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Operating Room Travel Nursing Jobs in Aurora, CO for RNs

Find Top RN Operating Room Travel Nursing Jobs in Aurora, Colorado

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travel Compact State
Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse – Operating Room
  • Denver, Colorado – 80218
    Distance from Aurora: 8 miles
  • 10 D,
  • June 26, 2025
  • 13
$1,919 to $2,115
Weekly Pay*
350 bed Level 4 Trauma Center Unit sees Total Joints, spine, Transplants (kidney/Liver), Robotics, Vascular, ENT, Plastics
travel Compact State
Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse – Operating Room
  • Scottsbluff, Nebraska – 69361
    Distance from Aurora: 160 miles
  • 12 D, 12 E, 12 N,
  • July 7, 2025
  • 13
$2,073 to $2,285
Weekly Pay*
Featuring advanced technology in addition to compassionate care, this esteemed Operating Room (OR) unit is looking to welcome a new member to its nursing team. Innovative care teams deliver optimal care to their patients at this cutting edge facility. You can expect to work on complex cases with a driven team of passionate Operating Room (OR) professionals, utilizing the best patient care models.
travel Compact State
Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse – Operating Room
  • Espanola, New Mexico – 87532
    Distance from Aurora: 267 miles
  • 12 D,
  • July 14, 2025
  • 9
$2,003 to $2,207
Weekly Pay*
Job Summary: -Utilizes the nursing process to provide direct patient care to an assigned group of patients during a shift. -Ensures safe, effective, patient-centered, timely, efficient, and equitable care of patients. -Provides direct patient care by assessing, planning, implementing, evaluating, and documenting individual patient needs, actions taken, and patient responses. -Coordinates patient care through collaboration with the patient/family and healthcare team. -Initiates, utilizes, and documents appropriate protocols and standards of care. -Administers medication and treatments as prescribed by physician or standard protocols and documents according to policy. -Identifies and meets patient and family learning and discharge needs on admission and throughout the episode of care. -Assumes responsibility for the clinical supervision of LPNs and non-licensed assistive personnel. -Completes patient population/age-specific/procedure and protocol education and competency testing per unit standards.
travel Compact State
Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse – Operating Room
  • Espanola, New Mexico – 87532
    Distance from Aurora: 267 miles
  • 12 D,
  • July 7, 2025
  • 13
$1,897 to $2,090
Weekly Pay*
Job Summary: -Utilizes the nursing process to provide direct patient care to an assigned group of patients during a shift. -Ensures safe, effective, patient-centered, timely, efficient, and equitable care of patients. -Provides direct patient care by assessing, planning, implementing, evaluating, and documenting individual patient needs, actions taken, and patient responses. -Coordinates patient care through collaboration with the patient/family and healthcare team. -Initiates, utilizes, and documents appropriate protocols and standards of care. -Administers medication and treatments as prescribed by physician or standard protocols and documents according to policy. -Identifies and meets patient and family learning and discharge needs on admission and throughout the episode of care. -Assumes responsibility for the clinical supervision of LPNs and non-licensed assistive personnel. -Completes patient population/age-specific/procedure and protocol education and competency testing per unit standards.
travel Compact State
Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse – Operating Room
  • Espanola, New Mexico – 87532
    Distance from Aurora: 267 miles
  • 12 D, 12 E, 12 N,
  • July 14, 2025
  • 13
$1,826 to $2,013
Weekly Pay*
Job Summary: -Utilizes the nursing process to provide direct patient care to an assigned group of patients during a shift. -Ensures safe, effective, patient-centered, timely, efficient, and equitable care of patients. -Provides direct patient care by assessing, planning, implementing, evaluating, and documenting individual patient needs, actions taken, and patient responses. -Coordinates patient care through collaboration with the patient/family and healthcare team. -Initiates, utilizes, and documents appropriate protocols and standards of care. -Administers medication and treatments as prescribed by physician or standard protocols and documents according to policy. -Identifies and meets patient and family learning and discharge needs on admission and throughout the episode of care. -Assumes responsibility for the clinical supervision of LPNs and non-licensed assistive personnel. -Completes patient population/age-specific/procedure and protocol education and competency testing per unit standards.
