Registered Nurse (Travel) - Clinical Research - $2,864/wk - Fullerton, CA
Listed compensation
$2,864/wk
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.
Job Description
- VitalHire is hiring a travel Registered Nurse (Clinical Research) for a healthcare facility in Fullerton, CA.
- Contract details
- Weekly pay: $2,864/wk
- Housing and meals stipend: up to $1,995/wk where eligible (included in weekly pay; GSA FY2027 maximum for this location)
- Shift: Day (5x8 Hours) 8:00 17:00
- Duration: 26 weeks
- Start date: 11/16/2026
- Openings: 1
Requirements
- Active CA license/certification (compact accepted where applicable)
- 2+ years of recent Clinical Research experience
- BLS plus unit-specific certifications
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Key Responsibilities
The Registered Nurse will perform clinical research duties within a healthcare facility setting. Responsibilities include providing patient care and ensuring adherence to research protocols during the 26-week contract.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Ambulatory Care Nursing — Registered Nurse Career Context
Of the 48 active Ambulatory Care Nursing listings this role was benchmarked against, 35% are remote, 48% have no call, 75% require no weekends.
In California, the Ambulatory Care Nursing weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$125k (41 salary observations; 76 listings), vs ~$97k nationally (422 salary observations; 1,317 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 5.1 / 10 · above average in registered nurse roles | ranked against 5,919 Registered Nurse roles listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | $149k | Ambulatory Care Nursing median $133k (middle half $111k–$170k)38 comparable listings, Oct 2026 |
| California vs national | $125k median in California | $97k nationally (+29%)41 state / 422 national salary observations |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$135k in purchasing power | California index 110.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Ambulatory Care Nursing listings in California | 35 active | 390 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 35% remote · 48% no call · 75% no weekends48 benchmarked listings |
| Ambulatory Care Nursing pay trend | −1.1% vs prior quarter | —through Sep 2026 |
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Benefits & Perks
Living in Fullerton
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $976k
- Typical market rent
- $2,888/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 31 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 113.6
- State income tax
- Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.