Operating Room Registered Nurse
Des Moines, IA
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs
Referral Bonus

Job Summary
Operating Room (OR) Nurse position in a busy healthcare facility. This role involves circulating and scrub responsibilities in a high-volume surgical environment, supporting various service lines including trauma, neurology, orthopedics, and robotics. The position requires flexibility with rotating shifts and exposure to complex procedures, with an emphasis on teamwork in a Level I trauma setting.

Job Details

• Schedule: Rotating shifts, 12 hours per shift, minimum of 36 hours per week.
• Required Qualifications: 24 months of current operating room experience (hospital/medical center experience preferred); circulating or scrub nurse experience; active Iowa (IA) license or multistate license at the time of submission; BLS (AHA) certification; EPIC electronic medical systems experience within the previous 3 years.
• Preferred Qualifications: Experience in general, DaVinci robotics, pediatrics, trauma, neurology, orthopedics (primarily trauma), gynecology, urology, transplants, plastics, ENT, vascular; trauma level I experience highly preferred; trauma level II experience required.
• Additional Information: The assignment involves working across multiple campuses with the possibility of floating as needed. Candidate must be available for orientation on 09/08/2026 and 09/14/2026. The role requires working 1-2 of the upcoming summer holidays unless the unit is closed. Weekend on-call is scheduled from end of shift on Friday until 6:30 am Monday.

Benefits
The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:

• 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