526860. Pay package is based on 8 hour shifts and 40.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: OR
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