Travel Registered Nurse First Assist Job

Overview

Registered Nurse – First Assist traveling assignment in Templeton, California. Start date: 08/17/2026. Duration: 8 weeks. Weekly pay: $2,926–$3,000 per week. Guaranteed hours: 40 per week. Shift: 3x12-hour days. Setting: Short Term Acute Care Hospital. Employment type: Travel – Temporary Assignment. Hiring organization: Healthforce Healthcare LLC.

Responsibilities

• Provide intraoperative nursing care as the First Assist, including exposure, retraction, hemostasis, tissue handling, and suturing under the surgeon’s direction
• Collaborate with the surgical team to prepare the operative environment, stage instruments, and maintain sterile technique throughout procedures
• Monitor patient status intraoperatively, document events in the electronic health record, and communicate changes to the team
• Assist with patient positioning, anesthesia-related needs, specimen handling, and ensuring overall patient safety during operations
• Adhere to hospital policies, sterile processing standards, and perioperative protocols; participate in post-op transitions and documentation as required

Requirements

• Current, active RN license in the state of assignment (California)
• Certification: BLS (Basic Life Support) required
• Experience: At least two years of recent perioperative nursing experience in a First Assist role or equivalent surgical setting
• Epic EHR experience required; must demonstrate prior Epic usage
• Ability to work in a fast-paced short-term acute care environment and function within a collaborative surgical team

Benefits and Support

• Guaranteed hours: 40 per week
• Weekly pay: $2,926–$3,000 (per week)
• Contract duration: 8 weeks
• 24/7 recruiter and travel support during the assignment
• Dedicated assignment support and onboarding assistance
• Access to clocked Epic workflows and backfill coordination to support continuity

About Healthforce

Healthforce is a nationwide travel healthcare staffing agency connecting travel nurses and allied health professionals with high-quality contract assignments across the United States. We specialize in placing clinicians in travel nursing jobs, allied health travel assignments, and local contract opportunities in hospitals, long-term care facilities, and outpatient settings. Whether you are an experienced traveler or taking your first assignment, Healthforce provides the support and opportunities you need to succeed.