travel Compact State
Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse – Operating Room
  • Farmington, New Mexico – 87401
    Distance from Aurora: 277 miles
  • 10 D,
  • June 30, 2025
  • 13
$1,948 to $2,147
Weekly Pay*
A 198 bed, level III trauma center including state-of-the-art operating suites Provides healthcare to the Four Corners region of New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, and Utah Services include medical , surgical, and rehabilitation. T he hospital also provides a childbirth center, cancer center, nephrology unit, pediatric unit, inpatient behavioral health unit, day surgery center, and extensive imaging and lab testing services. PCI , Mammography and Laboratory awarded a ccreditation Top 20 Most Beautiful Hospitals in the U.S. Reputation 800 Award in Healthcare Farmington, New Mexico Located in the beautiful San Juan River Valley in northwest New Mexico Features three rivers, four golf courses, five lakes and six National Parks and thousands of acres for off-roading! Farmington offers travelers the opportunity for a unique and adventurous getaway in an affordable and friendly community. Lots of attractions- hiking beautiful landscape, kayaking, historical sight seeing 1 hour driving to Durango, CO and 3 hour drive to Albuquerque, NM
travel Compact State
Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse – Operating Room
  • Santa Fe, New Mexico – 87505
    Distance from Aurora: 286 miles
  • 8 D,
  • June 30, 2025
  • 13
$1,922 to $2,119
Weekly Pay*
Featuring advanced technology in addition to compassionate care, this esteemed Operating Room (OR) unit is looking to welcome a new member to its nursing team. Innovative care teams deliver optimal care to their patients at this cutting-edge facility. You can expect to work on complex cases with a driven team of passionate Operating Room (OR) professionals, utilizing the best patient care models.
travel Compact State
Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse – Operating Room
  • Santa Fe, New Mexico – 87505
    Distance from Aurora: 286 miles
  • 8 D,
  • June 26, 2025
  • 13
$1,922 to $2,119
Weekly Pay*
Featuring advanced technology in addition to compassionate care, this esteemed Operating Room (OR) unit is looking to welcome a new member to its nursing team. Innovative care teams deliver optimal care to their patients at this cutting-edge facility. You can expect to work on complex cases with a driven team of passionate Operating Room (OR) professionals, utilizing the best patient care models.
travel Compact State
Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse – Operating Room
  • Santa Fe, New Mexico – 87505
    Distance from Aurora: 286 miles
  • 8 D,
  • August 4, 2025
  • 13
$1,922 to $2,119
Weekly Pay*
Featuring advanced technology in addition to compassionate care, this esteemed Operating Room (OR) unit is looking to welcome a new member to its nursing team. Innovative care teams deliver optimal care to their patients at this cutting-edge facility. You can expect to work on complex cases with a driven team of passionate Operating Room (OR) professionals, utilizing the best patient care models.
travel Compact State
Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse – Operating Room
  • Santa Fe, New Mexico – 87505
    Distance from Aurora: 286 miles
  • 8 D,
  • July 14, 2025
  • 13
$1,922 to $2,119
Weekly Pay*
Featuring advanced technology in addition to compassionate care, this esteemed Operating Room (OR) unit is looking to welcome a new member to its nursing team. Innovative care teams deliver optimal care to their patients at this cutting-edge facility. You can expect to work on complex cases with a driven team of passionate Operating Room (OR) professionals, utilizing the best patient care models.
travel Compact State
Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse – Operating Room
  • Santa Fe, New Mexico – 87505
    Distance from Aurora: 286 miles
  • 12 E,
  • July 14, 2025
  • 13
$1,721 to $1,896
Weekly Pay*
