Location: Hermiston, OR

Start Date: 11-15-2025

End Date: 02-14-2026

Contract Type: Travel Contract

Shift Type: Day shift (specific start/end times not provided; schedule varies to meet OR needs)

Hours per Week: 40

Candidate Pay Rate: $68 per hour

About United Health Care Staffing

At United Health Care Staffing (UHC Staffing), we believe healthcare staffing should be more than just finding a job. We are here to connect amazing professionals with opportunities that make their careers exciting, rewarding, and meaningful. With us, you're not just signing up for a contract you are joining a team that's got your back, answers your calls, and maybe even cracks a joke or two to brighten your day. Think of us as the travel buddy who handles the logistics while you focus on what you do best helping people heal.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Provide safe, effective, patient-family centered perioperative nursing across all populations
• Serve primarily as RN First Assistant during operative and other invasive procedures
• Assist intraoperatively with exposure, hemostasis, suturing, and other first-assist tasks
• Step into scrub or circulator roles when a first assist is not required to ensure continuity of care
• Maintain competency, credentials, and privileges in accordance with facility policies
• Collaborate with surgeons, anesthesia, and perioperative team members to optimize patient outcomes
• Document perioperative care accurately and communicate changes in patient condition promptly

Qualifications

• Active Registered Nurse (RN) licensure
• RN First Assistant (RNFA) credential, PA equivalency, or documented first-assist training and privileges
• Perioperative/operating room experience with demonstrated competency in first-assist, scrub, and circulator roles
• Familiarity with sterile technique and intraoperative assistance across patient populations
• Ability to meet facility credentialing and competency verification requirements

Education

• Completion of an accredited nursing program (ASN/ADN or BSN) and RN licensure

Knowledge & Skills

• Strong perioperative nursing knowledge including sterile technique and OR workflow
• Skilled in intraoperative assistance and first-assist tasks
• Comfortable functioning as scrub or circulator when needed
• Patient-family centered communication and teamwork
• Ability to follow scope of practice, credentialing, and privilege requirements

Benefits

• Generous housing stipend to make your contract feel like a mini-adventure
• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage to keep you healthy on and off the clock
• 401(k) retirement savings plan so you can plan for the future while helping patients today
• Life insurance for peace of mind
• Paid Time Off to recharge after those focused OR days
• Travel reimbursement to help with getting to Hermiston and back
• Licensure assistance and reimbursement to make state paperwork easier
• Referral bonus program — bring a friend and earn rewards
• A supportive perioperative team that values your expertise and growth

Travel Perks: Explore Hermiston, OR

Hermiston sits in scenic northeastern Oregon along the Columbia River corridor. Enjoy nearby outdoor recreation like fishing and boating on the Columbia, hiking in the Blue Mountains, and bird watching at McNary National Wildlife Refuge. Take a short drive to Pendleton for local culture and Wildhorse Resort & Casino, or head west toward Walla Walla for wineries and charming downtowns. The area offers a relaxed pace, great local eats, and easy weekend road-trip options for exploring eastern Oregon.

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