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

Join an experienced surgical services team as an Operating Room Registered Nurse (OR RN) in San Francisco, California. This on-site travel nursing opportunity offers a collaborative perioperative environment and the chance to work with a skilled operating room team in the vibrant Bay Area. This assignment is ideal for an adaptable OR nurse with strong orthopedic, urology, circulating, and scrubbing experience.

Travel Nursing Job Details

• Location: San Francisco, CA
• Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,570–$2,710
• Assignment Type: Travel nursing contract
• Contract Duration: 6 weeks
• Start Date: November 17, 2026
• End Date: December 29, 2026
• Schedule: Variable 8-hour day shifts, Monday–Friday
• Shift Hours: 6:45 a.m.–3:15 p.m.
• Hours: 40 hours per week
• Patient Population: Adolescents and adults
• Scheduling: Block scheduling
• Float Requirement: May float to qualified departments, specialties, or nearby facilities as needed

Operating Room RN Job Requirements

• Current California Registered Nurse (RN) license
• Minimum of 2 years of recent inpatient operating room nursing experience
• BSN required
• Current AHA BLS certification
• Demonstrated experience as both a circulating nurse and scrubbing nurse
• Strong orthopedic operating room and perioperative nursing background
• Urology operating room experience
• Experience with robotic surgery; da Vinci experience preferred
• Prior travel nursing experience within the past 12 months
• Epic charting experience required
• Current COVID-19 vaccination and booster required
• CNOR certification preferred
• Prior teaching hospital experience preferred

Operating Room Nurse Responsibilities

• Provide safe, evidence-based nursing care throughout the perioperative process.
• Circulate and scrub for a broad range of surgical procedures.
• Support orthopedic, spine, urology, general, and robotic surgical cases.
• Assist with procedures including arthroscopy, total joint replacement, spinal fusion, laminectomy/discectomy, fracture repair, laparoscopic procedures, bronchoscopy, and other general operating room cases.
• Prepare operating rooms, equipment, supplies, and instrumentation according to procedure requirements.
• Maintain sterile technique and promote compliance with surgical safety standards.
• Document patient care accurately in Epic.
• Collaborate with surgeons, anesthesia professionals, perioperative staff, and interdisciplinary support teams.
• Adapt to changing assignments and float to qualified areas or nearby facilities when required.

Apply now for this Operating Room RN travel nursing opportunity in San Francisco, California, and join a leading surgical services team in the Bay Area.

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.