You'll do sedation, documentation and circulating in the Cath Lab. This role comes through American Traveler, a staffing partner, so ask which facility you would land in.
Posted Sep 4
Shift and hours
12-hour shifts · Day shifts, 7:00 AM to 7:30 PM Shift: Days, 3x12hrs Day shift schedule, 3x12 hours from 7:00 AM to 7:30 PM36 hours a week
Unit and setting
Cath Lab · Hospital Cath Lab unit setting
License
RN license Active CA RN license requiredActive CA RN license
BLSCurrent BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications required
Certification
ACLS
Certification
PALS
Experience
2 years of recent experienceMinimum 2 years of recent experience required
Also asks
Epic EMR experienceEpic EMR experience required
What it pays
Against similar roles
Top of California travel payCalifornia travel postings that state pay run $1,730/week to $3,100/week, the middle half $2,040/week to $2,800/week, across 319 postings.
Travel package
Housing provided
Benefits
Housing Perks
Tax Advantage Plan
Comprehensive Insurance
Weekly Payroll
Referral Bonuses
Licensure Reimbursement
Travel Allowances
Continuing Education
The role and schedule
Charting
Epic
Day to day
sedationResponsibilities include sedation, documentation, and circulating duties
Day to day
circulating
Start
Starts Sep 15, 2026Start Date: Sep 15, 2026
Holidays
Holiday coverage required; one holiday RTO request allowed per contractHoliday coverage required with only 1 holiday RTO request permitted per contract
Details
13-week assignmentLength: 13 weeks
Details
Up to 7 RTO days per contractMax RTO of 7 days per contract
Details
Local candidates within 50 miles paid local rateLocal candidates accepted at local rate within a 50-mile radius
Details
Former employees need a 1-year separation before returning as a travelerReturning employees must have a 1-year separation before returning as a traveler
Details
Compliance labs completed within 3-5 days of contract signingCompliance labs must be completed within 3-5 days of contract signing
Neighborhoods+Young professionals often land in Downtown Modesto, a walkable revival (walk score 82) of restored theaters, galleries, and mixed-income housing in the roughly $320k–$480k range, or along the McHenry Avenue Corridor ($340k–$520k, walk 71), a suburban strip of newer retail, restaurants, and services. Established residential pockets include the Orangeburg Area’s tree-lined streets and mixed single-family homes ($330k–$450k), historic bungalows around Graceada Park, Village One’s newer amenities, Sherwood Forest’s quieter streets, plus named areas such as Northwest, Northeast, North, Southeast, and Southwest Modesto, Country Ranch, Sonoma Plaza, Westwood Manor, Sherwood Manor South, and La Loma. Locals on Reddit frequently tell newcomers they would rather live in nearby Turlock, Manteca, or Ripon as the nicer towns around Modesto.
Young professionals often land in Downtown Modesto, a walkable revival (walk score 82) of restored theaters, galleries, and mixed-income housing in the roughly $320k–$480k range, or along the McHenry Avenue Corridor ($340k–$520k, walk 71), a suburban strip of newer retail, restaurants, and services. Established residential pockets include the Orangeburg Area’s tree-lined streets and mixed single-family homes ($330k–$450k), historic bungalows around Graceada Park, Village One’s newer amenities, Sherwood Forest’s quieter streets, plus named areas such as Northwest, Northeast, North, Southeast, and Southwest Modesto, Country Ranch, Sonoma Plaza, Westwood Manor, Sherwood Manor South, and La Loma.
Locals on Reddit frequently tell newcomers they would rather live in nearby Turlock, Manteca, or Ripon as the nicer towns around Modesto.
Getting around+Typical in-city commutes run about 20.65 minutes, but a transit score of 38 means a car is essential for most errands and hospital shifts; Modesto Area Express buses exist, yet coverage is thin versus larger metros. Drivers use CA-99, CA-132, and CA-108; the Modesto BART Commuter Train reaches Turlock, Patterson, and Dublin, Amtrak stops at the Modesto Train Station toward Sacramento and other cities, and Greyhound serves Tracy and Merced. Major healthcare employers named in local guides include Doctors Medical Center and Sutter Health. The Bay Area is 90-plus minutes west and the Sierra Nevada foothills 60-plus minutes east, so weekend trips are planned drives, not casual hops. Sources do not describe hospital parking.
Typical in-city commutes run about 20.65 minutes, but a transit score of 38 means a car is essential for most errands and hospital shifts; Modesto Area Express buses exist, yet coverage is thin versus larger metros. Drivers use CA-99, CA-132, and CA-108; the Modesto BART Commuter Train reaches Turlock, Patterson, and Dublin, Amtrak stops at the Modesto Train Station toward Sacramento and other cities, and Greyhound serves Tracy and Merced.
Major healthcare employers named in local guides include Doctors Medical Center and Sutter Health. The Bay Area is 90-plus minutes west and the Sierra Nevada foothills 60-plus minutes east, so weekend trips are planned drives, not casual hops.
Outdoors+The city lists 70-plus parks, including historic Graceada Park (designed by Golden Gate Park’s John McLaren), Dry Creek Regional Park, Roosevelt Park, and John Muir Park. A short drive to Knights Ferry adds river hiking, picnics, and Rivers Edge restaurant overlooking the water. Modesto markets itself as halfway to Yosemite and as a farm-stand town: Ott Farms, Rodin Farms, and Dutch Hollow Farms sell produce year-round. July through September heat regularly over 95°F pushes outdoor life to early mornings or indoors unless you have strong air conditioning.
The city lists 70-plus parks, including historic Graceada Park (designed by Golden Gate Park’s John McLaren), Dry Creek Regional Park, Roosevelt Park, and John Muir Park. A short drive to Knights Ferry adds river hiking, picnics, and Rivers Edge restaurant overlooking the water.
Modesto markets itself as halfway to Yosemite and as a farm-stand town: Ott Farms, Rodin Farms, and Dutch Hollow Farms sell produce year-round. July through September heat regularly over 95°F pushes outdoor life to early mornings or indoors unless you have strong air conditioning.
Modesto is a Central Valley farm town of about 218,000 that still feels like George Lucas’s American Graffiti hometown—cruise nights on 10th and 11th, Gallo’s winery, and almond orchards—while offering California homeownership at medians roughly $380k–$460k and one-bedrooms around $1,470–$1,500. Nurses will find healthcare employers such as Doctors Medical Center and Sutter Health, typical drives near 21 minutes, and a car-mandatory layout (transit score 38) on Highways 99, 132, and 108. Downtown’s revival—Camp 4, the Gallo Center, Art Walk, food-truck pavilion—and neighborhoods from walkable Downtown and McHenry Corridor to Graceada bungalows and Village One give young professionals real choices; locals still often recommend Turlock, Manteca, or Ripon as quieter. Tradeoffs are blunt: summers over 95°F, air quality, and crime above national averages (safety grade C) mean you pick streets carefully and budget for AC. Seventy-plus parks, Knights Ferry on the river, and a location marketed as halfway to Yosemite round out weekends. It is not coastal California; it is affordable, agricultural, and car-first.
