RN III FSP Surgical Services
St Johns Regional Medical Center
Oxnard, California
Posted Aug 27 · Not open to new grads
- Unit
- Float-Pool
What the listing says
Role
- Term
- Per Diem
- On the floor
- Floating required
- Setting
- Hospital
- Accepts
- RN
- Experience
- 3+ years
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Against the board
The median for nursing in California is $49/hr, across 1912 postings. It covers every nursing role in the state, so it is a bearing, not a like-for-like comparison.
About this role
Job Summary and Responsibilities
As our Registered Clinical Nurse in the Surgical Services Floating Staff Pool, you will be a vital contributor to safe and effective patient care during the perioperative journey, flexibly supporting various surgical units to ensure seamless operations and optimal patient outcomes.
Every day you will provide skilled nursing care, assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating patient needs within diverse surgical settings, including pre-operative, intra-operative, and post-operative phases. You will be expected to rapidly adapt to different unit protocols and patient populations, collaborate effectively with surgeons, anesthesiologists, and the surgical team, and ensure adherence to best practices and patient safety standards.
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To be successful in this role, you must possess strong perioperative nursing skills, exceptional adaptability and critical thinking, and a steadfast commitment to delivering high-quality, patient-centered care across surgical specialties.
Job Requirements
Required
- Registered Nurse with three years acute care specialty experience
- Six months of PACU experience
- Registered Nurse: CA - RN
- Basic Life Support - BLS
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support - ACLS
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support - PALS
Preferred
- Additional six (6) months GI experience and
- Spanish speaking experience
Where You'll Work
Founded in 1912, Dignity Health - St. John’s Regional Medical Center is a 265-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Oxnard, California. Serving over 85,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including emergency, heart, orthopedic, and cancer care. Additionally, St. John’s Regional Medical Center has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Joint Commission-certified Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Center and was named one of America’s 100 Best Hospitals by Healthgrades in 2026.
One Community. One Mission. One California
Pay Range
$56.66 - $80.64 /hour
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“Job Requirements Required Registered Nurse with three years acute care specialty experience Six months of PACU experience Registered Nurse: CA - RN Basic Life Support - BLS Advanced Cardiac Life” · from this posting
Requirements
- Required
- Registered Nurse with three years acute care specialty experience
- Six months of PACU experience
- Registered Nurse: CA - RN
- Basic Life Support - BLS
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support - ACLS
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support - PALS
Place
- City
- Oxnard, California
- Median rent
- $2,032/mo
- Local household income
- $96,212/yr
- Metro price level
- 11% above the national average
- Address
- 1600 N ROSE AVE, OXNARD, CA, 93030
- CMS overall rating
- 4 of 5 stars (Care Compare, Sep 2026)
- Beds
- 298
- RN residency
- ANCC-accredited: St. John's RMC & St. John's Hospital Camarillo at St John's RMC, through Apr 2027
rent and tenant-paid utilities
all local households, not nurse pay
Oxnard area index 110.5, where 100 is the national average.
Oxnard sits along Southern California's coastline in Ventura County, offering nurses sandy beaches, Channel Islands Harbor, and a laid-back coastal lifestyle. The city blends agricultural roots with oceanfront recreation, giving you a relaxed base between shifts.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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You would be hired onto a Flexible Staffing Pool that posts Telemetry RN II and Surgical Services RN III work, and surgical float covers more than one perioperative unit. You would work in a hospital that states it is a…
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Operating Room is a specialty you move into. Periop programs often train from the ground up.
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