OR RN
San Francisco, California
UCSF Health Stanyan Hospital

Registered Nurse - Operating Room

Overview

• Location: San Francisco, California
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Contract length: 17 weeks
• Schedule: Day shift, 5 x 8-hour shifts (Monday to Friday), 6:45 to 15:15, 40 hours per week
• Float scope: Ability to float to other facilities in the system

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in California
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
• Minimum 2 years of inpatient Operating Room experience
• Operating Room experience within the last year
• One completed travel assignment within the past 12 months
• BLS issued by American Heart Association or RQI
• Experience with robotic surgery
• Strong orthopedics experience
• Urology experience

Onboarding and Compliance Requirements

Credentials and verification

• Nursys verification (RNs), run within 30 days of start
• State license primary source verification, run within 30 days of start
• Background check with a 7-year criminal check, completed within 30 days of start and renewed annually
• Standard 9-panel drug test excluding THC, completed within 30 days of start and repeated every 2 years (negative dilute and instant/rapid tests not accepted)
• Education verification by a third party (copy of diploma or transcript accepted in lieu)
• HHS/OIG and EPLS/GSA/SAM checks, run within 30 days of start

Competencies

• Medication/pharmacology competency exam within 1 year of start, minimum score 80%
• Unit-specific competency exam within 12 months of start, minimum score 80%
• Core Parts I, II, and III, completed within 1 year prior to start, updated annually, with a minimum score of 80%
• Math exam required for all RNs
• Unit-specific skills checklist, updated annually

Health requirements

• Physical exam within 1 year of start, signed by an MD, DO, NP, APRN, or PA
• Fit mask (3M 1870+ or 3M 1860 small or regular, or Halyard 46827 or 46727) with fit test results, completed within 1 year of start and updated annually
• Tdap within the last 10 years (declination accepted only if a prior Tdap is on file)
• Hepatitis B immunity (vaccine series with titer, titer alone, or declination)
• Measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella immunity (IgG titer or 2 vaccine doses; varicella history of disease not accepted)
• TB screening: for candidates signed on or after 07/15/2026, a negative QuantiFERON Gold within 3 months prior to start; alternate documentation applies to positive or PPD-allergic candidates
• Annual TB questionnaire within 30 days of start
• Seasonal flu vaccine or facility-specific declination for 11/1 to 4/30
• COVID vaccination not required but strongly recommended

References and history

• Two supervisory references from the most recent place of employment (charge nurses acceptable; second most recent employer accepted if needed)
• Current resume and employment application covering the last 7 years of work history, with gaps of 30 days or more explained
• Work history verification for 7 years

Training and forms

• Facility learning modules (on-unit completion for most candidates)
• Cybersecurity awareness training and quiz (annual, 80% passing score)
• Advanced HIPAA module and quiz (80% passing score)
• Emergency contact information, parking and uniform info review, and COVID-19 preparedness update, completed electronically before start
• Photo for badge, on file by the Monday before start

Uniforms

• Scrubs are provided for the Operating Room.