Travel Med Surg/Telemetry RN - $2,323 per week

Care Career is seeking a travel nurse RN Med Surg / Telemetry for a travel nursing job in Des Moines, Iowa.

Job Description & Requirements

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

Travel Registered Nurse – Med Surg / Med Surg Tele
Iowa Lutheran Hospital – CareCareer ID: 62541392

Shift: Nights, 4x12s
Hours: 48 hours/week (36 hours can be accommodated if preferred)
Contract: 91 weeks
Rate: $88/hr
On-Call: No
Weekends: Every other or every 3rd weekend, depending on staffing/census
Holiday: Required to work 1–2 of 3 upcoming holidays unless the unit is closed
Orientation: 11/9, 11/23, 12/7, or 12/21
Local Radius: No locals; candidates must live at least 50 miles from the facility based on driver's license

Required

• Minimum 24 months of Med Surg / Med Surg Tele experience
• At least 1 completed travel contract within the previous 18 months
• Experience caring for a variety of Med Surg patient types
• EPIC experience
• Heparin experience
• Telemetry/cardiac skills
• Recent Charge or Preceptor experience
• AHA/ARC BLS
• Active Iowa or Compact/Multistate RN license at submission
• Specialty-specific Skills Checklist
• Driver's license
• Professional reference/performance evaluation from a charge nurse, supervisor, nurse manager, director, CNO, or COO within the past 24 months

Unit Information

• Unit: 5 East
• Specialty: General Med Surg
• Patient Ratio: 4–5:1
• Bed Size: 15
• Patient Population: All types of Med Surg patients
• Drips: Heparin
• Telemetry: Remote monitoring by Tele Tech
• Scrubs: Solid Navy Blue
• EMR: EPIC
• Float: Travelers may be required to float across Iowa Methodist Medical Center and Iowa Lutheran Hospital

Additional Information Phone call/text from a 405 area code for viable candidates NBO: 16 hours OT: 1.15x multiplier Holiday: 1.15x multiplier Call-back: 1.5x multiplier, 2-hour minimum Charge/Precept: $6/hr On-call rate listed as $9/hr, although the position states No Call Traveler separation policy applies to certain former UPH employees

About Care Career

Benefits

• Referral bonus
• Weekly pay
• Medical benefits
• Continuing Education
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits