Travel RN - Operating Room

Travel RN - Operating Room

American Traveler

Des Moines, Iowa, United States

Position ID: P-752273

Position status: Open

Assignment type: travel

Shift: Days

Length (weeks): 13

Openings: 1

Start date: 2026-12-07T00:00:00.000Z

$2,926.00/week (estimated advertised weekly pay)

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced Operating Room RN with Level II Trauma and da Vinci robotics experience for a Days position at a busy surgical hospital.

Details

Operating Room unit with 16 suites, routinely running 12-14 rooms

Level I trauma center with dedicated trauma case capacity

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

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

Specialized equipment includes 3 da Vinci robots, Stealth neuro navigation, and Synthes/Stryker ortho trauma systems

1:1 patient ratios with a 16-bed unit

Both scrub and circulating duties preferred

Day shift schedule, Monday-Friday, 3x12s from 6:30a-7p, 36 hrs/week

As-needed weekend rotation every 4th weekend (Fri/Sat/Sun or Sat/Sun/Mon)

No on-call requirement, though accommodation available if preferred

Float required across Iowa Methodist MC, Iowa Lutheran, and Iowa Methodist campuses

EMR: Epic

Requirements

Active IA RN license or compact/multistate license required

BLS certification (AHA or ARC)

Minimum 24 months of current Operating Room experience required, with hospital/medical center experience prioritized

Circulating and operating room experience required; scrub experience highly preferred

Required case experience: General, da Vinci Robotics, Pediatrics, and Trauma

Highly preferred additional experience: Neurology, orthopedics (primarily trauma), gynecology, urology, transplants, plastics, ENT, and vascular

EPIC EMR experience required within the previous 3 years

Trauma Level II experience required; Trauma Level I experience highly preferred

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

Driver's license required for consideration

Supervisory performance evaluation or reference from within 24 months preferred

Additional Information

Provide direct patient care in a high-volume, Level I trauma surgical setting across multiple service lines

Scrubs provided

Required to work 1 of 2 upcoming Winter holidays (Christmas Eve/Day or New Year's Eve/Day) unless the unit is closed

Must reside at least 50 miles from the facility based on driver's license

Candidates who were previously employed by UnityPoint Health as FTE or PRN float pool staff are ineligible for travel assignments at any UnityPoint Health market; this restriction does not apply if prior work was as a travel contractor at UnityPoint Health