Operating Room (OR) Nurse

Who you'd be caring for

Intraoperative patients across surgical services, in circulating and scrub roles.

What the shift actually looks like

Case-driven rather than ratio-driven. The shift is defined by the board — service line, turnover pressure, and whether the room runs long. Call is a substantial part of most OR roles and is what candidates weigh hardest.

What you need to hold

Typically required

BLS; CNOR valued; ACLS in many facilities

Typical ratio

Case-based rather than ratio-based

What to ask before you accept

Service lines, call rotation frequency, robotics, and whether they circulate, scrub or both.

We put those questions to the facility at intake so you get a straight answer before you commit, not after your first shift.

Why this role is in demand

Service-line specificity is everything. An ortho circulator is not automatically a cardiac or neuro circulator, and call burden is the most common reason OR travelers decline extensions. For you, that is leverage — the narrower the skill set, the smaller the pool you are competing against and the better the assignments you get offered.

Travel, per diem or permanent?

Travel pays the most and moves you every 8–26 weeks. Local contract gets you contract rates without relocating. Per diem lets you pick up shifts around your own schedule. Permanent when you want to settle, build seniority and stop packing.

Working with us

We tell you the rate, the unit and the shift pattern before you commit, and we ask permission before every single submittal — you will never find out you were put forward somewhere after the fact. One recruiter handles you from the first call through to your last shift.

Placement is always free to you. Our fee is paid by the facility. Join the network and we will only call you when something genuinely fits.