Travel Operating Room Registered Nurse
Job Description
GHR Healthcare - Travel is seeking a travel nurse RN OR - Operating Room for a travel nursing job in Gardner, Massachusetts.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: OR - Operating Room
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: ASAP
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 40 hours per week
- Shift: 8 hours
- Employment Type: Travel
Operating Room Registered Nurse (OR RN) – Travel Assignment | Gardner, MA\n
\n Operating Room Registered Nurse (OR RN) – Travel Assignment in Gardner, MA. 13-week perioperative travel nursing opportunity — Massachusetts RN license and at least 1 year of OR experience required. Join our surgical team and advance your perioperative nursing career in north-central Massachusetts. Gardner, MA (zip 01440) is known for its welcoming community, scenic New England landscapes, and convenient access to outdoor recreation such as hiking, biking, and lakes. The city offers a blend of small-town charm and modern amenities, making it an appealing destination for travel nurses seeking both professional growth and a pleasant lifestyle.\n
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- Assignment Length: 13 weeks\n
- Location: Gardner, MA 01440 (North-central Massachusetts travel nursing job)\n
- Setting: Operating Room (OR) — Perioperative / Surgical Nurse role\n
- Employment Type: Travel Nurse (Perioperative RN)\n
- Hours: 40 hours per week\n
- Shift: 10-hour day shifts with call rotation\n
- Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,120 – $2,230 (competitive travel nurse pay)\n
- Start Date: 04/24/2026\n
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- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing (RN)\n
- Current Massachusetts RN license required (Massachusetts nursing jobs)\n
- Active BLS certification required; ACLS required within 60 days if not already held\n
- Minimum 1 year of Operating Room nursing experience; perioperative RN or surgical nurse background preferred\n
- CNOR certification strongly preferred (perioperative certification)\n
- Excellent communication, multitasking, and organizational skills\n
- Ability to function effectively in a fast-paced OR environment with competing priorities\n
\n\nResponsibilities (Perioperative / OR RN)\n
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- Deliver safe, high-quality perioperative nursing care in accordance with established standards, protocols, and policies\n
- Collaborate with surgeons, anesthesiologists, and surgical technicians to ensure optimal patient outcomes\n
- Maintain sterile fields and oversee the care, handling, and sterilization of surgical instruments and supplies\n
- Perform accurate sponge, needle, and instrument counts and communicate results to the surgical team\n
- Identify and verify patients and procedures, ensuring all safety protocols and time-out procedures are followed\n
- Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate individualized patient care plans before, during, and after surgery\n
- Provide patient and family education, prepare patients for discharge, and support postoperative care coordination\n
- Document all care, interventions, and patient responses thoroughly and accurately in the medical record\n
- Promote a safe, clean, and supportive environment for patients, visitors, and staff\n
- Engage in ongoing professional development, support learning for colleagues, and uphold perioperative best practices\n
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Apply now: If you are an experienced OR RN or perioperative nurse seeking a travel nursing assignment in Massachusetts, we want to hear from you. Submit your application to join our healthcare team today and advance your surgical nursing career in Gardner, MA.
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 - Travel Job ID #478048. Pay package is based on 8 hour shifts and 40 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: OR
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