Description

American Traveler is hiring a Pediatric OR RN with at least 2 years of general surgery experience and an active CA RN license for a fast-paced procedure center.

Details

• Work in a Pediatric Procedure Center OR treating inpatient and outpatient pediatric patients, with adults on rare occasions
• Perform minor surgical cases across ENT, Plastics, General Surgery, Ophthalmology, Urology, Dentistry, and Oncology specialties
• May be trained to assist with Endoscopy, GI, and Pulmonary cases if needed
• Day shift schedule of 4x10 hours from 0600-1630
• Call required: 5 weekday shifts and 2 weekend shifts per 6-week schedule
• Weekend coverage required
• No floating required
• 1:1 patient ratio
• Uses Cerner (SurgiNet) documentation system

Requirements

• Active California RN license required in hand at time of consideration; pending or temporary licenses not accepted
• Current certifications: ACLS, BLS, PALS
• Minimum 2 years of experience required, either acute or outpatient, covering the majority of listed specialties
• Prior travel experience required
• Cerner charting experience required
• Experience with general surgery required
• Trauma Level I experience preferred
• Skilled in administration of blood/blood products, infection control, laser safety, specimen handling/labeling, peripheral IV starts, universal protocol time-out procedures, and urinary bladder catheterization
• Two supervisor-level references required, dated within 1 year of start or from most recent employer

Additional Information

• Provide perioperative nursing care across a wide range of pediatric surgical specialties in a fast-paced environment
• Travelers are prioritized for float assignments per facility policy, though no floating is required for this role
• Up to 16 hours of orientation modules may be required, self-reported and billable only during orientation shifts
• Maximum of 7 days RTO permitted, with no RTO allowed during the first week of the assignment
• Local candidates within 50 miles of the facility are not accepted
• Former staff must be separated from the facility for at least 1 year before reapplying
• First-time travelers are not accepted for this position
• Rehire eligibility for former CHOC or Rady's travelers is subject to review due to health system merger policies