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Operating Room Registered Nurse (OR RN) – Travel Nursing Contract in Franklin, Indiana

Join an Indiana travel nursing team as an Operating Room Registered Nurse (OR RN) in a fast-paced acute care surgical setting. This 13-week travel contract offers the opportunity to support a collaborative operating room team while caring for a diverse volume of cases in Franklin, Indiana, a well-connected community just south of Indianapolis. With an average of approximately 18 cases per day and higher-volume days reaching up to 35 cases, this travel nursing job is ideal for an adaptable perioperative nurse who thrives in a dynamic environment.

Travel Nurse Job Details

• Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,170–$2,290 per week
• Location: Franklin, Indiana — a welcoming community known for its historic character, local amenities, parks, and convenient access to the greater Indianapolis area
• Healthcare Setting: Acute care operating room
• Assignment Type: 13-week travel nursing contract
• Start Date: December 21, 2026
• End Date: March 22, 2027
• Schedule: 40 hours per week; 10-hour day shifts, generally 7:30 a.m.–6:00 p.m., with Tuesdays off
• Call Requirement: Weekday call approximately every other week and rotating weekend call; must be able to arrive at the hospital within 30 minutes when called
• Documentation System: Cerner

Operating Room RN Job Requirements

• Active Registered Nurse (RN) license eligible for practice in Indiana
• At least 1 year of recent operating room nursing or perioperative nursing experience
• Current BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications
• Moderate sedation training
• Ability to participate in required weekday, overnight, and rotating weekend call
• Strong clinical judgment, teamwork, and communication skills
• Ability to remain composed and effective in a high-volume surgical environment

Operating Room Nursing Responsibilities

• Provide safe, evidence-based nursing care throughout the perioperative experience
• Prepare operating rooms, patients, equipment, and supplies for scheduled and emergent surgical procedures
• Function effectively in the circulating and/or scrub role according to experience and unit needs
• Collaborate with surgeons, anesthesia professionals, surgical technologists, and other members of the surgical care team
• Monitor patient status, maintain surgical asepsis, and promote adherence to patient safety and infection-control standards
• Assist with moderate sedation processes in accordance with approved protocols and training
• Respond to overnight and weekend call assignments and support urgent surgical cases
• Accurately document patient care and surgical activities in Cerner

Apply now for this Operating Room RN travel nursing opportunity in Franklin, Indiana, and bring your perioperative expertise to a collaborative acute care healthcare team.

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.