Travel ER RN - $2,490 per week

Care Career is seeking a travel nurse RN ED - Emergency Department for a travel nursing job in Des Moines, Iowa.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: ED - Emergency Department
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 12/07/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Job Details

• Position: Emergency Department / Emergency Room RN
• Shift: Nights, 3x12-hour shifts
• Hours: 36 hours per week
• Contract Length: 13 weeks
• Weekend Requirement: Every 4th weekend
• Holiday Rotation: Required
• On-Call: None
• Orientation Dates: December 7, December 21, 2026, and January 4, 2027
• Start Date: Earlier starts prioritized

Requirements & Qualifications

• Minimum 15 months of emergency medicine experience
• Resume must document 36 months of current Emergency Department / Emergency Room experience
• Current or recent travel experience required
• Must have worked in 2 or more designated Trauma II facilities within the previous 15 months
• Recent or current Level I trauma experience highly preferred
• Experience with the following drips required:
  • Sedation
  • Vasoactive medications
  • Vasopressors
  • Heparin
  • Insulin
  • Pain control
  • Antiarrhythmics
• Telemetry strip interpretation required
• EMR: Epic experience required
• License: Active Iowa RN license or Compact / Multistate license required at submission
• Required Certifications:
  • BLS – AHA or American Red Cross
  • ACLS – AHA or American Red Cross
  • PALS – AHA
  • TNCC – Active certification required; document required
• NIHSS: Preferred; may be obtained during onboarding

Unit Information

• Bed Size: 36
• Patient Population: All patient types, including adults
• Patient Ratio: 1:4
• Scrubs: Solid navy blue
• EMR: Epic
• Drips: Sedation, vasoactive medications, vasopressors, heparin, insulin, pain control, and antiarrhythmics

Floating Requirements

- Travelers must float across all campuses:

• Iowa Methodist Medical Center
• Iowa Lutheran Hospital
• Iowa Methodist

Requirements & Qualifications Minimum 15 months of emergency medicine experience Resume must document 36 months of current Emergency Department / Emergency Room experience Current or recent travel experience required Must have worked in 2 or more designated Trauma II facilities within the previous 15 months Recent or current Level I trauma experience highly preferred Experience with the following drips required:Sedation Vasoactive medications Vasopressors Heparin Insulin Pain control Antiarrhythmics Telemetry strip interpretation required EMR: Epic experience required License: Active Iowa RN license or Compact / Multistate license required at submission Required Certifications:BLS – AHA or American Red Cross ACLS – AHA or American Red Cross PALS – AHA TNCC – Active certification required; document required NIHSS: Preferred; may be obtained during onboarding

About Care Career

Benefits

• Referral bonus
• Weekly pay
• Medical benefits
• Continuing Education
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits