Travel Nurse RN - OR - Operating Room
Des Moines, IA
American Traveler
4x10 hrs, Days

Job Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced Operating Room RN with strong proficiency in cardiac, vascular, and thoracic surgery and an active IA or compact RN license.

Responsibilities

• Position is in the hospital operating room
• Requires circulating and operating room surgical experience
• Expected to handle cardiac, vascular, thoracic, and general surgery cases
• Additional cases include daVinci robotics, pediatrics, trauma, neurology, orthopedics (primarily trauma), gynecology, urology, transplants, plastics, ENT, and vascular surgery
• Uses Epic EMR system, recent experience required
• Responsibilities include circulating and, preferably, scrubbing for a wide variety of complex surgical procedures
• Exposure to advanced surgical cases across multiple specialties
• No first-time travelers will be considered
• Team-oriented work environment in a Trauma Level I setting is highly preferred
• Adherence to dress code and hospital policy required
• References must be recent and from supervisory level

Requirements

• Active IA or compact RN license required
• Minimum of 2 years recent operating room RN experience
• Demonstrated expertise in cardiac, vascular, thoracic, and general surgery
• Proficiency with Epic EMR within the past 3 years
• Current BLS certification from AHA or ARC required
• Prior completed travel assignment within the past 12 months required
• No consideration for first-time travelers
• Driver's license required
• Professional reference from a supervisor, manager, or director within the last 24 months preferred
• Skills checklist specific to OR Nurse and scrub/scrubbing required
• Scrub experience including open heart preferred
• Trauma Level I and multidisciplinary case experience highly preferred

Benefits

• High Pay and Bonuses
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance with Day 1 Options
• 401(k) Plan
• Weekly Payroll Deposit
• Free Online CEUs
• Generous Housing Allowance
• Travel and Licensure Reimbursements
• Non-taxed Per Diem and Subsidy
• Traveler Rewards and Discounts