Travel Registered Nurse - Operating Room - Bakersfield, CA

Travel assignment, 13 weeks, 10hr days, 40 hours a week, starting 30 Nov 2026.

Pay as Cross Country posts it: about $3,158 a week in all, a taxable rate of $37.31 an hour plus $1,666 a week in housing and meal stipends.

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Operating Room. This clinical nursing position provides comprehensive care to acutely ill patients through assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The role coordinates individualized care with patients, families, nurses, physicians, and Advanced Practice Providers while responding to changing patient conditions and maintaining evidence-based safety standards.

Job Details

• Schedule: Day shift, 10-hour shifts, 40 hours per week.
• Required Qualifications:
• Three years of nursing experience.
• Valid and unrestricted California Registered Nurse license.
• Current American Heart Association (AHA) Healthcare Provider Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Current American Heart Association (AHA) Healthcare Provider Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification.
• Graduation from an accredited registered nursing program.
• Knowledge of nursing theory, techniques and practices; medical terminology; instruments and equipment; and the uses and effects of medicines and narcotics.
• Preferred Qualifications:
• Associate or bachelor’s degree in nursing.
• Additional Information:
• Independently assesses patients and develops, implements, documents, and evaluates individualized plans of care.
• Establishes nursing diagnoses and prioritizes nursing interventions using clinical judgment and critical thinking.
• Recognizes changes in patient status and responds appropriately to emergency protocols and rapidly changing situations.
• Coordinates patient care activities with nurses, physicians, and Advanced Practice Providers.
• Promotes compassionate, therapeutic care through collaboration with patients and families.
• Follows infection control, medication administration, controlled substance, patient safety, and employee safety procedures.
• Participates in professional governance, staff meetings, quality activities, standards development, and required education.
• Maintains current nursing knowledge, competencies, health requirements, and applicable certificates of competency.

Benefits

The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:

• Private housing or generous housing allowance
• Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
• Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
• Competitive salaries
• Referral bonuses
• Travel reimbursement
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Direct deposit/free checking
• Unlimited free CE credits