Operating Room Travel Nurse Job in Hickory, NC | Days (5x8)

Frye Regional Medical Center Hickory, NC
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Travel RN
Operating Room Nurse in Hickory, NC
Weekly Pay
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$2,015
Specialty
Operating Room
Travel · RN
Shift
Days
5×8 hrs
Start Date
10/26
Flexible
Contract
11 wks
Renewable
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This Operating Room travel nurse job in Hickory, North Carolina, with Advantis Medical is a 11-week Travel Operating Room Registered Nurse (RN) contract at Frye Regional Medical Center. This role pays $2,015 per week and follows a Days shift with a 5x8 schedule. Read more

As the Operating Room registered nurse on this assignment, you'll circulate surgical cases, verify patients, sites, and counts, participate in surgical time-outs, and safeguard sterile technique from setup through handoff to recovery.

Advantis Medical supports travel clinicians with streamlined credentialing to help with fast start dates, free license support and renewals, and Day 1 benefits. Apply today to learn more about this Operating Room travel nurse job in Hickory, NC, and find others just like it. Read less

Job Details

  • Facility: Frye Regional Medical Center
  • Location: Hickory, NC 28601
    Explore the area! See our local guide further down this page.
  • Contract Length: 11 Weeks
  • Shift: Days (5x8)
  • EMR System: Cerner

Responsibilities

  • Circulate for surgical procedures and, when trained and assigned, perform the scrub role across assigned service lines
  • Advocate for patient safety under anesthesia, verifying required consent and site documentation and participating in surgical time-outs
  • Monitor and protect the sterile field, performing and reconciling instrument, sponge, and sharps counts with the perioperative team
  • Anticipate surgeon and team needs, managing supplies, equipment, positioning, and specimen handling per facility protocol

Travel Operating Room Requirements:

  • 2+ years of recent Operating Room experience.
  • Must hold all required certifications and licenses as mandated by North Carolina and national regulatory bodies.

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Are there other Operating Room travel nursing jobs near Hickory, North Carolina?

Yes! Advantis Medical frequently staffs Operating Room travel RN jobs in nearby areas. For your convenience, our similar jobs are sorted by distance so you can quickly review jobs that are close by.

If more than one contract looks like a fit, selecting “I’m Interested” on multiple assignments can give you more options to discuss with your recruiter.

What certifications are required for this travel OR job?
Most travel OR positions require:
  • Basic Life Support (BLS)
  • Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)
  • CNOR (preferred or required for many roles)
Additional certifications may be needed for pediatric or other sub-specialty OR settings. Click "I’m Interested" to connect with a recruiter who can confirm exactly what’s needed for this role.
Will I need experience with specific surgical cases for this OR assignment?
Most travel OR jobs look for recent perioperative experience in the role listed, such as circulating or scrubbing. Required experience may also depend on the facility’s surgical specialties, case types, equipment, and call expectations. Click “I’m Interested” to connect with a recruiter about assignment-specific requirements.
Will North Carolina accept my multistate RN license for this assignment?
Yes—North Carolina is a Nurse Licensure Compact state, so an active multistate RN license covers this assignment. Nurses without compact privilege can apply for licensure by endorsement through the North Carolina Board of Nursing. Our North Carolina Nursing License Guide has current fees, timelines, and step-by-step instructions.
Which service lines shape RN assignments at Frye Regional Medical Center?
Frye Regional organizes care around defined centers — the Frye Heart Center, Brain Center, Cancer Center, and Lung Center — plus general and vascular surgery, neurology and neurosurgery, and advanced orthopedics, so RNs work specialty-aligned units within a 355-bed community hospital.
What maternity and newborn nursing does Frye Regional Medical Center provide?
Frye Regional's Women's Center includes a Level III NICU, giving labor-and-delivery, mother-baby, and neonatal RNs a defined obstetric and newborn track.
How does Frye Regional Medical Center's Duke heart affiliation shape cardiac nursing?
Frye Regional is the first Duke Health heart affiliate in western North Carolina, connecting its Frye Heart Center to Duke cardiac expertise — useful context for cardiac and telemetry nurses.
What range of nursing settings exists at Frye Regional Medical Center?
Beyond acute floors, Frye Regional runs a 32-bed emergency department, a 29-bed inpatient rehabilitation unit, and an 81-bed adult behavioral-health hospital at its South Campus, spanning emergency, rehab, and psychiatric nursing.
Which charting platform does Frye Regional Medical Center use for nurses?
Frye Regional, part of Duke LifePoint Healthcare, does not publicly name its inpatient clinical EMR. Because LifePoint hospitals run varied platforms, confirm the specific charting system with the unit or agency before an assignment.

Benefits

  • Day One Benefits, Medical, Dental, Vision & 401(k)
  • Relocation and Travel Reimbursement
  • Dedicated team to help with state licensing & renewals
  • Weekly Direct Deposit
  • $1,000 Referral Bonus + $250 Bonus for Your Referral

Licensing in North Carolina

Compact license accepted. North Carolina is a Nurse Licensure Compact state, and our team handles endorsement and renewals for you. See the North Carolina Licensing Center →

Explore Hickory, NC

Lake Hickory and the I-40 corridor shape a workable footprint for Hickory, NC, with neighborhood arterials feeding a compact center. For travelers typing travel RN jobs into searches, roles appear across clinics and community settings serving foothill neighborhoods. Demand for travel nursing jobs holds as essentials align on familiar corridors near the river and retail nodes. Popular areas for travelers include Conover, Newton, and Morganton. In North Carolina, lakeside access and direct interstate links let professionals coordinate housing with shift locations while keeping time for greenways, errands, and short hops between neighborhoods.

Travel Nursing Jobs With Advantis Medical — The Gold Standard

At Advantis Medical Staffing, we take great pride in our commitment to caring for travel nurses. We are dedicated to connecting nurses with the best travel nursing jobs nationwide, while providing exceptional service that fosters a trusted partnership for life. Our mission is to deliver the “Gold Standard” in service—not only by securing your first assignment but by advocating for your long-term career goals and well-being.

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