Travel Registered Nurse - Pre Op Registered Nurses - Modesto, CA
- Nurse-to-patient ratio 1:5
- 8-hour shifts
- Travel
- BLS
- ACLS
- PALS
- RN license
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How this pay compares
This assignment posts $2,204 a week, the agency's gross: a taxable hourly rate plus housing and meal stipends. Open travel PACU nurse assignments post a median of $2,178 a week, the middle half $1,959 to $2,428, across 285 assignments, so this one is within the middle half of what they post. Staff pay is hourly and carries no stipends, so it is not set beside it.
What California law requires of the employer
- Minimum nurse-to-patient ratios: General acute care hospitals must keep licensed nurse-to-patient ratios by unit, for example 1:2 in critical care and 1:5 in medical-surgical units. Cal. Code Regs. tit. 22, § 70217(a) (source: Cal. Code Regs. tit. 22, § 70217(a))
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About the job
Travel assignment, 13 weeks, 8hr days, 40 hours a week, starting November 24, 2026.
Pay as Cross Country posts it: about $2,204 a week in all, a taxable rate of $25 an hour plus $1,203.60 a week in housing and meal stipends.
Job Summary
Pre-Op Registered Nurse. This position provides preoperative and Phase II recovery care for adolescent, adult, pediatric, and geriatric patients in an outpatient setting. Responsibilities include patient assessment, medication reconciliation, procedural preparation, discharge education, and post-procedure monitoring.
Job Details
- Required Qualifications: California Registered Nurse licensure; Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certifications; Epic charting experience; at least 2 years of experience.
- Preferred Qualifications: Previous charge experience.
- Schedule: Day shift with 8-hour shifts, variable start times between 5:30 AM and 11:30 AM, and 40 hours per week.
- Additional Information: No call or weekend shifts. Patient ratio is 1:5, with approximately 25 patients per day and five visits per day across three rooms. Clinical responsibilities include preoperative assessment and education, medication administration, airway assessment, conscious sedation support, procedural consent, circulation checks, pain assessment and management, discharge instructions, follow-up calls, and Phase II recovery care. The assignment serves adolescents, adults, pediatrics, and geriatric patients.
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
From Cross Country Healthcare's job posting, checked 9 Nov 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.
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National healthcare staffing company in Boca Raton, Florida, placing travel nurses, allied professionals and therapists, with local contract and per diem work too. Source: Cross Country, Travel FAQs
Based in Boca Raton, FLHires in 51 statesPay on its listings: 0.6% of its open jobs state an hourly rate
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