Med Surg / Telemetry RN
Des Moines, IA
American Traveler
4x12 hrs, Nights

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 4x12hrs
• Hours: 48 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Dec 7, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring a night-shift RN for a Med/Surg unit requiring 24 months of recent medical-surgical experience and PCA/Heparin drip experience.

Details

• Med/Surg unit within a hospital setting, 30-bed unit
• Patient population includes hip/knee, mastectomy, and abdominal surgery cases
• Patient ratio of 1:4-5
• Utilizes PCA and Heparin drips
• Night shift, 4x12 hour shifts, 48 hrs/week with a 36 hr option available
• Weekend requirement of every other or every third weekend depending on census
• No on-call requirements
• Required to float across campuses to like units
• Unit has an emotional support canine

Requirements

• Active IA RN license or compact/multistate license required
• Current BLS certification (AHA or ARC)
• Minimum 24 months of Med/Surg experience in a hospital or medical center setting required
• Post-op surgical experience highly preferred
• Patient care experience with hip/knee, mastectomy, and abdominal surgery cases highly preferred
• PCA and Heparin drip experience required
• EPIC EMR experience required
• Driver's License required for consideration
• Professional reference from a supervisor, charge nurse, manager, director, CNO, or COO within the last 24 months preferred

Additional Information

• Provide direct patient care on a Med/Surg unit including monitoring of PCA and Heparin drips
• Required to work 1-2 of the 3 winter holidays (Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year) unless the unit is closed
• Must reside outside a 50-mile radius of the facility to be considered
• Past UnityPoint Health employees (FTE or PRN float pool) are restricted from working travel assignments at any UnityPoint market within 12 months of separation; this restriction does not apply to prior travel assignments
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply