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 13-week Days assignment requiring 24 months of OR experience and a Level II trauma background.

Details

• Operating Room unit within a Level I trauma center with 16 OR suites, typically running 12-14 concurrently
• 16-bed OR with 1:1 patient ratios and average caseload of 35-50 cases per day
• Turnover expectation of less than 20 minutes between cases
• Service lines include Cardiac/PV, Neuro, Orthopedics (primarily trauma), Robotics, GYN, Urology, General, Pediatrics, Transplants, ENT, and Plastics
• Uses 3 DaVinci robots, Stealth technology for Neuro navigation, and Synthes/Stryker for ortho trauma
• Days shift, 3x12s, 6:30a-7p, including Saturday and Sunday with rotating Friday or Monday shifts
• Weekend on-call coverage runs from end of shift Friday until 6:30am Monday
• No on-call requirements outside of scheduled weekend coverage
• Float requirement across Iowa Methodist MC, Iowa Lutheran, and Iowa Methodist campuses
• Uses Epic EMR

Requirements

• Active IA RN license or compact/multistate license required
• Current BLS certification (AHA or ARC)
• Minimum 24 months of current Operating Room experience required, with hospital/medical center experience prioritized
• Circulating experience required; scrub experience highly preferred
• Required case experience: General, DaVinci Robotics, Pediatrics, and Trauma
• Highly preferred case experience: Neurology, Orthopedics (primarily trauma), GYN, Urology, Transplants, Plastics, ENT, and Vascular
• Epic EMR experience within the previous 3 years required
• Trauma Level II experience required; Trauma Level I experience highly preferred
• Must have completed a prior travel assignment within the last 15 months
• Driver's license required for consideration
• Professional reference from a supervisor, charge nurse, manager, director, CNO, or COO within the past 24 months preferred

Additional Information

• Scrub or circulate responsibilities, with both being preferred
• Scrubs provided
• Required to work 1-2 of 3 upcoming summer holidays (Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day) unless the unit is closed
• Candidates must reside at least 50 miles from the facility to be considered
• Prior UnityPoint Health employees (FTE or PRN float pool) may be restricted from travel assignments in other markets under the system's separation policy
• First-time travelers will not be considered for this position

American Traveler Job ID #P-752262. 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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