Travel RN - Operating Room

American Traveler

Petaluma, California

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Posted Sep 4

Shift and hours: 8-⁠hour days5 shifts · 40 hours a week
Unit and setting: OR
License: RN licenseValid nursing license as required by this state
Term: 13 weeks · starts Oct 5, 2026 · Travel

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License: Valid nursing license as required by this state
Certification: Valid Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification through AHA recommended and may be required
Certification: Valid Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association (AHA)
Experience: 1+ year of recent experience in this specialty and setting
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Also asks: Additional job specific requirements will be provided by your Recruiter

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Certification: Specialty-related certifications are preferred and may be required

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What it pays

Against similar roles: Pays above most California travel rolesCalifornia travel postings that state pay run $1,780/week to $3,220/week, the middle half $2,080/week to $2,870/week, across 329 postings.

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Assignment Overview

Shift: Days, 5x8hrs

Hours: 40 hrs/wk

Start Date: Oct 5, 2026

Length: 13 weeks

Openings: 1

American Traveler has an immediate opening for a Operating Room RN (OR) job in Petaluma, California. RN travelers who work with us receive a highly competitive pay and benefits package. You'll enjoy the personalized client service that has earned us high ratings from travelers nationwide - and the security that comes from working with an established, Joint Commission-certified agency.

More about traveling in California: A California travel assignment offers a full range of options: gorgeous beaches to the south, wine country, and snow-capped mountains to the north. Whatever your best life looks like, you can live it in a CA assignment.

Requirements

1+ year of recent experience in this specialty and setting

Valid nursing license as required by this state

Valid Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association (AHA)

Valid Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification through AHA recommended and may be required

Specialty-related certifications are preferred and may be required

Professional References

Additional job specific requirements will be provided by your Recruiter

Benefits

High Pay and Bonuses

Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance with Day 1 Options

401(k) Plan

Weekly Payroll Deposit

Free Online CEUs

Generous Housing Allowance

Travel and Licensure Reimbursements

Non-taxed Per Diem and Subsidy

Traveler Rewards and Discounts

What's around it?

In Petaluma, CA

Petaluma, CAFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 8% above the US average

Median rent: $2,440/mo
Household income: $115,430/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Petaluma, CA

NeighborhoodsPetaluma is broadly divided by the Petaluma River into its historic West Side and its modern East Side. The West Side includes the Oak Hill-Brewster District and the Western District (featuring historic A Street and sprawling D Street mansions), known for walkable streets, Victorian architecture, and vintage Craftsman homes. Newer or hillside enclaves on the west include the Victoria Subdivision near trails and luxury contemporary builds in Fox Hollow. The East Side, encompassing neighborhoods like Cader Farms, Kingsmill, and the residential streets around Meadow Elementary School, offers a more suburban layout with larger floor plans and subdivisions. Riverfront living surfaces at McNear's Landing, while Quarry Heights sits elevated on a hillside with sweeping valley views.

Petaluma is broadly divided by the Petaluma River into its historic West Side and its modern East Side. The West Side includes the Oak Hill-Brewster District and the Western District (featuring historic A Street and sprawling D Street mansions), known for walkable streets, Victorian architecture, and vintage Craftsman homes.

Newer or hillside enclaves on the west include the Victoria Subdivision near trails and luxury contemporary builds in Fox Hollow. The East Side, encompassing neighborhoods like Cader Farms, Kingsmill, and the residential streets around Meadow Elementary School, offers a more suburban layout with larger floor plans and subdivisions.

Riverfront living surfaces at McNear's Landing, while Quarry Heights sits elevated on a hillside with sweeping valley views.

Sources

As of Sep 16, 2026Source 1: youtube.com Source 2: reddit.com Source 3: monticellodreamhomes.com

Getting aroundPetaluma sits directly along U.S. Highway 101, approximately 39 miles north of San Francisco, making it the gateway city to Sonoma County. Commuting north into Santa Rosa or south across the Marin County border involves navigating regular peak-hour bottlenecks on 101. For north-south rail travel avoiding highway gridlock, residents utilize the SMART train (Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit), which connects through central Sonoma County into northern Marin. Local drives within town generally take under half an hour, though cross-town travel between the East and West sides relies on a limited number of river crossings.

Petaluma sits directly along U.S. Highway 101, approximately 39 miles north of San Francisco, making it the gateway city to Sonoma County. Commuting north into Santa Rosa or south across the Marin County border involves navigating regular peak-hour bottlenecks on 101. For north-south rail travel avoiding highway gridlock, residents utilize the SMART train (Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit), which connects through central Sonoma County into northern Marin.

Local drives within town generally take under half an hour, though cross-town travel between the East and West sides relies on a limited number of river crossings.

Sources

As of Sep 16, 2026Source 1: homes.com Source 2: youtube.com Source 3: monticellodreamhomes.com Source 4: realestate.usnews.com

OutdoorsOutdoor activity in Petaluma centers on the Petaluma River, which cuts through the city and serves as a hub for paddleboarding, kayaking, and riverside walking paths. On the southwest edge of town, Helen Putnam Regional Park provides hilltop trails with panoramic views of the city, open pastures, and rolling hills popular for trail running and mountain biking. On the East Side, the expansive Tolay Lake Regional Park offers extensive hiking, horseback riding, and wildlife viewing across rolling southern Sonoma rangelands, complemented by local golf at Rooster Run Golf Club.

Outdoor activity in Petaluma centers on the Petaluma River, which cuts through the city and serves as a hub for paddleboarding, kayaking, and riverside walking paths. On the southwest edge of town, Helen Putnam Regional Park provides hilltop trails with panoramic views of the city, open pastures, and rolling hills popular for trail running and mountain biking.

On the East Side, the expansive Tolay Lake Regional Park offers extensive hiking, horseback riding, and wildlife viewing across rolling southern Sonoma rangelands, complemented by local golf at Rooster Run Golf Club.

Sources

As of Sep 16, 2026Source 1: homes.com Source 2: visitpetaluma.com Source 3: monticellodreamhomes.com

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Living in Petaluma

Positioned at the southern boundary of Sonoma County along the Petaluma River, Petaluma offers healthcare professionals a rare blend of historic architectural charm, agricultural roots, and convenient Bay Area access. The city is defined by its distinct geography: the walkable West Side showcases iron-front commercial facades downtown, the bustling Mystic Theatre, and historic Victorian homes in the Oak Hill-Brewster District, while the East Side features suburban master-planned developments in Cader Farms and Kingsmill near Meadow Elementary. Outdoor recreation is immediately accessible, whether paddling along the downtown riverfront or hiking the windswept ridgelines of Helen Putnam Regional Park and Tolay Lake Regional Park. Commuting nurses can travel north into Santa Rosa or south toward Marin via U.S. 101 or by catching the SMART rail line, though peak-hour highway traffic can be demanding. Between morning marine fog rolling through the Petaluma Gap, farm-to-table dining along Western and Water streets, and a fiercely protective civic culture, Petaluma provides a close-knit, highly scenic Wine Country lifestyle if you can navigate its tight housing market and commute bottlenecks.

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As of 2025-03Source 1: homes.com Source 2: youtube.com Source 3: monticellodreamhomes.com Source 4: visitpetaluma.com

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Petaluma, CAFrom Census ACS 2024.