RN-Shift Care

Los Angeles, California

The Circulating RN at Mission Community Hospital will provide exemplary patient care by circulating and scrubbing for cases and procedures within the surgical environment.

Posted Oct 12 · 2 years of experience

Unit and setting: surgical environment · Hospital circulating and scrubbing for cases and procedures within the surgical environment
License: RN licenseRegistered Nursing license in the State of California
Term: Permanent The position is a full-time, individual contributor role based in Panorama City, California.Full-time

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License: Registered Nursing license in the State of California Check your license
Experience: At least two years of surgical and perioperative nursing experience At least two years of experience in surgical and perioperative nurse role
Also asks: Ability to read, interpret and follow physicians' orders Ability to read, interpret and follow physicians’ orders
Also asks: Knowledge of anatomy and physiology
Also asks: Ability to handle high stress situations
Also asks: Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

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BenefitsHealth benefitsMission Community Hospital offers a competitive salary package and a comprehensive set of benefits including health, dental, vision, life, disability and 401K retirement plans.
BenefitsDental benefits
BenefitsVision benefits
BenefitsLife insurance
BenefitsDisability benefits
Benefits401K retirement plan

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Day to day: Scrub and circulate for a variety of surgical cases and procedures Scrub and Circulate for a variety of surgical cases and procedures
Day to day: Monitor and report changes in patient condition Monitor and report changes in patient condition
Day to day: Provide professional and compassionate patient care Provide professional and compassionate patient care
Day to day: Perform pre- and post-operative teaching Perform pre- and post-operative teaching
Day to day: Assist with patient transfers Assist with patient transfers
Day to day: Ensure compliance with hospital safety protocols Ensure compliance with hospital safety protocols
Day to day: Monitor and maintain OR instruments and equipment Monitor and maintain OR instruments and equipment

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The Circulating RN at Mission Community Hospital will provide exemplary patient care by circulating and scrubbing for cases and procedures within the surgical environment. The position is a full-time, individual contributor role based in Panorama City, California.

Compensation & Benefits

Mission Community Hospital offers a competitive salary package and a comprehensive set of benefits including health, dental, vision, life, disability and 401K retirement plans.

Responsibilities

Scrub and Circulate for a variety of surgical cases and procedures
Monitor and report changes in patient condition
Provide professional and compassionate patient care
Perform pre- and post-operative teaching
Assist with patient transfers
Ensure compliance with hospital safety protocols
Monitor and maintain OR instruments and equipment
Other duties as assigned

Requirements

Registered Nursing license in the State of California
At least two years of experience in surgical and perioperative nurse role
Ability to read, interpret and follow physicians’ orders
Knowledge of anatomy and physiology
Ability to handle high stress situations
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

EEOC Statement

Mission Community Hospital is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any applicant for employment or employee on the basis of age, religion, race, color, sex, national origin, mental or physical disabilities, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

What's around it?

In Los Angeles, CA

Los Angeles, CAFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 14% above the US average

Median rent: $1,933/mo
Household income: $81,939/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Los Angeles, CA

NeighborhoodsNurses and young professionals without a car cluster in Los Feliz, Silver Lake, Echo Park, Santa Monica, Venice, West Hollywood, and parts of DTLA and Little Tokyo; mid-budget, transit-rich Koreatown is the workhorse pick and is described as more residential and family-oriented than it feels. Westwood sits beside UCLA; Culver City is growing around tech and media employers; Studio City mixes quieter Valley streets with restaurant access. Safer suburban value shows up in Glendale, Pasadena, Encino, Mar Vista, Playa Vista, and Porter Ranch (the lowest-priced of Extra Space’s 2026 five). You will live inside that pocket: Westside residents do not casually night-hop to Silver Lake.

Nurses and young professionals without a car cluster in Los Feliz, Silver Lake, Echo Park, Santa Monica, Venice, West Hollywood, and parts of DTLA and Little Tokyo; mid-budget, transit-rich Koreatown is the workhorse pick and is described as more residential and family-oriented than it feels. Westwood sits beside UCLA; Culver City is growing around tech and media employers; Studio City mixes quieter Valley streets with restaurant access.