Featuring advanced technology in addition to compassionate care, this esteemed Operating Room (OR) unit is looking to welcome a new member to its nursing team. Innovative care teams deliver optimal care to their patients at this cutting-edge facility. You can expect to work on complex cases with a driven team of passionate Operating Room (OR) professionals, utilizing the best patient care models.
travel Compact State
Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse – Operating Room
  • Rio Rancho, New Mexico – 87124
    Distance from Aurora: 326 miles
  • 10 D,
  • June 16, 2025
  • 13
$2,109 to $2,324
Weekly Pay*
Featuring advanced technology in addition to compassionate care, this esteemed Operating Room (OR) unit is looking to welcome a new member to its nursing team. Innovative care teams deliver optimal care to their patients at this cutting edge facility. You can expect to work on complex cases with a driven team of passionate Operating Room (OR) professionals, utilizing the best patient care models.
travel Compact State
Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse – Operating Room
  • Albuquerque, New Mexico – 87106
    Distance from Aurora: 336 miles
  • 12 D,
  • July 21, 2025
  • 12
$1,889 to $2,082
Weekly Pay*
This outstanding Operating Room unit, based in exciting Albuquerque is looking for the right technician to join their team of compassionate and driven health care professionals. Join this highly motivated team of caregivers and enjoy a challenging and welcoming environment based on optimal patient care.
travel Compact State
Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse – Operating Room
  • Albuquerque, New Mexico – 87106
    Distance from Aurora: 336 miles
  • 12 D,
  • July 21, 2025
  • 12
$1,889 to $2,082
Weekly Pay*
This outstanding Operating Room unit, based in exciting Albuquerque is looking for the right technician to join their team of compassionate and driven health care professionals. Join this highly motivated team of caregivers and enjoy a challenging and welcoming environment based on optimal patient care.
travel Compact State
Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse – Operating Room
  • Albuquerque, New Mexico – 87106
    Distance from Aurora: 336 miles
  • 12 E,
  • June 26, 2025
  • 13
$1,889 to $2,082
Weekly Pay*
This outstanding Operating Room unit, based in exciting Albuquerque is looking for the right technician to join their team of compassionate and driven health care professionals. Join this highly motivated team of caregivers and enjoy a challenging and welcoming environment based on optimal patient care.
travel Compact State
Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse – Operating Room
  • Socorro, New Mexico – 87801
    Distance from Aurora: 408 miles
  • 12 D,
  • June 30, 2025
  • 12
$1,879 to $2,071
Weekly Pay*
travel Compact State
Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse – Operating Room
  • Tuba City, Arizona – 86045
    Distance from Aurora: 428 miles
  • 10 D,
  • July 14, 2025
  • 13
$2,245 to $2,474
Weekly Pay*
Featuring advanced technology in addition to compassionate care, this esteemed Operating Room (OR) unit is looking to welcome a new member to its nursing team. Innovative care teams deliver optimal care to their patients at this cutting-edge facility. You can expect to work on complex cases with a driven team of passionate Operating Room (OR) professionals, utilizing the best patient care models.
travel Exclusive Compact State
Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse – Operating Room
  • Mitchell, South Dakota – 57301
    Distance from Aurora: 445 miles
  • 8 D,
  • July 7, 2025
  • 13
$2,516 to $2,773
Weekly Pay*
Across the Avera system, including Avera Queen of Peace, you benefit from evidence-based care, a strong focus on your safety and comfort while you stay with us, and the best possible outcomes from your particular situation. In addition, you’re assured of outstanding care from the experts at Avera Queen of Peace because the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) shows we meet or exceed national standards on quality measures related to heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, surgical care, emergency care and stroke care.
travel Compact State
Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse – Operating Room
  • Alamogordo, New Mexico – 88310
    Distance from Aurora: 476 miles
  • 10 D,
  • June 23, 2025
  • 13
$1,773 to $1,954
Weekly Pay*
