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

Apply for a high-acuity travel nursing opportunity for an experienced Operating Room Registered Nurse (OR RN) in San Francisco, California. Join a culturally diverse healthcare team and provide perioperative nursing care while scrubbing and circulating across complex surgical specialties, including neurosurgery and neurovascular procedures.

Travel Nursing Job Details

• Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,570-$2,710
• Location: San Francisco, California
• Specialty: Operating Room Nursing / Perioperative Nursing
• Assignment Type: Travel Registered Nurse contract
• Start Date: October 27, 2026
• Contract Duration: 15 weeks, ending February 9, 2027
• Schedule: 4 shifts per week
• Shift Duration: 10-hour evening shifts, scheduled approximately 10:45 a.m. to 9:15 p.m.
• Weekend Coverage: Required; typically approximately one weekend shift per month
• Patient Population: Adult and geriatric patients
• Operating Room Environment: 28-room surgical department with laparoscopic, robotic, open abdominal, cystoscopy, thoracic, vascular, and neurosurgical cases
• Charting System: Epic
• Floating: Flexibility to float to other departments, units, or affiliated locations when business needs require and qualifications are met

Operating Room RN Job Requirements

• Active California Registered Nurse license in hand
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
• At least 3 years of professional RN experience, including operating room and perioperative nursing experience
• Previous travel nursing experience
• Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
• Demonstrated competency in both surgical scrubbing and circulating
• At least 2 years of experience scrubbing and circulating neurosurgery cases, including neurovascular, open and intraoperative angiography, functional, peripheral nerve, and neuro-oncology procedures
• Previous charge nurse experience
• Experience working in a teaching hospital
• Epic charting experience
• ACLS certification preferred
• CNOR certification preferred

Travel OR RN Responsibilities

• Provide safe, efficient, and compassionate perioperative nursing care for adult and geriatric patients.
• Scrub and circulate for a broad range of surgical procedures, with a strong focus on complex neurosurgical and neurovascular cases.
• Support laparoscopic, robotic, open abdominal, thoracic, vascular, cardiovascular, urologic, gynecologic, orthopedic, ENT, plastics, transplant, and general surgery procedures as assigned.
• Prepare operating rooms, equipment, instruments, supplies, and medications according to procedure requirements.
• Maintain strict adherence to infection prevention, universal protocol, specimen handling, fire safety, laser safety, radiation safety, and malignant hyperthermia precautions.
• Operate and assist with advanced surgical technology, including robotic systems, cell saver equipment, electrosurgical units, and specialized neurosurgical equipment.
• Collaborate with surgeons, anesthesia professionals, surgical technologists, nurses, and other members of the interdisciplinary healthcare team.
• Document patient care and perioperative activities accurately in Epic.
• Demonstrate leadership through charge responsibilities, effective communication, and support of department workflow.
• Adapt to changing surgical schedules and float assignments while maintaining high standards of patient safety and care.

Apply now for this San Francisco, California travel nursing opportunity and join a leading operating room team in one of the nation’s most dynamic healthcare markets.

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.