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Operating Room RN – Travel Contract | Des Moines, IA

Contract Details

• Duration: 13 weeks
• Shift: Days, Monday–Friday; 5x8s (12:30 PM–9:00 PM) or 4x10s (10:30 AM–9:00 PM, Mon/Tue/Thu/Fri)
• Start Date: October 19, 2026 (sooner start preferred)

Unit Overview

This busy OR environment runs 12–14 suites daily across multiple service lines, averaging 35–50 cases per day with an expected turnover time of under 20 minutes. Service lines include cardiac/peripheral vascular, neurosurgery, orthopedics (primarily trauma), robotics, gynecology, urology, general surgery, pediatrics, transplants, and a smaller volume of ENT and plastics procedures.

Weekend call coverage runs from end of shift Friday through 6:30 AM Monday. Travelers will float across multiple campuses.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 24 months of current operating room experience
• Circulating experience required; scrub experience highly preferred
• Case experience required: General, Da Vinci Robotics, Pediatrics, and Trauma
• Trauma Level II experience required; Level I experience highly preferred
• Must have completed at least one prior travel assignment within the past 15 months
• Active Iowa RN license or compact/multistate license at time of submission
• BLS (AHA or ARC) required

Preferred Qualifications

• Additional case experience in neuro, orthopedic scrubbing, gynecology, urology, transplants, plastics, ENT, and vascular

Additional Details

• Scrubs provided
• Candidates must reside at least 50 miles from the facility
• Holiday work required (1–2 of 3 upcoming winter holidays)