UnityPoint Health Des Moines

Methodist West Hospital

Labor and Delivery

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Post Partum

Great facility

ED - Emergency Department

Telemetry

Allied Health Professional

Surgical Technologist

Helpful and kind staff make it a good work environment. The night shift gals are young, but helpful. The providers are pretty rude and not a lot of continuity there. Good staff ratios most nights. Low acuity LDRP. But busy. Usually 1:4 couplet ratio. 1:1 or 1:2 with induction with prostaglandin

Iowa nurses are the best

Little to no support staff, as in lazy to zero techs. Zero lab support. Nurses are tasked to death.
Downtown campuses are even worse as this is where EMS takes high acuity pts. Same story downtown as far as support staff.

Little to no support staff

Had to take 8 pts 3 X in one week and, unsurprisingly, had two rapid responses on elective Ortho sx floor.  Took 12 patients once.  Hospital is 85% - 90% travel nurses.   Must float to three different hospitals.  Travelers are first to float always.

Up to 8 & 12 Patients per RN at times

Med Surg

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Methodist West Hospital West Des Moines IA Iowa West Des Moines, Iowa Compact States RN Med Surg Med Surg / Telemetry Telemetry 12 hours, nights LanceSoft Job ID #j974rmwckc5sxw45nbhcdxra558ejy8j. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: RN Med Surg LanceSoft

<h3>Assignment Overview</h3><ul><li>Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs</li><li>Hours: 36 hrs/wk</li><li>Start Date: Oct 26, 2026</li><li>Length: 13 weeks</li><li>Openings: 1</li></ul><h3>Description</h3><p>American Traveler is hiring a Med/Surg RN for a night shift, 13-week contract requiring recent travel experience, heparin drip management, and post-op/spine care experience.</p><h3>Details</h3><ul><li>Med Surg unit with 30 beds caring for medical surgical and post-op/spine patients</li><li>Utilizes heparin drips as part of patient care</li><li>Night shift, 3x12-hour shifts, 36 hrs/week, Monday through Friday</li><li>Weekend rotation required every third weekend</li><li>No on-call requirements</li><li>Required to float across multiple campuses including Iowa Methodist MC, Iowa Lutheran, and Iowa Methodist</li><li>Nurse to patient ratio of 1:6 on nights</li><li>Uses Epic EMR</li></ul><h3>Requirements</h3><ul><li>Active IA RN license or compact/multistate license required</li><li>Current BLS certification (AHA or ARC)</li><li>Minimum 24 months of med surg/medical surgical experience in a hospital or medical center setting required</li><li>Strong heparin drip experience required</li><li>Post-op/surgical experience required</li><li>Spine care experience required required</li><li>Epic EMR experience required</li><li>Minimum 3 months of current travel nursing experience within the past 12 months required, first-time travelers not considered</li><li>Valid driver's license required for consideration</li><li>Professional reference from a supervisor, manager, director, or C-suite within the past 24 months preferred</li></ul><h3>Additional Information</h3><ul><li>Deliver direct patient care to med surg and post-op/spine surgical patients</li><li>Required to work 1-2 of the 3 upcoming winter holidays unless the unit is closed</li><li>Scrubs required: solid navy blue</li><li>Candidates must live outside a 50-mile radius of the facility to be eligible for the travel rate</li><li>Prior UnityPoint Health employees (FTE or PRN float pool) are not eligible for travel assignments in another market within 12 months of separation</li><li>Limited time-off requests permitted during peak holiday weeks in late November and late December</li></ul>

Methodist West Hospital Des Moines IA Iowa Des Moines, Iowa Compact States RN Med Surg Med Surg / Telemetry Telemetry 12 hours, nights American Traveler Job ID #P-758393. 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: Travel RN - Med/Surg American Traveler

Methodist West Hospital West Des Moines IA Iowa West Des Moines, Iowa Compact States RN Med Surg Med Surg / Telemetry Telemetry 12 hours, nights Nightingale Nurses

Methodist West Hospital West Des Moines IA Iowa West Des Moines, Iowa Compact States RN Med Surg Med Surg / Telemetry 12 hours, nights TRS Healthcare Job ID #1521814. 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: Medical Surgical Registered Nurse TRS Healthcare

Methodist West Hospital jobs

Med Surg RN

$2,300/week

Med Surg RN

$2,206/week

Med Surg RN

$2,078/week

Travel Nurse RN - Med Surg

$2,042/week

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