Burn | Registered Nurse

Travel Burn ICU Registered Nurse (RN) – 13-Week Night Shift Contract in San Francisco, CA

Travel RN opportunity in San Francisco: provide expert burn and critical care nursing in a fast-paced Burn Intensive Care Unit. In this travel nurse role, you’ll deliver attentive, evidence-based care to patients with complex burn and critical care needs while collaborating with an interdisciplinary team. This California nursing contract offers 12-hour night shifts in San Francisco’s 94109 neighborhood, known for its central city setting, local dining, and convenient access to cultural attractions and public transportation.

Travel RN Job Details

• Assignment: 13-week travel nursing contract
• Estimated Weekly Pay: $2,200–$2,320
• Start Date: December 8, 2026
• End Date: March 9, 2027
• Schedule: 3 shifts per week; 36 hours per week
• Shift Duration: 12-hour night shifts, approximately 7:00 p.m.–7:30 a.m.
• Unit: Burn Intensive Care Unit (Burn ICU)
• Patient Ratio: Approximately 1:2
• Floating: Must be willing to float to other facilities as needed, potentially within a broader regional area.

Burn ICU Nurse Requirements

• Current California Registered Nurse (RN) license.
• BSN required.
• At least 2 years of RN experience, including at least 1 year of critical care experience.
• Recent travel nursing experience within the past 12 months.
• Current AHA BLS and ACLS certifications, and PALS certification for burn care.
• Epic charting experience required.
• Required clinical skills include burn or trauma ICU care, ventilator management, care of ventilated patients, arterial line management, blood product administration, continuous IV sedation, dysrhythmia interpretation and management, IV starts and maintenance, phlebotomy, suctioning, infection prevention, and management of patients with multisystem organ dysfunction.
• COVID-19 vaccination and booster are required before the assignment begins.
• Preferred qualifications: burn unit experience, 1 year of pediatric experience, prior charge experience, teaching hospital experience, and CCRN, ABLS, or CBRN certification.

Burn ICU Registered Nurse Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, deliver, and evaluate nursing care for patients in a burn critical care setting.
• Monitor patients with complex and changing conditions, including those requiring ventilatory support, continuous sedation, or multisystem critical care.
• Manage and monitor arterial lines, IV therapies, blood products, and other prescribed treatments.
• Recognize and respond to changes in patient status, including dysrhythmias, and coordinate timely interventions with the care team.
• Maintain accurate documentation in Epic and follow infection-prevention and patient-safety practices.
• Collaborate with respiratory services, physical therapy, pharmacy, radiology, social services, and other members of the interdisciplinary team.
• Float to other facilities or departments when needed, within the scope of your qualifications and assignment requirements.

Apply now for this travel RN contract and bring your burn and critical care nursing experience to 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.