Travel Nurse RN - OR - Operating Room - $2,701 per week

Voca Healthcare is seeking a travel nurse RN OR - Operating Room for a travel nursing job in Des Moines, Iowa.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: OR - Operating Room
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 10/19/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, days
• Employment Type: Travel

Shift: Days Days: Mon - Fri, 3x12s 630a - 7p; 36 hrs/week -- AS NEEDED every 4th weekend Fri, Sat, Sun or 

- Quickly interviewing viable candidates: Phone call/text from a 405 area codeLocal Radius rule: No locals -- All candidates must be at least 50 miles from the facility (based on drivers license)

HOLIDAY update:unless the Unit is closed, your contractor is required to work 1-2 of 3 upcoming Winter holidays

UNIT InfoPatient Types: see submission requirementsPatient Ratios: 1:1Bed Size: 16Scrubs: providedAvg. caseload Average 35-50 cases per day. Expectation for turnovers is less than 20 minutes.Special equipment 3 Davinci robots. Use Stealth technology for Neuro navigation and use primarily Synthes or Stryker for ortho trauma. We don t do many ortho joints.How many suites 16 OR s. Run from 12-14 routinely. As a level 1 trauma center, we reserve space for traumas.Service lines -Cardiac/ PV, Neuro, ortho (primarily trauma), robotics, gyn, uro, general, pediatrics, transplants. We do a small volume of ENT and plastic procedures.Scrub or Circulate both would be preferred.Other the call for weekends is from end of shift on Friday until 0630am Monday.Traveler will be required to float across all campuses; Iowa Methodist MC, Iowa Lutheran Iowa Methodist Submission requirements: Quickly interviewing viable candidates: Phone call/text from a 405 area code

24 months ofof current operating room experience [required] --- (hospital/medical center experience will be prioritized)circulating / operating roomexperience [required]scrub experience [highly preferred]experience in the following cases: General, davinci Robotics, Pediatrics and Trauma [required]additionalexperience in the following cases:(Neurology, orthopedics(primarily trauma), gynecology, urology, transplants, plastics, Ear, nose, throat, Vascular) [highly preferred]EPIC electronic medical systems experience within previous 3 years [required]Trauma Level I experience [highly preferred]Trauma level II experience [required]No 1st time travelers, must have completed a travel assignment within previous 15 mos. [required]PROFILE REQUIREMENTS:Work history/resume/employment history must have 24 months of current operating room experience[required]Skills Checklist must be specific to the discipline listed on the job (Operating Room Nurse, scrub/scrubbing) [required]Nursy s must state Active Iowa/IA license or compact/Multistate at time of submission [required] [document]Professional Reference/Reference Check - charge/supervisor/nurse manager/director/CNO/COO performance evaluation/reference from within 24 months of today's date[preferred]Driver s License[document] [required]AHA/Active American Heart Association or ARC/AMERICAN RED CROSSBLS [required] 

 OnCall:NONE WeekendDescription:AS NEEDED, every 4th weekend; Fri, Sat, Sun or Sat, Sun Mon Certifications:BLS (AHA) StateLicenses:Iowa

About Voca Healthcare

Benefits

• Holiday Pay
• 401k retirement plan
• Medical benefits
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• Guaranteed Hours