Featuring advanced technology in addition to compassionate care, this esteemed Operating Room (OR) unit is looking to welcome a new member to its nursing team. Innovative care teams deliver optimal care to their patients at this cutting-edge facility. You can expect to work on complex cases with a driven team of passionate Operating Room (OR) professionals, utilizing the best patient care models.
travel Compact State
Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse – Operating Room
  • Omaha, Nebraska – 68114
    Distance from Aurora: 479 miles
  • 10 D,
  • June 26, 2025
  • 13
$1,864 to $2,054
Weekly Pay*
Featuring advanced technology in addition to compassionate care, this esteemed Operating Room (OR) unit is looking to welcome a new member to its nursing team. Innovative care teams deliver optimal care to their patients at this cutting-edge facility. You can expect to work on complex cases with a driven team of passionate Operating Room (OR) professionals, utilizing the best patient care models.
travel Exclusive Compact State
Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse – Operating Room
  • Sioux Falls, South Dakota – 57105
    Distance from Aurora: 496 miles
  • 12 D,
  • July 7, 2025
  • 13
$2,355 to $2,596
Weekly Pay*
Avera is an integrated health system based in Sioux Falls, SD. Avera serves South Dakota and surrounding areas of Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska and North Dakota through six regional centers in Aberdeen, Mitchell, Pierre, Sioux Falls and Yankton, SD, and Marshall, MN. No matter where you choose to work and live, bring your expertise to Avera’s patient-centered and service-oriented environment. Join us in providing compassionate nursing care in a true team environment — and work alongside expert physicians and surgeons. At Avera, we provide nationally recognized care. We’re proud of the many awards and honors we’ve earned.
travel Exclusive Compact State
Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse – Operating Room
  • Sioux Falls, South Dakota – 57105
    Distance from Aurora: 496 miles
  • 8 D,
  • July 7, 2025
  • 13
$2,285 to $2,518
Weekly Pay*
Top-Quality Care Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) show Avera McKennan meets or exceeds national standards on quality measures related to heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, surgical care, emergency care and stroke care. You’ll also appreciate the professional, compassionate nursing care you receive at Avera McKennan, which is recognized with the Magnet® designation for excellence in nursing services.
travel Compact State
Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse – Operating Room
  • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – 73104
    Distance from Aurora: 497 miles
  • 12 D,
  • July 7, 2025
  • 12
$1,906 to $2,101
Weekly Pay*
Level 1 Trauma Center Teaching Hospital Nurses for this unit need Med Surg experience as this floor has inpatients pre or post-surgical services-mostly surgical experience is needed. 4E candidates will care for patients post operatively and need to have experiences taking care of patients with new drains, wounds, trachs, ostomies, NGT or DHT. Some of these patients will be Step down care as well. Ratios are 5 or 5:1 for surgical patients and 3:1 for SD area. 4W is our surgical transplant area and also has Step down patients and post op patients. These patients are new transplant patients or returning transplant patients. They need close monitoring for reaction and rejection as well as infection.
travel Compact State
Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse – Operating Room
  • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – 73104
    Distance from Aurora: 497 miles
  • 12 N,
  • July 7, 2025
  • 12
$1,906 to $2,101
Weekly Pay*
Level 1 Trauma Center Teaching Hospital Nurses for this unit need Med Surg experience as this floor has inpatients pre or post-surgical services-mostly surgical experience is needed. 4E candidates will care for patients post operatively and need to have experiences taking care of patients with new drains, wounds, trachs, ostomies, NGT or DHT. Some of these patients will be Step down care as well. Ratios are 5 or 5:1 for surgical patients and 3:1 for SD area. 4W is our surgical transplant area and also has Step down patients and post op patients. These patients are new transplant patients or returning transplant patients. They need close monitoring for reaction and rejection as well as infection.
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Statistics on OR RN Jobs in Aurora, Colorado

