Travel OR RN - $2,947 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: 10/19/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Oct 19, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is seeking an experienced Operating Room RN for a night shift assignment requiring trauma, neuro, vascular, and ortho surgical experience at a Level I Trauma acute care hospital.

Details

• Acute care hospital with 277 staffed beds
• Operating Room unit supporting Level I Trauma cases
• Night shift, 3x12 hours (18:45-7:15) with variable start times of 7:00 or 9:00
• Weekend shifts required
• On-call required, distributed equally among nursing staff every 6 weeks (up to 6-8 shifts per 6-week period, including nights, evenings, and weekends)
• May need to cover one additional night shift within the contract as needed
• Floating required between like units and potentially sister facilities within the state
• Uses Epic for charting
• OR, Endo, L&D, and PACU scrubs provided
• Free parking available

Requirements

• Active CA RN license required
• BLS certification required
• Minimum 3 years of OR experience required, 5 years preferred
• Level I Trauma experience required
• Previous travel nursing experience required
• Epic charting experience required
• Experience in trauma, neuro, vascular, and orthopedic surgical procedures required
• Experience with a broad range of surgical specialties including general surgery, gynecology, urology, ENT, plastics, bariatrics, thoracic, and robotics preferred
• Two supervisory references covering 1 year of employment within the last 3 years required
• Response required regarding any prior work history with a Providence facility (permanent, travel, or per-diem)

Additional Information

• Provide perioperative nursing care across a wide range of surgical specialties including trauma, vascular, neuro, ortho, general surgery, gynecology, urology, ENT, plastics, and robotics
• Facility utilizes advanced surgical equipment including Da Vinci Xi Surgical System, cell saver, Hana Table, and electrosurgical units
• Must commit to working 3 of 5 major holidays (Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, New Year's Day)
• RTO requests must be submitted upfront; post-submission RTO requests may not be accommodated
• Local candidates accepted within a 50-mile radius, though at a lower bill rate
• Former permanent staff may return as travelers after a 3-month waiting period, provided they are not within 50 miles of the facility
• First-time travel nurses are not being considered for this role due to travel experience requirement

American Traveler Job ID #P-754229. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36.0 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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