Travel Registered Nurse OR Job
Bakersfield, California
Staffing partner
RN · Perioperative Care · Surgical nursing
Posted Jun 26
- Hours a week
- 40
- Unit
- OR
- Contract
- 13 weeks
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- 40 hours
- Term
- 13 weeks · Travel
- On the floor
- Charge shifts
- Setting
- Hospital
- Accepts
- RN
- Staffing partner
- Healthforce
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
About this role
Registered Nurse – OR (Operating Room) in Bakersfield, California. Travel assignment for experienced nursing staff in the perioperative area. The RN delivers coordinated nursing care according to established standards of care and the nursing process. Role includes supervising and directing activities of assigned nursing staff and coordinating care with other disciplines. Contract duration is 13 weeks with guaranteed 40 hours per week.
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Requirements
- Active California RN license
- OR/perioperative nursing experience preferred
- BLS certification (basic life support)
- Ability to work in a fast-paced perioperative environment
- Ability to complete credentialing and onboarding requirements
- Availability to work 8-hour daytime shifts and fulfill the 40-hour weekly schedule
Benefits
- Dedicated recruiter and travel support throughout the assignment
- Credentialing and onboarding assistance
- Continued assignment coordination and support during the 13-week contract
- Extension opportunities and potential future openings through the same program
- 24/7 support while on assignment
Place
- City
- Bakersfield, California
- Median rent
- $1,472/mo
- Local household income
- $80,540/yr
- Metro price level
- 1% above the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities
all local households, not nurse pay
Bakersfield area index 100.9, where 100 is the national average.
Bakersfield sits in California's Central Valley, offering a down-to-earth rhythm distinct from coastal-city bustle. Out-of-state RNs find broad healthcare demand, quick highway access throughout Kern County, and a music and agriculture heritage. Proximity to the Sierra Nevada provides weekend escapes to mountains and national parks.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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About the employer
Healthforce is a travel nursing staffing agency based in Rochester, NY, that places registered nurses in temporary clinical assignments across multiple states. Assignments have been listed in locations such as Utica, NY and Salida, CO, indicating a multi-state operational footprint.…
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Operating Room is a specialty you move into. Periop programs often train from the ground up.
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- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for shifts, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
