OR Registered Nurse First Assistant
Bakersfield, CA
American Traveler
4x10 hrs, Days

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 4x10hrs
• Hours: 40 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Jun 22, 2026
• Length: 14 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is seeking an experienced RNFA (Registered Nurse First Assistant) for a 14-week OR travel assignment in an acute care hospital setting, with Cerner proficiency and robotics experience required.

Details

• Acute care hospital OR setting
• High-volume OR with a broad surgical caseload including orthopedics (total joints, scopes, TSAs), urology, GYN oncology, robotic surgery (DaVinci), neurosurgery (spine, craniotomies, VP shunts, transsphenoidal tumors), vascular, general surgery, ENT, bariatrics, and ophthalmology
• Day shift, 4x10-hour shifts per week
• Call required, including potential call on weekends (every other weekend)
• Forced call rotation in place; activated only when a shift cannot be filled voluntarily — considered a rare occurrence
• Float required between two hospital campuses
• Cerner EMR used; experience required
• 12-hour orientation

Requirements

• Active CA RN license required; must be active at time of consideration — pending licenses not accepted
• Active certifications required: BLS and ACLS — pending certifications not accepted
• Minimum 2 years of RNFA or OR experience required
• Robotics (DaVinci) experience required — considered a deal-breaker if not present
• Experience in ortho, neuro, and GYN required
• Cerner EMR experience required
• Two professional references required: one supervisor from within the last 12 months, and one peer or supervisor from within the last 3 years — must include dates of employment and eligibility for rehire
• Valid driver's license required for consideration

Additional Information

• First-time travelers will not be considered for this position
• Candidates who have been directly employed (full-time, part-time, or PRN) by any CommonSpirit, CHI, or Dignity Health facility within the past year are not eligible — candidates who worked PRN through outside staffing firms will be considered
• Local candidates are accepted