Care Career 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
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 40 hours per week
- Shift: 10 hours, rotating
- Employment Type: Travel
Travel OR RN | Nights | Level I Trauma Center | 13-Week Contract | Iowa
Contract Length: 13 Weeks
⏰ Schedule: 4 x 10-Hour Night Shifts | Monday–Thursday | 8:30 PM – 7:00 AM (Rotating day off)
Guaranteed Schedule: 40 Hours/Week
Why You'll Love This Assignment
- Consistent night shift schedule
- ✅ Work at a premier Level I Trauma Center
- ✅ Epic EMR
- ✅ Scrubs provided
- ✅ 1:1 staffing ratio
- ✅ Advanced robotic and trauma surgery experience
- ✅ No scheduled call
OR Highlights
- 16 Operating Rooms (12–14 rooms running daily)
- 35–50 surgical cases per day
- Three Da Vinci robotic systems
- Stealth Neuro Navigation
- Stryker & Synthes orthopedic trauma equipment
- Less than 20-minute room turnover expectations
Surgical Specialties
- General Surgery
- Trauma
- Robotics
- Pediatrics
- Neurology
- Orthopedic Trauma
- Gynecology
- Urology
- Vascular
- Transplant
- ENT
- Plastic Surgery
Requirements
- Active Iowa RN License or Compact License
- BLS (AHA)
- Minimum 24 months of recent Operating Room experience
- Recent circulating experience required
- Scrub experience strongly preferred
- Required experience with:
- General Surgery
- Da Vinci Robotics
- Pediatrics
- Trauma
- Additional experience in Neuro, Vascular, Ortho Trauma, GYN, Urology, Transplant, ENT, or Plastics is highly preferred
- Epic experience within the past 3 years
- Trauma Level II experience required (Level I preferred)
- Must have completed at least one prior travel assignment within the last 9 months
- First-time travelers will not be considered
Additional Details
- Floating may be required across Iowa Methodist Medical Center and Iowa Lutheran
- Holiday rotation required
- Overtime available after 40 hours
- Scrubs provided by the facility
Important Submission Requirements
- 50-mile local radius rule (local travelers accepted with a 10% bill rate reduction)
- No former UPH FTE or PRN employees within the past 12 months
- Resume showing at least 24 months of recent OR experience
- Current OR skills checklist
- Driver's license required
- Iowa or Compact RN license required at submission
- Professional reference preferred
If you're an experienced OR traveler with trauma and robotics experience looking for a high-acuity night shift assignment, apply today!
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Benefits
- Referral bonus
- Weekly pay
- Medical benefits
- Continuing Education
- Dental benefits
- Vision benefits