Safer suburban value shows up in Glendale, Pasadena, Encino, Mar Vista, Playa Vista, and Porter Ranch (the lowest-priced of Extra Space’s 2026 five). You will live inside that pocket: Westside residents do not casually night-hop to Silver Lake.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: reddit.com Source 2: extraspace.com Source 3: simplemoving.us Source 4: quora.com Source 5: thebrassy.com

Getting aroundLocals answer distance in minutes, not miles; rush hour roughly 8-10 a.m. and 4-7 p.m. can stall even short hops, so living near the hospital beats any clever route. For downtown and USC-area shifts, Koreatown’s Purple Line to Metro Center plus the Expo Line is about 15-25 minutes; Chinatown’s Union Station has a free USC shuttle and Red Line access; East Hollywood’s Red Line is about 20-30 minutes; North Hollywood/Universal City is 40-50 minutes on the Red Line with Park-and-Ride. Silver Lake and Los Feliz have weak transit, so a car commute toward downtown is the norm. The Valley is more car-dependent and about 5-10 degrees hotter in summer than neighborhoods south of the hills; Kaiser in East Hollywood is one of the few hospital nodes named in neighborhood advice.

Locals answer distance in minutes, not miles; rush hour roughly 8-10 a.m. and 4-7 p.m. can stall even short hops, so living near the hospital beats any clever route. For downtown and USC-area shifts, Koreatown’s Purple Line to Metro Center plus the Expo Line is about 15-25 minutes; Chinatown’s Union Station has a free USC shuttle and Red Line access; East Hollywood’s Red Line is about 20-30 minutes; North Hollywood/Universal City is 40-50 minutes on the Red Line with Park-and-Ride.

Silver Lake and Los Feliz have weak transit, so a car commute toward downtown is the norm. The Valley is more car-dependent and about 5-10 degrees hotter in summer than neighborhoods south of the hills; Kaiser in East Hollywood is one of the few hospital nodes named in neighborhood advice.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: quora.com Source 2: thebrassy.com Source 3: simplemoving.us

OutdoorsThe Santa Monica Pier, wide beach, and beach bike path south through Venice skate park, Muscle Beach, the Venice Canals, and Marina del Rey’s North Jetty—or north toward Malibu Pier and El Matador State Beach—are the everyday outdoor circuit. Griffith Observatory, the Hollywood Sign hike, Barnsdall Park, Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook, Los Leones, and the Getty Villa’s ocean-cliff gardens are the in-city trail-and-view hits. Foothill and canyon neighborhoods add runoff and fire-season exposure. Catalina Island and a PCH drive between Palos Verdes, Long Beach, and Malibu are classic weekend escapes; California’s nine national parks sit within a day’s drive.

The Santa Monica Pier, wide beach, and beach bike path south through Venice skate park, Muscle Beach, the Venice Canals, and Marina del Rey’s North Jetty—or north toward Malibu Pier and El Matador State Beach—are the everyday outdoor circuit. Griffith Observatory, the Hollywood Sign hike, Barnsdall Park, Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook, Los Leones, and the Getty Villa’s ocean-cliff gardens are the in-city trail-and-view hits.

Foothill and canyon neighborhoods add runoff and fire-season exposure. Catalina Island and a PCH drive between Palos Verdes, Long Beach, and Malibu are classic weekend escapes; California’s nine national parks sit within a day’s drive.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: discoverlosangeles.com Source 2: bloggeratlarge.com Source 3: thebrassy.com Source 4: thebrassy.com Source 5: thehonestlocal.com

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Living in Los Angeles

Los Angeles is a 469-square-mile region pretending to be one city: you will spend most of life within a few miles of home, so choose the neighborhood that matches your hospital and shifts. Santa Monica and Venice buy marine-layer summers, the pier, and the beach bike path at roughly $3,000-$5,000 rents; Koreatown, Chinatown, East Hollywood, and DTLA/Little Tokyo put nurses on the Purple, Red, or Expo lines (about 15-30 minutes toward downtown and USC). Los Feliz and Silver Lake offer Griffith Observatory, greener streets, and food from Ye Rustic Inn to Grand Central Market, with weaker transit. Encino, Porter Ranch, Glendale, and Pasadena trade heat and a car for space, schools, and higher safety scores (Porter Ranch safer than 94% of the city). Tradeoffs are steep housing, 8-10 a.m. and 4-7 p.m. gridlock, canyon wildfire risk, and visible homelessness—offset by 260-plus sunny days, mild winters, and a food-and-outdoors density few U.S. cities match.

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Sources

As of 2026Source 1: thebrassy.com Source 2: extraspace.com Source 3: simplemoving.us Source 4: quora.com Source 5: reddit.com Source 6: thehonestlocal.com Source 7: bloggeratlarge.com

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