Emergency Room Registered Nurse (ER RN) – Travel Nursing Assignment in San Francisco, CA

Join a dynamic emergency care team as a Travel Emergency Department Registered Nurse in San Francisco, California. This 13-week assignment offers rotating day and night shifts, competitive weekly pay, and a true float role across three nearby emergency department campuses. Provide compassionate, evidence-based care to patients across the lifespan while gaining valuable California travel nursing experience in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Travel Nursing Job Details

• Specialty: Emergency Room Registered Nurse (ER RN) / Emergency Department RN
• Location: San Francisco, California
• Assignment Type: 13-week travel nursing assignment
• Start Date: November 2, 2026
• End Date: February 1, 2027
• Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,690-$2,830
• Schedule: Three 12-hour shifts per week
• Shift Duration: 12-hour rotating shifts
• Shift Times: Days, approximately 7:00 a.m.-7:30 p.m.; nights, approximately 7:00 p.m.-7:30 a.m.
• Float Requirement: Float to three nearby emergency department campuses; assignment location may vary by shift
• Weekend Coverage: Weekend rotation required
• On-Call: Required
• Orientation: 36 hours

Emergency Department RN Job Requirements

• At least 3 years of recent emergency department nursing experience
• Valid California Registered Nurse (RN) license
• Current BLS certification from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• Current ACLS, PALS, and NIHSS certifications
• Previous travel nursing experience required
• Comfort working in a true float position across multiple emergency department locations
• Strong assessment, triage, prioritization, communication, and patient advocacy skills
• Ability to care for neonates, infants, children, adolescents, adults, and geriatric patients

Emergency Room Registered Nurse Responsibilities

• Provide direct emergency nursing care using assessment, planning, implementation, and continual reassessment.
• Perform rapid triage and prioritize care for patients with a broad range of medical, traumatic, behavioral health, and surgical needs.
• Manage patients requiring emergency medications, IV vasopressors, procedural sedation monitoring, ventilatory support, and continuous IV sedation.
• Recognize and respond to critical conditions including stroke, STEMI, multisystem organ failure, severe trauma, respiratory emergencies, seizures, overdose, and suicidal or violent behavior.
• Perform and support emergency procedures such as IV initiation, blood product administration, central-line and chest-tube management, arterial-line management, splint application, and 12-lead ECG acquisition.
• Interpret dysrhythmias and arterial blood gases, monitor patient responses, and promptly communicate changes in condition.
• Maintain patient safety, infection prevention, isolation precautions, accurate documentation, and high-quality clinical service.
• Advocate for patients and coordinate care with physicians, advanced practice providers, respiratory therapy, ancillary services, and other members of the interdisciplinary team.
• Adapt efficiently to varying patient populations, workflows, and clinical settings while floating between nearby campuses.

Why This San Francisco Travel Nursing Opportunity Stands Out

• Work in San Francisco, a vibrant coastal city known for its diverse neighborhoods, iconic scenery, excellent dining, and rich cultural experiences.
• Build valuable emergency nursing experience across multiple clinical environments while caring for patients of all ages.
• Become part of collaborative teams committed to safe, responsive, and patient-centered emergency care.

Apply now to advance your emergency nursing career with this San Francisco, California travel RN opportunity.

Benefits

401K with Matching, Healthcare, Dental and Vision

Equal Opportunity

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity across our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.