OR RN
Des Moines, IA
American Traveler
4x10 hrs, Nights

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 4x10hrs
• Hours: 40 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Sep 8, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for an Operating Room position requiring 24 months of current OR experience and Trauma Level II experience.

Details

• Level I trauma center operating room setting with 16 OR suites, routinely running 12-14 at a time
• Service lines include Cardiac/PV, Neuro, Orthopedic trauma, Robotics, GYN, Uro, General, Pediatrics, and Transplants, with small volumes of ENT and plastics
• Average caseload of 35-50 cases per day with turnover expectations of less than 20 minutes
• Patient ratio of 1:1
• Utilizes 3 DaVinci robots, Stealth technology for Neuro navigation, and Synthes or Stryker equipment for ortho trauma
• Uses Epic EMR system
• Schedule is Monday-Thursday, 4x10-hour shifts (8:30pm-7am) with a rotating day off, totaling 40 hours per week
• No weekend shifts required, though on-call coverage runs from end of shift Friday until 6:30am Monday
• Holiday rotation required
• Both scrub and circulating responsibilities preferred
• Float required across multiple campuses: Iowa Methodist MC, Iowa Lutheran, and Iowa Methodist
• Scrubs provided

Requirements

• Active RN license (Iowa or Compact/Multistate) required
• BLS certification (AHA or ARC) required
• Minimum 24 months of current operating room experience required, with hospital/medical center experience prioritized
• Circulating OR experience required; scrub experience highly preferred
• Required case experience: General, DaVinci Robotics, Pediatrics, and Trauma
• Highly preferred case experience: Neurology, Orthopedics (primarily trauma), Gynecology, Urology, Transplants, Plastics, ENT, and Vascular
• Epic EMR experience within the previous 3 years required
• Trauma Level II experience required; Trauma Level I experience highly preferred
• Professional reference from a supervisor, charge nurse, manager, director, CNO, or COO within the past 24 months preferred
• Driver's license required for consideration

Additional Information

• Provide direct patient care in a high-acuity, high-volume operating room environment as part of a Level I trauma center
• Must have completed a travel assignment within the previous 9 months; first-time travelers will not be considered
• Candidates previously employed by the facility within the past 12 months may be ineligible for submission
• Required to work 1-2 of the 3 upcoming Summer holidays (Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day) unless the unit is closed
• Required to work 2 of 3 Winter holidays (Christmas, New Year's, or Thanksgiving)
• Limited to 1 day off request during the periods of 11/26-11/30 and 12/23-1/2, regardless of holidays worked
• Orientation dates available for 9/8 and 9/14