Travel RNFA OR RN - $2,553 per week

About the role

Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse - Operating Room - Travel - (OR RN) at Adventist Health Twin Cities in Templeton, California. 13-week travel assignment starting 8/31/2026, 40 hours per week, 10-hour day shifts.

Schedule

• 4 x 10s, Monday - Friday, 0630 to 1700 or 0830 to 1900
• 1 - 2 nights a week with call and 1 weekend a month

Responsibilities

• Perform the professional functions of a Registered Nurse in assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating the care of patients
• Coordinate, manage, provide and delegate patient care
• Meet the established Standards of Nursing Practice and promote cooperation among the health care team
• Assist under the direction of the primary operating surgeon in the perioperative care of patients undergoing a surgical experience
• Function within the policies and guidelines established by the facility and report directly to Director of Perioperative Services
• Exemplify leadership and professionalism in the implementation of the RNFA role
• Assure patients' personal needs are met
• Assist in reducing noise level of nursing unit
• Participate in the Standards of Conduct
• Show commitment to co-workers and work as a team to assure all patients have their needs met
• Maintain patient, co-worker, and hospital privacy
• Ensure documentation is clear, concise, and legible
• Deliver clear, concise reports
• Complete all assigned quality monitors as directed by department manager
• Follow infection control guidelines
• Obtain history/physical assessment according to unit specific nursing protocol for all age groups
• Review medical history, physical examination, and all available assessment data
• Identify abnormal diagnostic data and report to appropriate person
• Provide information needed to begin discharge planning in a timely manner to appropriate personnel
• Recognize signs and symptoms of cardiac or respiratory distress, or other impending emergencies
• Demonstrate knowledge and ability to effectively function in Code Blue and other emergency situations
• Accurately administer and chart medications according to hospital policies and procedures using patient's 6 rights
• Implement and/or assist others in implementation and documentation of planned education
• Assess patient's educational needs
• Demonstrate intraoperative competency as an RNFA: manual dexterity, suturing and ligating, providing hemostasis, exposing the surgical site, positioning, prepping and draping
• Assist in the development and education of new staff members
• Attend and participate in staff meetings
• Complete education, training, and competencies for department specific skills
• Successfully adapt to changes in the unit, environment, and work flow
• Assure all patient charge items are charged and documented correctly
• Utilize department resources appropriately
• Minimize incidental overtime
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned

Requirements

• 2 years of experience required
• OR circulating experience required
• EPIC experience required
• Graduate of a school of nursing: Required
• Certification of completion of an approved didactic RNFA course: Required
• Three years scrub and circulate experience in an acute care facility: Required
• Annual surgeon review: Required
• Current RN license in state of practice: Required
• Basic Life Support (BLS OR HS-BLS OR RQIBLS) certification: Required
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support): Required
• Certified Nurse, Operating Room (CNOR): Required
• Current Professional Liability insurance: Required
• Registered Nurse (RN) license in state of practice: Required
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) or Healthstream Advanced Cardiac Life Support (HS-ACLS) or RQIACLS: Required
• Professional Liability Insurance (PLI): Required
• RN-CA (Copy needed): Required
• ACLS (Copy needed): Required
• BLS (Copy needed): Required
• 1 Reference in the last 12 months OR SCL and Reference within a year: Required
• RTO Upon Submission: Required

Preferred Qualifications

• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS OR HS-PALS OR RQIPALS) certification

Benefits

• Competitive pay rates
• Free, quality, private housing
• Medical, Dental, Vision
• 401(k) and Flex Spending
• Life Insurance
• Accident and Short-term Disability Coverage
• Free Continuing Education
• Refer a friend and earn extra cash
• Company provided housing options
• Medical benefits
• Dental benefits
• Continuing Education