Travel Nurse RN - OR - Operating Room - $2,715 per week
Cross Country Nurses · Des Moines, IA · 1 mo ago
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About the Role
Operating Room nurse in the specialized field of surgery. This position involves supporting a level I trauma center with a variety of complex surgical cases including neurology, orthopedics, trauma, robotics, and more. The role requires adaptability to float across multiple campuses and coverage for scheduled call shifts.
Responsibilities
- Circulate or scrub in the operating room
- Support complex surgical cases including neurology, orthopedics, trauma, robotics, gynecology, urology, transplants, plastics, ear/nose/throat, and vascular procedures
- Float across multiple campuses as needed
- Cover scheduled call shifts, including weekends and overnight shifts
Requirements
- Active Iowa or multistate nursing license
- BLS certification (American Heart Association)
- 24 months of current operating room experience
- EPIC electronic medical systems experience within the past three years
- Scrub experience in Orthopedic surgery
- Must have worked as a travel nurse within the past 15 months
- Trauma Level II experience required; Level I experience highly preferred
- Preferred experience in General, Davinci Robotics, Pediatrics, Trauma, Neurology, Orthopedics (primarily trauma), Gynecology, Urology, Transplants, Plastics, Ear, Nose, Throat, and Vascular procedures
Schedule
- Rotating shifts, 10 hours per shift
- Minimum of 40 hours per week
- Assignment duration: 13 weeks (09/21/2026 – 12/21/2026)
- Scheduled call shifts required, including weekends and overnight shifts
Benefits
- 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