Travel Nurse RN - OR - Operating Room
Oak Bluffs, MA
First Connect Health
5x8 hrs, Rotating
Referral Bonus

Registered Nurse – Operating Room (OR RN)

Order ID: MGB-30827 

Contract Duration: 13 Weeks (11/30/2026 – 02/28/2027)

Shift Matrix: Day Shift | Variable Hours (5x8-Hour Shifts)

• Schedule Quality: 40 hours per week (5x8-Hour Day Shifts with variable start times).

• On-Call Requirement: Call coverage required including nights, weekends, and holiday rotations.

  Guaranteed Hours: 40 Hours Per Week

🚫 Absolute Minimum Qualifications & Departmental Hardstops:

• Licensure Mandate: Active, unencumbered Massachusetts State RN License held in hand at submission.
• Experience Baseline: Minimum 2+ years of recent Operating Room circulating experience in an acute care setting.
• Mandatory Certifications:
  • Active AHA BLS
  • Active Flu Vaccination required prior to start date
• Strict Logistics & Housing Hardstops:
  • Zero RTO Policy: No Requested Time Off (RTO) permitted during the 13-week assignment.
  • Personal Vehicle Mandate: A personal vehicle is strictly required for island transportation and call coverage response.
  • Shared Housing Rules: Shared housing is provided by the facility. Strictly no pets and no guests permitted under any circumstances.

Job Summary & Clinical Scope

A Hospital in Oak Bluffs, MA is seeking an experienced, autonomous Operating Room Registered Nurse (OR RN) for a 13-week contract in Surgical Services (MV6210 / SO00005193). Operating within a critical access community hospital on Martha's Vineyard, the OR RN will manage intraoperative care, patient advocacy, and surgical scrub/circulating duties across general and specialized emergency/elective surgical procedures.

• Intraoperative Circulating & Scrub Duties: Coordinate intraoperative care, maintain sterile field integrity, perform accurate surgical counts, and manage patient positioning for diverse surgical cases.
• On-Call Emergency Surgical Response: Provide dedicated night, weekend, and holiday call coverage for emergency surgical interventions and acute trauma stabilization on the island.
• Surgical Suite & Equipment Management: Prepare surgical suites, verify instrument sterilization, direct equipment setup, and document perioperative care in accordance with facility protocols.
• Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Work directly with attending surgeons, anesthesiologists, and surgical techs to deliver safe, high-quality perioperative nursing care.

Department & Facility Details

• Department Setting: Surgical Services (Department MV6210 / SO00005193).