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Description
Care Career 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
Duration: 13 weeks
40 hours per week
Shift: 10 hours, rotating
Employment Type: Travel
Travel OR RN | Nights | Level I Trauma Center | 13-Week Contract | Iowa
Contract Length: 13 Weeks ⏰ Schedule: 4 x 10-Hour Night Shifts | Monday–Thursday | 8:30 PM – 7:00 AM (Rotating day off) Guaranteed Schedule: 40 Hours/Week
Why You'll Love This Assignment
Consistent night shift schedule
✅ Work at a premier Level I Trauma Center
✅ Epic EMR
✅ Scrubs provided
✅ 1:1 staffing ratio
✅ Advanced robotic and trauma surgery experience
✅ No scheduled call
OR Highlights
16 Operating Rooms (12–14 rooms running daily)
35–50 surgical cases per day
Three Da Vinci robotic systems
Stealth Neuro Navigation
Stryker & Synthes orthopedic trauma equipment
Less than 20-minute room turnover expectations
Surgical Specialties
General Surgery
Trauma
Robotics
Pediatrics
Neurology
Orthopedic Trauma
Gynecology
Urology
Vascular
Transplant
ENT
Plastic Surgery
Requirements
Active Iowa RN License or Compact License
BLS (AHA)
Minimum 24 months of recent Operating Room experience
Recent circulating experience required
Scrub experience strongly preferred
Required experience with:
General Surgery
Da Vinci Robotics
Pediatrics
Trauma
Additional experience in Neuro, Vascular, Ortho Trauma, GYN, Urology, Transplant, ENT, or Plastics is highly preferred
Epic experience within the past 3 years
Trauma Level II experience required (Level I preferred)
Must have completed at least one prior travel assignment within the last 9 months
First-time travelers will not be considered
Additional Details
Floating may be required across Iowa Methodist Medical Center and Iowa Lutheran
Holiday rotation required
Overtime available after 40 hours
Scrubs provided by the facility
Important Submission Requirements
50-mile local radius rule (local travelers accepted with a 10% bill rate reduction)
No former UPH FTE or PRN employees within the past 12 months
Resume showing at least 24 months of recent OR experience
Current OR skills checklist
Driver's license required
Iowa or Compact RN license required at submission
Professional reference preferred
If you're an experienced OR traveler with trauma and robotics experience looking for a high-acuity night shift assignment, apply today!
About Care Career
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