Travel Nurse RN - Pediatric OR - $2,773 per week in Des Moines, IA

Quickly interviewing viable candidates:  Phone call/text from a 405 area code

Local Radius rule:  No locals -- All candidates must be at least 50 miles from the facility (based on drivers license)

Employee Separation Policy:  Any past employee of UPH whether FTE, or PRN for the UPH float pool, cannot work travel in another Market no matter which facility they currently work at, or have worked at within the past 12 months.  If they worked travel at UPH (not FTE or PRN), the separation policy does not apply

HOLIDAY update:  unless the Unit is closed, your contractor is required to work 1-2 of 3 upcoming Summer holidays (Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day)

• NBO: 16 hrs
• EMR: EPIC
• OT/Holiday: 1.15x multiplier
• Call Back:  1.5x multiplier with 2 hr CB minimum --- In order for CB to apply, the RN must have clocked out, and left the premises, and THEN called back in.  If they remain on shift, it counts as overage hours towards OT where applicable
• On Call: $9/hr
• Charge/Precept: $6/hr

Billable OT: 

• 36-40 hrs/week, OT billable after 40
• 48 hrs/week, OT billable after 48

UNIT Info

• Patient Types:  see submission requirements
• Patient Ratios: 1:1
• Bed Size: 16
• Scrubs:  provided

Avg. 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