Travel Nurse RN - CVOR
Des Moines, IA
First Connect Health
5x8 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Registered Nurse (RN) – Cardiovascular Operating Room (CVOR) | Des Moines, IA

Duration: 13 weeks
Shift Type: Days
Shift Schedule:

• Monday–Friday, 6:30 AM – 5:00 PM, 4x10s with rotating day off
• Call: Up to 2 overnights/week and 4 weekends per 13-week contract
• Weekend call: Friday 5:00 PM – Monday 6:30 AM

Unit Info:

• Bed size: 16, patient ratios 1:1
• Average caseload: 35–50 cases/day, turnover expectation <20 minutes
• Equipment: 3 daVinci robots, Stealth technology for Neuro navigation, Synthes/Stryker for ortho trauma
• Suites: 16 ORs, routinely running 12–14; Level 1 trauma center
• Service lines: Cardiac/PV, Neuro, Ortho (primarily trauma), Robotics, GYN, Urology, General, Pediatrics, Transplants, ENT, Plastics, Vascular
• Scrub or circulate – both preferred
• Floating required across multiple campuses: Iowa Methodist MC, Iowa Lutheran, Iowa Methodist

Requirements:

• 2+ years current OR experience – Required
• Circulating and OR experience – Required
• Strong experience in Cardiac, Vascular, Thoracic – Required
• Basic General Surgery circulating experience – Required
• Trauma Level I/II experience – Highly Preferred
• Scrub experience, including open heart – Highly Preferred
• EPIC EMR experience within last 3 years – Required
• Previous travel experience within last 12 months – Required
• Iowa RN license or compact/multistate – Required
• BLS (AHA or ARC) – Required

Preferred Case Experience:
daVinci robotics, pediatrics, trauma, neurology, orthopedics (primarily trauma), gynecology, urology, transplants, plastics, ENT, vascular

This is a high-volume, advanced CVOR opportunity in a Level 1 trauma center in Des Moines, IA, with a collaborative team and exposure to a wide variety of surgical specialties.