Operating Room RN
San Francisco, California
UCSF Health Stanyan Hospital

Operating Room RN (Registered Nurse)

Location: San Francisco, California Employment Type: Travel/Contract Contract Length: 17 weeks Start Date: Variable

Schedule

• Day shift, 8-hour days, Monday through Friday (40 hours per week)
• Shift times: 6:45 to 15:15 or 9:00 to 17:30

Role Details

• Ability to float to other facilities in the system

Required Qualifications

• Active, valid California RN license
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
• Minimum 2 years of inpatient operating room (OR) experience
• Operating room experience within the last year
• One completed travel assignment within the past 12 months
• BLS certification issued by the American Heart Association
• Experience with robotic surgery
• Strong orthopedics experience
• Urology experience

Certifications and Competencies

• BLS: Must be AHA. Required for all clinical positions. AHA RQI cards are acceptable. The original card must be available during orientation and whenever working.
• ACLS: Must be AHA. Required for listed units, including PACU and ASC. Check the unit description for the specific requirement.
• Nursys verification: Required for RNs, run within 30 days of start.
• State license verification: Primary source verification run within 30 days of start.
• Medication/Pharmacology Competency Exam: Required within one year of start. Minimum score is 80% unless a higher Angoff score applies. Must be completed through an approved vendor.
• Unit-specific Competency Exam: Required within 12 months of start. Minimum score is 80%.
• Core Parts I, II, and III: Required for all clinical travelers with a passing score of 80% or higher. Must be completed within one year prior to start and updated annually.
• Unit-specific Skills Checklist: Required and updated annually.

Pre-Start Health and Background Requirements

• Background check: 7-year criminal check within 30 days of start, renewed annually. Also includes sex offender, HHS/OIG, EPLS/GSA/SAM, and education verification (highest level required, run by a third party; diploma or transcript accepted in lieu).
• Drug testing: Standard 9-panel, excluding THC, within 30 days of start. Renewed every 2 years. Negative dilute and instant/rapid tests are not accepted.
• Physical exam: Within one year of start, with physician statement of fitness to work, signed by an MD, DO, NP, APRN, or PA.
• Tuberculosis: Negative QuantiFERON within 3 months prior to start for candidates signed on or after 07/15/2026. Other documentation applies for past-positive or PPD-allergy candidates.
• Measles, mumps, rubella: Immunity by IgG titer or 2 documented vaccines.
• Varicella: Immunity by IgG titer or 2 documented vaccines. History of disease is not accepted.
• Hepatitis B: Immunity via vaccine series with titer, or titer alone, or declination.
• Tdap: Vaccination within the last 10 years, or declination if at least one prior Tdap is on file.
• Influenza: Vaccine or facility-specific declination required for the current flu season (11/1 to 4/30).
• Fit mask: Fit test within one year of start, updated annually. Approved mask models are listed in facility documents.
• References: Two supervisory references, from the most recent place of employment when possible.
• Employment history: Resume covering the last 7 years. Gaps of 30 days or more must be explained.

Uniforms

• Scrubs are provided for OR assignments.