Travel RN First Assistant - Perioperative Expert

MedPro Healthcare Staffing; Chico (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay

Housing allowance

Credentialing fees covered

Health insurance for you and family

Life and disability insurance

Travel reimbursement

401(k) matching

Referral bonuses

Job summary

MedPro Healthcare Staffing is seeking a Travel Nurse RN First Assist for a travel assignment in Chico, California. The role requires 40 hours per week, 10-hour day shifts, and a 16-week duration starting 11/02/2026.

You will perform perioperative first assisting duties under surgeon supervision for a top client hospital. Candidates must have 18 months Acute Care Perioperative nursing as scrub and circulator, RN license, RNFA program per AORN standards, and BLS/ACLS/CNOR.

Qualifications

• 18 months of recent Acute Care perioperative nursing experience as scrub and circulating nurse.
• Active RN license.
• Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
• RNFA program completed per AORN education standards.

Responsibilities

• Assist surgeon by performing technical functions during surgery, including intra-operative retraction, hemostasis, tissue manipulation, and wound closure.
• Provide direct patient care as part of the perioperative role, acting as first assistant during operative procedures.
• The RNFA performs first assisting under the direct supervision of the primary surgeon.
• Immediately communicate any patient care issues verbally to the surgeon.

Skills

RN First Assist

ACLS

BLS

OR perioperative experience

Education

RN license

Accredited nursing program degree

RNFA program training

Job description

MedPro Healthcare Staffing is seeking a Travel Nurse RN First Assist for a travel assignment in Chico, California. The role requires 40 hours per week, 10-hour day shifts, and a 16-week duration starting 11/02/2026.

You will perform perioperative first assisting duties under surgeon supervision for a top client hospital. Candidates must have 18 months Acute Care Perioperative nursing as scrub and circulator, RN license, RNFA program per AORN standards, and BLS/ACLS/CNOR.