Travel OR RN - $2,619 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN OR - Operating Room for a travel nursing job in Des Moines, Iowa.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: OR - Operating Room
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 10/12/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, days
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Oct 12, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced Operating Room RN for a Level II trauma center in Des Moines, requiring 24 months of current OR circulating experience and prior travel assignment history.

Details

• Operating Room unit within a Level I/II trauma center with 16 OR suites, typically running 12-14 rooms
• Handles an average of 35-50 cases per day with a turnover expectation of less than 20 minutes
• Service lines include Cardiac/PV, Neuro, Ortho (primarily trauma), Robotics, GYN, Uro, General, Pediatrics, Transplants, ENT, and Plastics
• Uses 3 DaVinci robots, Stealth Neuro navigation technology, and Synthes or Stryker for ortho trauma cases
• Both scrub and circulating duties preferred
• Patient ratio of 1:1
• Day shift schedule, 3x12s from 6:30a-7p, Monday through Friday
• Required to work up to every 4th weekend (Fri/Sat/Sun or Sat/Sun/Mon)
• On-call requirements include up to 1 overnight per week and 3 weekends per 13-week contract, running from end of shift Friday until 6:30am Monday
• Float requirement across Iowa Methodist MC, Iowa Lutheran, and Iowa Methodist campuses
• Uses Epic EMR
• 36 hours per week, 13-week assignment

Requirements

• Active IA or compact/multistate RN license required
• Current BLS certification (AHA or ARC)
• Minimum 24 months of current Operating Room experience required, hospital/medical center experience prioritized
• Circulating OR experience required; scrub experience highly preferred
• Required case experience: General, DaVinci Robotics, Pediatrics, and Trauma
• Additional experience in Neurology, Orthopedics (trauma), GYN, Urology, Transplants, Plastics, ENT, or Vascular highly preferred
• Epic EMR experience within the previous 3 years required
• Trauma Level II experience required; Trauma Level I experience highly preferred
• Must have completed at least one travel assignment within the previous 15 months; first-time travelers not considered
• Valid driver's license required for consideration
• Supervisory performance evaluation or reference from within 24 months preferred

Additional Information

• Provide circulating and/or scrub support across a high-volume, high-acuity trauma OR
• Scrubs provided
• Must reside at least 50 miles from the facility to be eligible
• Required to work 1-2 of 3 upcoming summer holidays (Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day) unless the unit is closed
• Past UPH employees (FTE or PRN float pool) are ineligible to work travel assignments at any UPH market facility

American Traveler Job ID #P-752273. 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: Travel RN - Operating Room

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