Here are some helpful statistics about OR traveling nurse jobs in & near Aurora. The data is based on the last three complete months of OR job postings in the Aurora and nearby areas. It is updated regularly, so you can find the most recent Operating Room job salary trends, the types of shifts, and contract durations most commonly available in Aurora and more. Find out more about travel nursing salaries.

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FAQs About Travel OR Nursing Jobs for RNs in Aurora, CO

What are the top paying Operating Room jobs currently available in or near Aurora?

  • Registered Nurse – OR with a per week salary of $2,115, a 13 weeks duration, for a 10 D in Denver (8.1 miles away)

What types of shifts are most common for OR travel jobs in Aurora?

Based on the last 6 months of travel nurse jobs data, 12 Hour Day shifts were the most common in Aurora and surrounding areas.

How much does a day shift Operating Room nurse make on average in Aurora and nearby cities?

A: A 12 Hour Day shift Operating Room nurse in Aurora can make an average of $1,676 per week based on recent job availability.

What hospitals and healthcare facilities have Operating Room staff in or near Aurora?

  • Medical Center of Aurora-South Campus in Aurora
  • Eastern Maine Healthcare in Denver (8.1 miles from Aurora)
  • Centennial Medical Plaza in Englewood (10 miles from Aurora)
  • Swedish Medical Center in Englewood (10 miles from Aurora)

What is the most common contract for Operating Room travel jobs in Aurora?

Based on recent data, the most common duration for a Operating Room job in Aurora is 13 weeks.

Locating Operating Room Travel Nursing Jobs in Aurora

In Aurora, facilities like Medical Center of Aurora-South Campus, all offer OR departments. It’s a great city to work in and nearby to neighborhoods like Sableridge (zip code 80040), Hallcrafts Village East (zip code 80040) and Heather Ridge (zip code 80040) neighborhoods.

Other popular cities near Aurora’s OR job opportunities are Denver (8.1 miles), Englewood (10 miles) and Thornton (12.1 miles). These are near to zip codes: 80220 (8.1 miles), 80112 (10 miles) and 80113 (10 miles).

Aurora Hospitals With OR Departments

There are 1 hospitals & healthcare facilities that have OR nurses in Aurora. Sometimes it is useful to see what types of shifts, contract durations, and travel nurse housing in nearby neighborhoods each facility might offer in order to find the right opportunity for your next traveling OR nurse position in or nearby Aurora.

AUBURN CORRECTIONAL FACILITY
Shifts
8 D, 8 E, 8 N, 10 D, and 12 N
Job Durations
12 wks, 13 wks, 17 wks, and 18 wks
Departments
Cardiac Catheterization Lab Registered Nurse, Cardiovascular Operating Room Surgical Technologist, Emergency Room RN, Labor & Delivery Registered Nurse, Operating Room RN, and Operation Room Nursing Surgical Technology
Address
135 STATE STREET
Brighton, NY 13024
Centennial Medical Plaza
Shifts
10 D, 12 D, and 12 N
Job Durations
13 wks
Address
14200 East Arapahoe
Englewood, CO 80112
Childrens Hospital Colorado
Shifts
10 D, 12 D, and 12 N
Job Durations
13 wks, 14 wks, and 15 wks
Address
13123 E. 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 80045
Nearby Neighborhoods
Hoffman Heights (subdivision) (80040), Hillcrest Village (80011), Boston Heights (80045), Hillcrest (80011), Chambers Heights (80011)
Intermountain Health Good Samaritan Hospital
Shifts
8 D, 8 N, 10 D, 10 N, 12 D, and 12 N
Job Durations
12 wks and 13 wks
Address
200 Exempla Cir
Lafayette, CO 80026
Medical Center of Aurora-South Campus
Shifts
10 D, 10 E, 12 D, and 12 N
Job Durations
13 wks
Address
1501 S Potomac St
Aurora, CO 80012
Nearby Neighborhoods
Sableridge (80040), Hallcrafts Village East (80040), Heather Ridge (80040), Willow Park (80040), Woodrim (80040)
North Suburban Medical Center
Shifts
8 D, 10 D, 12 D, 12 E, and 12 N
Job Durations
13 wks
Address
9191 Grant St
Denver, CO 80229
Nearby Neighborhoods
Highland Park (80211), Five Points (80294), Vine Street Houses (80206), Mine (80207), Westside Neighborhood (80259)
Sky Ridge Medical Center
Shifts
8 N, 10 D, 10 N, 12 D, and 12 N
Job Durations
12 wks and 13 wks
Address
10101 Ridge Gate Parkway
Lone Tree, CO 80124
* Estimate of payments is intended for informational purposes and includes hourly wages, as well as reimbursements for meal & incidental expenses and housing expenses incurred on behalf of the Company. Please speak with a recruiter for additional details.