Travel RN - Operating Room

Travel RN - Operating Room

American Traveler

Des Moines, Iowa, United States

Position ID: P-744329

Position status: Open

Assignment type: travel

Shift: Days

Length (weeks): 13

Openings: 3

Start date: 2026-11-09T00:00:00.000Z

$3,254.00/week (estimated advertised weekly pay)

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced Operating Room RN for a Level II trauma center requiring 24 months of OR experience and an active IA or compact RN license.

Details

Operating Room unit at a regional medical center with 16 OR suites, typically running 12-14 rooms

Level I trauma center with space reserved for trauma cases

Average caseload of 35-50 cases per day with turnover expectations under 20 minutes

Service lines include cardiac/PV, neuro, ortho (primarily trauma), robotics, gyn, uro, general, pediatrics, and transplants, with smaller volumes of ENT and plastics

Utilizes 3 DaVinci robots, Stealth technology for neuro navigation, and primarily Synthes or Stryker for ortho trauma cases

Both scrub and circulate responsibilities preferred

Patient ratio of 1:1

Day shift schedule, Monday-Friday, 4x10s with 0630 start time and rotating day off, 40 hrs/week

Weekend call required three times per 13-week contract, from end of shift Friday until 0630 Monday

One overnight call shift required per week

Required to float across multiple campuses including Iowa Methodist MC, Iowa Lutheran, and Iowa Methodist

Scrubs provided

Holiday rotation required

Requirements

Active IA RN license or compact/multistate license required

BLS certification (AHA or ARC) required

Minimum 24 months of current operating room experience required

Circulating/operating room experience required

Scrub experience highly preferred, including orthopedic scrubbing experience

Required case experience in General, DaVinci Robotics, Pediatrics, and Trauma

Additional experience in Neurology, Orthopedics (trauma), Gynecology, 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

Valid 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

Perform both scrub and circulating duties in a high-volume, fast-paced OR environment

Hospital/medical center OR experience will be prioritized

Required to work 1-2 of the upcoming winter holidays unless the unit is closed

Must have completed a travel assignment within the previous 15 months; first-time travelers will not be considered

Candidates must reside at least 50 miles from the facility

Past UPH employees (FTE or PRN) who have worked travel assignments at other facilities within the past 12 months are not eligible