Operating Room First Assistant RN
Templeton, CA
Cross Country Nurses
4x10 hrs
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Operating Room (First Assistant), Templeton: Provides perioperative nursing care and assists the primary operating surgeon during surgical procedures. The role assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates patient care while supporting safe, coordinated, and professional clinical operations.

Job Details

• Required Qualifications: Graduate of a school of nursing; completion of an approved didactic Registered Nurse First Assistant (RNFA) course; current Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of practice; three years of scrub and circulating experience in an acute care facility; annual surgeon review; Basic Life Support (BLS) certification; Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification; Certified Nurse, Operating Room (CNOR) certification; professional liability insurance; and completion of required Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support certification from an approved vendor or Advanced Life Support certification from an approved vendor.
• Preferred Qualifications: Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification.
• Schedule: Rotating 10-hour shifts with start times of 6:30 a.m. or 8:30 a.m., 40 hours per week, with no set scheduled days; call one night per week and one weekend per month.
• Additional Information: Provides intraoperative assistance, including suturing and ligating, achieving hemostasis, exposing the surgical site, positioning, prepping, and draping. The role supports patient assessment, medication administration, emergency response, documentation, infection control, discharge planning, patient education, staff development, and department-specific competencies. Experience with totals, orthopedic, gynecologic, and general procedures is required.

Benefits

The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:

• Private housing or generous housing allowance
• Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
• Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
• Competitive salaries
• Referral bonuses
• Travel reimbursement
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Direct deposit/free checking
• Unlimited free CE credits