Job description
Registered Nurse - Operating Room
Start Date: 12-14-2026
End Date: 03-15-2027
Contract Type: Travel Contract
Hours per Week: 40
Candidate Pay Rate: $71.40 per hour
About United Health Care Staffing
At United Health Care Staffing (UHC Staffing), we believe healthcare staffing should be more than just finding a job. We are here to connect amazing professionals with opportunities that make their careers exciting, rewarding, and meaningful. With us, you're not just signing up for a contract you are joining a team that's got your back, answers your calls, and maybe even cracks a joke or two to brighten your day. Think of us as the travel buddy who handles the logistics while you focus on what you do best helping people heal.
Education
- Radius Rule: 50 miles AND candidates may not be full time, part time, or PRN with any facility associated with Common Spirit, including CHI and/or Dignity.
- * RN's - Pass/Fail exam on Friday during orientation. OPEN BOOK exam on skills learned - they are given all necessary resources to pass. Must receive a 90% to pass or they will be terminated * *
- *Driver's license required at submittal and will be used to determine if candidate is outside 50 miles.**
- *Fingernail policy: Artificial nails are prohibited in all departments providing patient care- refusal to remove nails will lead to termination of contract
- # of Suites: 12
- Common Cases: All diagnoses and all ages- pediatrics in emergency situations, Outpatient, Inpatient of all acuities including Level I trauma
- General: bowel, chole, appy, gastrectomy, hernia, lap general surgeries, organ procurements, spleen, thyroid, trachs, I&Ds
- Laparoscopic: chole, appy, hyster, hernia, colon, PEG
- GYN: c-section, hyster (abd/vag), laser, salpingo-oophrectomy, tubals
- GU/Cysto: circumcision, cystoscopy, hypospadias, lithotripsy, nephrectomy, orchiectomy penile implant, prostate, turp/turb
- Ortho: scopes, ex fix, closed reduction, total knees/hips, ORIF shoulder, clavicle, humerus, radius/ulna, fingers/hand, acetabulum, pelvis, femur, tib fib, ankle, foot
- Neuro: acdf, burr holes, crani, tumor resection, lami, shunts, EVD
- Plastics: trauma plastics (mandible/maxilla, orbits), facial fractures, skin graft, flaps
- Eye: enucleation, vitrectomy, globe rupture (mostly traumatic eye injuries)
- ENT: ethmoidectomy, sinus, laryngectomy, tonsil/adenoid, myringotomy, mastoidectomy, tympanoplasty, stapedectomy, nasal polypectomy, laryngoscopy
- Thoracic: hiatal hernia, lobectomy, thoracotomy, lung wedge resection
- Endoscopy: bronch, EGD, colonoscopy
- Will see pediatrics in emergency situations
- Davinci Robot x3, stealth, o-arm, holmium lasers
- Experience or 'Must have' skills: Experience in all service lines is required
- Is there a manager/Charge Nurse on each shift?: Yes
- OR techs?: Yes
- EMR: EPIC
- Shifts & Scheduling: 8 and 12 hours shifts, 0630-1500, 0630-1900, 1830-0700, Self-scheduling, cyclic schedule, and department need
- Weeknight/Call Requirements: 1- 4 hour call after a shift every week
- Weekend/Call Requirements: Weekend call from Fri evening to Sun evening about every 5 weeks. We have 2 cll teams, every 12 hours the teams alternate between first call and second call
- Holiday/Call Requirements: Rotation between in house and 2 call teams
- Floating Requirements: No floating outside of OR
- Scrub Color/Dress Code: Green scrubs provided by the hospital
- How many shifts of unit/department specific orientation?: 1 week
Apply Now
Ready to start your next adventure as a Registered Nurse - Operating Room? Let's get you moving forward!
Send your resume to [email protected] or call us at 408-441-9200 today.
Why UHCS
Weekly or bi-weekly pay, medical/dental/vision, a SIMPLE IRA with employer contribution, tests paid on qualifying assignments with payroll deduction available, and one recruiter who stays with you for the whole assignment — reachable after hours. Every placement is credentialed to Joint Commission standards, so your packet is accepted the first time.