Cross Country Nurses 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: 12/07/2026
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours, days
- Employment Type: Travel
Job Summary
Operating Room specialty position for a travel healthcare professional. The role involves circulating and operating room duties in a high-acuity surgical environment, with experience supporting general, robotic, pediatric, and trauma procedures. The schedule consists of 12-hour day shifts with a minimum of 36 hours per week.
Job Details
- Schedule: Day shifts, 12 hours per shift, with a minimum of 36 hours per week. Weekend coverage is as needed every fourth weekend, Friday through Sunday or Saturday through Monday.
- Required Qualifications:
- At least 24 months of current operating room experience.
- Operating room circulating experience required.
- Experience with general, robotic, pediatric, and trauma cases required.
- Trauma Level II experience required.
- Electronic medical record system experience within the previous 3 years required.
- Completion of a prior travel assignment within the previous 15 months required; first-time travelers are not eligible.
- Active Iowa or compact/multistate nursing license required at the time of submission.
- American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.
- Preferred Qualifications:
- Operating room scrub experience.
- Trauma Level I experience.
- Experience with neurology, orthopedics with an emphasis on trauma, gynecology, urology, transplant, plastic, ear, nose, and throat, and vascular procedures.
- Ability to scrub and circulate.
- Additional Information:
- The surgical department includes 16 operating rooms and routinely operates 1214 rooms.
- Patient assignments may include a 1:1 ratio.
- The average caseload is approximately 3550 cases per day, with an expected turnover time of less than 20 minutes.
- Surgical service lines include cardiac, peripheral vascular, neurology, orthopedic trauma, robotic, gynecology, urology, general, pediatric, and transplant procedures, with smaller volumes of ear, nose, and throat and plastic procedures.
- Scrubs are provided.
- Weekend coverage may extend from the end of the Friday shift through 6:30 a.m. Monday.
Benefits
The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:
- Private housing or generous housing allowance
- Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
- Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
- Competitive salaries
- Referral bonuses
- Travel reimbursement
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Direct deposit/free checking
- Unlimited free CE credits
Posted Date: 2026-11-09
Cross Country Job ID #1308978. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Registered Nurse / Operating Room
About Cross Country Nurses
You care for others — we’re here to care for you. At Cross Country, we know travel nursing is about more than just the job. It’s about building a career that supports your lifestyle, your values, and your impact. We offer competitive pay, full benefits, and 24/7 support from a team that truly understands what it means to be on the front lines. Wherever your journey takes you, we’re with you every step of the way. Let’s build your best life — one assignment at a time.
Benefits
- 401k retirement plan
- Referral bonus