Operating Room Travel Nurse

Travel Operating Room Nurse

This Operating Room travel nurse job in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, with Advantis Medical is a 13-week Travel Operating Room Registered Nurse (RN) contract at UnityPoint Health - Saint Luke's Hospital. This role pays $2,570 per week and follows an Evenings shift with a 4x10 schedule. As the Operating Room registered nurse on this assignment, you'll circulate surgical cases, verify patients, sites, and counts, participate in surgical time-outs, and safeguard sterile technique from setup through handoff to recovery.

Job Details

• Facility: UnityPoint Health - Saint Luke's Hospital
• Location: Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
• Contract Length: 13 Weeks
• Shift: Evenings (4x10)
• EMR System: Epic

Responsibilities

• Circulate for surgical procedures and, when trained and assigned, perform the scrub role across assigned service lines
• Advocate for patient safety under anesthesia, verifying required consent and site documentation and participating in surgical time-outs
• Monitor and protect the sterile field, performing and reconciling instrument, sponge, and sharps counts with the perioperative team
• Anticipate surgeon and team needs, managing supplies, equipment, positioning, and specimen handling per facility protocol

Travel Operating Room Requirements:

• 2+ years of recent Operating Room experience.
• Must hold all required certifications and licenses as mandated by Iowa and national regulatory bodies.

Benefits

• Day One Benefits, Medical, Dental, Vision & 401(k)
• Relocation and Travel Reimbursement
• Dedicated team to help with state licensing & renewals
• Weekly Direct Deposit
• $1,000 Referral Bonus + $250 Bonus for Your Referral

Licensing in Iowa

Compact license accepted. Iowa is a Nurse Licensure Compact state, and our team handles endorsement and renewals for you. See the Iowa Licensing Center ?

Explore Cedar Rapids, IA

One of Iowa's major hospital concentrations sits at Cedar Rapids, IA, a Creative Corridor city whose regional draw keeps emergency and cardiac assignments posting steadily for travelers. Renting is inexpensive across the metro, and commutes rarely pass fifteen minutes. The Czech Village and the National Czech and Slovak Museum preserve the immigrant story along the river, rebuilt handsomely after the 2008 flood. The Museum of Art holds a remarkable Grant Wood collection in the painter's own hometown region. The NewBo market district anchors evenings with food stalls and music. Iowa City's university scene lies about thirty minutes south, effectively doubling the cultural map, and Waterloo extends the contract corridor north.

Travel Nursing Jobs With Advantis Medical The Gold Standard

At Advantis Medical Staffing, we take great pride in our commitment to caring for travel nurses. We are dedicated to connecting nurses with the best travel nursing jobs nationwide, while providing exceptional service that fosters a trusted partnership for life. Our mission is to deliver the "Gold Standard" in servicenot only by securing your first assignment but by advocating for your long-term career goals and well-being.

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