Travel Nurse RN - OR - Operating Room
Bakersfield, CA
American Traveler
4x10 hrs, Days

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 4x10hrs
• Hours: 40 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Aug 17, 2026
• Length: 8 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is seeking an experienced OR RN for a day shift travel contract at a specialty hospital in Bakersfield, CA, requiring recent Epic experience and a minimum of 3 years of OR experience.

Details

• Work setting is a 47-bed specialty hospital with three operating rooms and four cardiac catheterization labs
• Day shift schedule: 4x10-hour shifts per week (7:00 AM – 7:00 PM)
• Epic EMR is used; recent experience within the last 12 months is required

Requirements

• Active CA RN license required
• Current certifications required: BLS (AHA), ACLS (AHA), and PALS (AHA)
• Minimum 3 years of OR nursing experience required
• Recent clinical experience in OR within the last 3 months required
• Recent Epic EMR experience within the last 12 months required
• BSN preferred
• Active, unrestricted license with no prior hits required
• Two supervisor references required: one from within the past year and one from within the past two years
• Specialty-specific skills checklist completed within the past year required for consideration

Additional Information

• Delivers coordinated nursing care according to established standards, utilizing critical thinking and independent judgment
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary teams including patients, families, and healthcare providers to ensure safe and effective care
• Participates in discharge planning to promote continuity of care and delegates duties to healthcare team members as appropriate
• Local candidates are welcome — no radius rule applies and local rates are the same as travel rates
• RTO is limited to 5 days or fewer for this contract
• Candidates may only be submitted to one hospital within the Adventist Health system at a time
• Vaccination compliance is required per Adventist Health policy; medical and religious exemptions may apply