Oncology | Registered Nurse Travel RN – San Francisco, CA

Experienced Travel Oncology Registered Nurses can join a collaborative medical-surgical oncology team caring for adult and geriatric patients in San Francisco, California. This on-site California travel nursing opportunity offers the chance to support complex oncology and postoperative patients while providing compassionate, patient-centered care in a dynamic teaching-hospital environment. San Francisco's vibrant waterfront setting, diverse culture, and renowned healthcare community make it an exciting destination for your next travel RN assignment.

• Healthcare Setting: Medical-surgical oncology unit
• Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,020–$2,130
• Start Date: October 27, 2026
• Assignment Duration: Approximately 10 weeks, ending January 5, 2027
• Schedule: 36 hours per week; three 12-hour shifts
• Shift Duration: 12-hour rotating shifts
• Shift Options: Day shifts, 7:00 a.m.–7:30 p.m.; night shifts, 7:00 p.m.–7:30 a.m.
• Rotation: Day/night rotation may occur over a four-week scheduling period, but shifts will not rotate within the same week
• Patient Population: Adult and geriatric oncology and postoperative patients
• Unit Profile: 28-bed medical-surgical oncology unit with an average daily census of approximately 21 patients
• Electronic Medical Record: Epic
• Orientation: 24 hours
• Floating: Ability to float to other affiliated facilities or units based on qualifications and staffing needs

• Minimum of 2 years of recent Registered Nurse experience in medical-surgical oncology; this requirement is firm
• Previous travel nursing experience required; first‑time travelers are not accepted
• Current California Registered Nurse license in hand
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) required
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support (AHA BLS) certification required
• Teaching‑hospital experience required
• Recent Epic charting experience required
• Experience caring for approximately four to five patients per nurse preferred
• Telemetry and ostomy care experience preferred
• Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) certificate course and Oncology Certified Nurse (OCN) certification preferred
• Demonstrated competency with chemotherapy monitoring and administration, central lines, ports, blood products, IV therapy, PICC lines, wound care, drains, ostomies, tracheostomies, feeding tubes, PCA therapy, and oxygen management
• Two professional references from the most recent employer required at submission
• All requested time off must be disclosed before submission and approved before the assignment begins

• Deliver safe, comprehensive nursing care to adult and geriatric oncology and postoperative patients
• Assess patients, develop and implement individualized care plans, and evaluate treatment outcomes
• Administer and monitor chemotherapy and other high‑risk medications according to established protocols
• Provide care for patients with urological, gynecological, colorectal, orthopedic, breast, head and neck, liver, and pancreatic conditions
• Manage central lines, implanted ports, PICC lines, peripheral IVs, blood products, and phlebotomy needs
• Provide complex wound care, wound‑vac management, ostomy care, surgical drain care, and tracheostomy care
• Support postoperative pain‑management modalities, including patient‑controlled analgesia and epidural therapy
• Monitor for changes in condition, recognize complications, and collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to coordinate timely interventions
• Educate patients and caregivers on medications, procedures, symptom management, wound and ostomy care, and discharge instructions
• Coordinate admissions and…