Orthopedics RN
Santa Rosa, California
Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital

Registered Nurse - Ortho

Overview

• Location: Santa Rosa, California
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Contract length: 26 weeks
• Facility type: Acute care hospital, 277 total staffed beds
• Ratio: 1:5
• Locals accepted: Yes
• First-time travelers accepted: Yes
• Pending license accepted: No

Schedule

• Shift: Night, 3x12 hours (19:00 to 07:30)
• Hours: 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week
• Weekend requirement: Every other weekend
• On-call: Not required
• Block schedule: Available per manager discretion
• Guaranteed hours: Facility may call off once per two-week pay period

Float Scope

• Will need to float between like units.
• May be required to float to another facility within a reasonable distance (float policy acknowledgement required).

Required Qualifications

• License: Valid RN license in California
• Experience: Orthopedics, 1 year of experience within the last year
• Certification: BLS issued by American Heart Association or Canadian Heart & Stroke Foundation
• Education: Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)

Onboarding and Compliance

• Background check: Completed within 90 days of start, covering all locations lived or worked in the past 7 years; updated annually. Includes education verification for RNs (nursing degree).
• Drug screen: 9-panel drug screen within 12 months of start; instant results accepted.
• Physical exam: Within 1 year of start, signed by an MD, NP, PA, or DO, stating the candidate is free of infectious disease and able to work with or without accommodation.
• TB screening: Negative IGRA/QuantiFERON, or 2 PPDs, within 12 months of start.
• Immunizations: MMR (rubeola, mumps, rubella), hepatitis B, and varicella documentation or positive titer, or signed declination. Tdap within 10 years (declination accepted). Flu and COVID documentation or declination.
• Respirator clearance: RespSafety clearance required, renewed annually.
• Fit mask: Fit testing required; completed onsite unless a valid record exists within 1 year.
• References: 2 references covering 1 year of employment within the last 3 years in a comparable specialty or setting.
• Employment application: Must cover at least the last 5 years of employment.
• Competencies: Competency exam and medication/pharmacology exam as applicable; skills checklist required for the applicable unit and updated annually.
• Annual training: Workramp regulatory modules (about 3.5 hours) and California core modules, both required annually. Regional specialty-specific Workramp modules are not required for Ortho RNs.

Work Environment

• Charting system: Epic
• Scrub color for RNs: Royal Blue or Navy Blue
• Parking: Free