Travel Med Surg RN - $2,138 per week

Concentric Healthcare Staffing is seeking a travel nurse RN Med Surg for a travel nursing job in West Des Moines, Iowa.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Med Surg
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 10/26/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Candidates residing within 50–100 miles of the facility may be subject to a reduced rate or may not be accepted.

Applicants must have worked in this unit or setting within the past year to be considered for this position.

Job Title

Registered Nurse (RN) – Medical Surgical (Nights)

Location

West Des Moines, IA | Acute Care

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | Night Shift | Full-Time

Key Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care on a 30-bed Medical Surgical unit serving med/surg and post-operative/spine patients
• Administer and monitor heparin drips in accordance with facility protocols
• Maintain a 1:6 nurse-to-patient ratio on night shift
• Float across multiple campuses as required by unit needs
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to support post-operative and spine care patient populations
• Required to work 1–2 winter holidays unless the unit is closed

Required Qualifications

• Active Iowa RN license or active Compact/Multistate RN license at time of submission
• Active BLS certification through AHA (American Heart Association) or ARC (American Red Cross) required
• Minimum 24 months of medical/surgical experience in a hospital or medical center setting
• Strong heparin experience required
• Post-operative surgical experience required
• Spine care experience required
• EPIC EMR experience required
• Minimum 3 months of travel nursing experience within the previous 12 months required; first-time travelers are not eligible
• Must live at least 50 miles from the facility to be eligible

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Professional reference from a charge nurse, supervisor, nurse manager, director, CNO, or COO within the past 24 months
• Experience floating across multiple hospital campuses
• Familiarity with orthopaedic or spine surgical patient populations

Why Join Us

• Opportunity to work within a well-established, expanding health system serving a diverse medical/surgical and post-operative patient population
• Overtime and on-call opportunities may be available, supporting schedule flexibility for experienced travel nurses

Concentric Healthcare Staffing Job ID #781931. 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: Registered Nurse - Medical Surgical

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