GHR Healthcare - Travel 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: 11/29/2026
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours
- Employment Type: Travel
Travel Med/Surg Telemetry Registered Nurse (RN) – 12-Hour Night Shift in Des Moines, Iowa
Explore a rewarding travel nursing opportunity for a Medical-Surgical Telemetry Registered Nurse in Des Moines, Iowa. Provide compassionate, evidence-based care to adult patients in a fast-paced medical-surgical telemetry unit while collaborating with an interdisciplinary healthcare team. This Iowa travel nurse assignment offers 12-hour night shifts, competitive weekly pay, and the opportunity to experience Des Moines’s welcoming community, vibrant downtown, scenic parks, and cultural attractions.
Travel Nursing Job Details
- Job Title: Medical-Surgical Telemetry Registered Nurse (Med/Surg Tele RN)
- Location: Des Moines, Iowa
- Assignment Type: Travel nursing contract
- Contract Duration: 26 weeks
- Start Date: November 29, 2026
- End Date: May 29, 2027
- Weekly Estimated Pay: $1,750–$1,840
- Schedule: 36 hours per week; typically three 12-hour night shifts
- Shift: Approximately 7:00 PM–7:30 AM
- Weekend and Holiday Rotation: Every other weekend and every other holiday
- Work Setting: On-site medical-surgical telemetry unit
Medical-Surgical Telemetry RN Requirements
- Active Registered Nurse (RN) license eligible for practice in Iowa
- At least 1 year of recent Medical-Surgical or Telemetry nursing experience
- Demonstrated ability to care for patients requiring cardiac monitoring and physiologic monitoring
- Strong clinical judgment, patient assessment skills, and attention to detail
- Ability to work 12-hour night shifts, including rotating weekends and holidays
- Successful completion of required credentialing, competency validation, and pre-employment screening
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification, as required for the assignment
Medical-Surgical Telemetry RN Responsibilities
- Provide comprehensive nursing care to adult medical-surgical and telemetry patients
- Monitor cardiac rhythms, vital signs, laboratory results, and changes in patient condition
- Administer medications and treatments safely in accordance with established orders and clinical standards
- Perform focused and comprehensive nursing assessments, develop individualized care plans, and evaluate patient outcomes
- Recognize and promptly communicate clinical deterioration or significant changes in patient status
- Collaborate with physicians, advanced practice providers, rehabilitation staff, and other members of the interdisciplinary care team
- Educate patients and families about diagnoses, medications, procedures, and discharge instructions
- Maintain accurate, timely electronic health record documentation and promote a safe, respectful patient-care environment
Apply now for this Medical-Surgical Telemetry RN travel nursing job in Des Moines, Iowa.
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.
GHR Healthcare - Travel Job ID #531365. 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: Med/Surg Tele
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