Travel Operating Room Registered Nurse - $2,558 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN OR - Operating Room for a travel nursing job in Santa Rosa, California.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: OR - Operating Room
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 08/24/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, days
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Aug 24, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring a Registered Nurse for an Operating Room position requiring Trauma Level I experience along with vascular, neuro, and ortho surgical skills.

Details

• Acute care hospital setting within the Operating Room department
• 277 staffed beds with Trauma Level I designation
• Day shift schedule (3x12 hours), 7:00 AM-7:00 PM, with variable start times of 7:00 or 9:00
• May require covering one night shift during the contract as needed
• Weekend shifts required
• On-call responsibilities required, distributed equally among nursing staff every 6 weeks (up to 6-8 shifts per 6-week period, including nights, evenings, and weekends)
• Floating required between like units and potentially to affiliate/sister hospitals nearby
• Uses Epic charting system
• 13-week assignment length

Requirements

• Active CA RN license required in hand at time of submission (no pending licenses accepted)
• Current BLS certification required
• Minimum 2-3 years of Operating Room experience required (5 years preferred)
• Trauma Level I experience required
• Prior travel nursing experience required
• Epic charting system experience required
• Experience in vascular, neurology, orthopedic/spine, general surgery, urology, ENT, and robotics-assisted procedures
• Skills in Universal Protocol (time out) procedures, specimen handling, infection control, laser and radiation safety
• Experience with electrosurgical units, fiber optic light sources, and emergency response protocols (code response, fire safety, malignant hyperthermia)
• Two supervisory references covering 1 year of employment within the last 3 years in a comparable specialty/setting

Additional Information

• Perform circulating and scrub RN duties across a wide range of surgical specialties including vascular, neuro, ortho/spine, general surgery, urology, gynecology, plastics, ENT, bariatrics, and thoracic procedures
• Support trauma cases including amputations, gunshot/stab wounds, and multi-injury MVA patients
• Utilize advanced equipment such as the Da Vinci Xi Surgical System, cell saver, and Hana Table depending on case type
• Must be willing to work 2 of the 3 major holidays: Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• Local candidates accepted, though a 50-mile radius rule applies for local rate eligibility
• Former permanent staff must wait at least 3 months before returning as a traveler and must reside outside a 50-mile radius of the facility
• RTO must be submitted and finalized at the time of application
• Free parking available on-site
• Scrub attire provided for OR, Endo, L&D, and PACU staff

American Traveler Job ID #P-727673. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Travel RN - Operating Room

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