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Shift: Days, 4x10hrs
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Hours: 40 hrs/wk
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Start Date: Sep 28, 2026
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Length: 13 weeks
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Openings: 1
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.
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Work in a Pediatric Procedure Center OR treating inpatient and outpatient pediatric patients, with adults on rare occasions
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Perform minor surgical cases across ENT, Plastics, General Surgery, Ophthalmology, Urology, Dentistry, and Oncology specialties
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May be trained to assist with Endoscopy, GI, and Pulmonary cases if needed
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Day shift schedule of 4x10 hours from 0600-1630
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Call required: 5 weekday shifts and 2 weekend shifts per 6-week schedule
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Weekend coverage required
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No floating required
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1:1 patient ratio
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Uses Cerner (SurgiNet) documentation system
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Active California RN license required in hand at time of consideration; pending or temporary licenses not accepted
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Current certifications: ACLS, BLS, PALS
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Minimum 2 years of experience required, either acute or outpatient, covering the majority of listed specialties
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Prior travel experience required
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Cerner charting experience required
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Experience with general surgery required
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Trauma Level I experience preferred
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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
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Two supervisor-level references required, dated within 1 year of start or from most recent employer
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Provide perioperative nursing care across a wide range of pediatric surgical specialties in a fast-paced environment
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Travelers are prioritized for float assignments per facility policy, though no floating is required for this role
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Up to 16 hours of orientation modules may be required, self-reported and billable only during orientation shifts
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Maximum of 7 days RTO permitted, with no RTO allowed during the first week of the assignment
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Local candidates within 50 miles of the facility are not accepted
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Former staff must be separated from the facility for at least 1 year before reapplying
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First-time travelers are not accepted for this position
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Rehire eligibility for former CHOC or Rady's travelers is subject to review due to health system merger policies
