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OR Travel Nurse Jobs in Ohio

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    Ohio service-line choices and call structure

    OR travel nurse jobs in Ohio should be compared by service line before schedule. Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati, Toledo, and Dayton include academic referral programs, community hospitals, and outpatient teams with different case complexity and call. Review the posting for orthopedic, cardiac, neuro, general, robotics, or women's surgery expectations and match them to recent work. Ask how residents participate, how travelers learn preference cards and equipment, who covers breaks, and what backup exists when urgent cases overlap scheduled rooms. An Ohio role is a stronger fit when the interview makes specialty ownership, after-hours responsibilities, and available support explicit.

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    Check Ohio OR roles for service ownership

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    Compare listings by specialty team, room responsibilities, shift, call, and perioperative backup.

    8 Operating Room contracts are open in Ohio right now, with +1 added in the last 7 days and 3 already filled. Open postings have been live about 21 days on average.

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    Open Operating Room jobs
    21 days
    Median time active
    +1
    Added last 7 days
    11,350
    Ohio knee arthroplasty procedures; 68 hospitals reporting (CDC/NHSN 2024)
    Why demand stays strong
    9,832
    2024 Ohio spinal fusion volume from 37 acute care hospitals (CDC/NHSN)
    8,662
    114 Ohio hospitals reported abdominal hysterectomy activity in 2024 (CDC/NHSN)
    4,691
    Laminectomy procedures across 25 Ohio hospitals, CDC/NHSN 2024

    Live counts from the jobs feed, updated daily. Demand figures from public workforce data, sources noted with each figure.

    Pay by city · OR · Ohio

    Ohio weekly rates by specialty team and call

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    Read city figures with facility type, specialty team, shift, call, float terms, traveler scope, and assignment urgency.

    Highest weekly pay · Operating Room
    Middleburg Heights
    $2,851
    Cleveland
    $2,436
    Columbus
    $2,242
    Akron
    $2,079
    Mayfield Heights
    $2,019

    Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati, Toledo, and Dayton rates should be compared with the support and case ownership behind them.

    Weekly pay reflects current open Advantis contracts — marketplace contract value, not a staff-nurse wage.

    Ohio evidence for bowel and joint-replacement work

    Ohio's two procedure categories point to different room workflows. 127 reporting acute care hospitals contributed 13,987 colon surgery procedures to Ohio's 2024 result. For contrast, another table contains Ohio contributes 9,473 reported hip arthroplasty procedures from 69 acute care hospitals to the 2024 table. The counts are bounded by NHSN participation and should not be interpreted as total state workload. Colon surgery and hip arthroplasty represent different patient pathways and room requirements. Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati, Toledo, and Dayton programs may separate general and orthopedic teams or combine them within a broader assignment. Compare implant systems, positioning help, specimen workflow, call, and urgent-case coverage. The counts reflect reporting acute care hospitals in 2024 and do not establish statewide volume or hiring levels.

    Ohio values describe hospitals reporting colon and hip procedures to CDC in 2024, with different denominators for each category.
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    Ohio OR Travel Jobs: Start With These

    What will it cost me to get licensed for Ohio OR work?
    Not a thing, provided your license carries the multistate designation and your home is in a compact state. Ohio implemented the compact, so that combination clears you with nothing to pay and nothing to file. Single-state, or living outside the compact? Then you'll cover Ohio's endorsement fee and wait on the board's timeline. Worth knowing which group you're in before you fall for a posting.
    Which certifications will I need for Ohio OR jobs?
    BLS is always required, and some Ohio facilities also require CNOR; your recruiter can verify each contract's exact certification requirements. Ohio's bigger programs run cardiac, neuro, ortho, robotics, and general lines, and they want candidates with recent experience to match. Most facilities also expect a year or two of recent OR experience, though that bar varies by facility.
    Why does OR pay in Ohio change from city to city?
    Three things move it most: how much the unit needs to fill the room, the local cost of living, which shapes the stipend side of a package, and the shift you take, since nights usually pay above days. Cleveland, Columbus, and Cincinnati differ on all three, which is why there's no single Ohio rate. The chart above tracks live weekly pay by city.
    What should I have ready before I apply?
    Four things move an OR submission fast: proof your license is in order, a current BLS card, a skills checklist that spells out your service lines and your circulating versus scrubbing mix, and a couple of recent references from managers.
    Where do Ohio's OR openings actually sit?
    They're spread wider than you'd guess. Cleveland, Columbus, and Cincinnati carry the referral centers and the specialty teams, but Toledo and Dayton post steadily too, and community hospitals in between pick up the rest. Big-city academic rooms and regional ORs are different jobs day to day, so it's worth deciding which end of that range you want before you filter.
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