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Operating Room Registered Nurse (OR RN) – Travel Nursing Contract in San Francisco, CA

Join a dynamic San Francisco operating room team as an experienced Operating Room Registered Nurse (OR RN). This California travel nursing opportunity is ideal for a perioperative nurse with orthopedic, urology, circulating, and scrubbing experience who is committed to safe, high-quality surgical care.

Travel Nursing Job Details

• Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,570–$2,710
• Location: San Francisco, California
• Specialty: Operating Room Nursing / Perioperative Nursing
• Schedule: Day shifts, Monday–Friday; variable 8-hour shifts, typically 6:45 a.m.–3:15 p.m.
• Shifts per Week: 5
• Contract Duration: 13 weeks
• Start Date: November 17, 2026
• End Date: February 16, 2027
• Scheduling: Block scheduling
• Patient Population: Adolescents and adults
• Additional Assignment Requirement: Flexibility to float to other qualified departments or regional sites as needed

Operating Room Nurse Job Requirements

• Current Registered Nurse (RN) license in California
• At least 2 years of recent inpatient operating room nursing experience
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) required
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association
• Recent operating room circulating and scrubbing experience
• Strong orthopedic operating room experience
• Urology operating room experience
• Experience with robotic surgery; da Vinci experience preferred
• Recent travel nursing experience within the past 12 months
• COVID-19 vaccination and booster required, subject to applicable medical or religious exemptions
• CNOR certification preferred
• Epic charting experience preferred
• Prior teaching hospital experience preferred

Operating Room RN Responsibilities

• Provide safe, efficient, and compassionate nursing care throughout the perioperative process.
• Circulate and scrub for a broad range of general, orthopedic, spine, urology, and surgical procedures.
• Support procedures including total joint replacement, arthroscopy, spinal fusion, laminectomy and discectomy, fracture reduction and fixation, laparoscopic procedures, bronchoscopy, appendectomy, cholecystectomy, colonoscopy, and EGD.
• Prepare operating rooms, verify equipment and supplies, and maintain strict sterile technique.
• Collaborate with surgeons, anesthesia professionals, surgical technologists, and the broader interdisciplinary care team.
• Complete accurate documentation in the electronic health record.
• Promote patient safety through surgical-site verification, counts, specimen handling, and adherence to perioperative protocols.
• Float to other qualified departments or regional locations when operational needs require.

Why Consider This California Travel Nursing Job?

Bring your perioperative expertise to a leading San Francisco healthcare environment while supporting adolescent and adult patients. Work alongside an interdisciplinary surgical team in the Bay Area, one of California’s most vibrant and scenic communities.

Apply now for this Operating Room Registered Nurse travel contract in San Francisco, California.

Benefits

401K with Matching, Healthcare, Dental and Vision

Equal Opportunity

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity across our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.