OR RN
San Francisco, California
UCSF Health Stanyan Hospital

Registered Nurse, Operating Room

• Location: San Francisco, California
• Contract length: 6 weeks
• Employment type: Travel/Contract

Schedule

• Variable 8-hour days, Monday to Friday
• Day shift (5 x 8 hours), 6:45 to 15:15
• 8 hours per day, 40 hours per week
• Ability to float to other facilities in the system

Required Qualifications

• Valid California RN license
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association (AHA). AHA RQI certificates are acceptable. Original card required during orientation and whenever working.
• Minimum 2 years of inpatient operating room experience
• Operating room experience within the last year
• One completed travel assignment
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing
• Experience with robotic surgery (Da Vinci)
• Strong orthopedic background
• Urology experience

Onboarding Requirements

• Background check: 7-year criminal check within 30 days of start, renewed annually. Education verification by a third party (highest level required; a copy of diploma or transcript is acceptable in lieu of verification).
• Licensure: Nursys verification (run within 30 days of start) and state license primary source verification (run within 30 days of start)
• Drug testing: Standard 9-panel excluding THC, within 30 days of start, repeated every 2 years. Negative dilute and instant/rapid tests are not acceptable.
• Physical exam: Completed within 1 year of start, with a statement of fitness to work signed by an MD, DO, NP, APRN, or PA. Does not need annual updates.
• Tuberculosis: Annual TB questionnaire within 30 days of start. For candidates signed on or after 07/15/2026, a negative QuantiFERON within 3 months prior to start is required.
• Immunizations and titers:

  • Measles, mumps, and rubella: IgG titer or 2 vaccines
  • Varicella: IgG titer or 2 vaccines (history of disease is not acceptable)
  • Hepatitis B: vaccine series with titer showing immunity, titer alone, or declination (for candidates signed on or after 07/15/2026)
  • Tdap within the last 10 years (or a declination if a prior Tdap is on file)
• Influenza: Vaccine or facility-specific declination for the current season, required 11/1 to 4/30
• COVID-19: Not required, but strongly recommended
• Fit testing: Fit test within 1 year of start, updated annually. Accepted masks are 3M 1870+ or 3M 1860 (Small or Regular). Some locations do not accept Halyard masks.
• Work history and references: 7 years of work history with a current, updated resume. Gaps of 30 days or more must be explained. Two supervisory references, preferably from the most recent place of employment.

Competencies and Checklists

• Core Part I, II, and III for clinical travelers, with a passing score of 80% or higher, completed within a year before start and updated annually (approved vendors: Relias, RN.com, Healthcare Source)
• Medication test/pharmacology competency exam within a year of start, with a minimum passing score of 80% unless a higher Angoff score applies
• Unit-specific competency exam within 12 months of start, with a score of 80% or higher
• Unit-specific skills checklist, updated annually
• Cybersecurity awareness training and quiz, annually, with a passing score of 80% or higher
• Advanced HIPAA healthcare provider module and quiz, with a passing score of 80% or higher

Other Information

• Scrubs are provided for the operating room.