Med Surg / Telemetry RN
Des Moines, IA
BHS Workforce
4x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Position Overview

• Specialty: Medical-Surgical RN
• Facility: UnityPoint Health (UPH)
• Contract Length: 13 weeks
• Guaranteed Hours: 48 hours/week (36-hour option available)
• EMR: EPIC
• New Travelers: Accepted, including first-time travelers.

2. Shift Details

• Shift: Night Shift
• Schedule: 4 × 12-hour shifts
• Hours: 48 hours/week (36-hour option available)
• Weekend: Every other or every third weekend, depending on staffing.
• Call: No regular call requirement.
• Orientation: 16 hours (non-billable).

3. Experience Requirements

Mandatory Requirements

• Minimum 24 months of recent Medical-Surgical experience.
• Must have hospital or medical center experience.
• PCA and Heparin experience required.
• EPIC experience required.
• Post-operative surgical experience highly preferred.

4. Preferred Clinical Experience

Experience caring for patients with:

• Hip and knee surgeries.
• Mastectomies.
• Abdominal surgeries.
• General medical-surgical conditions.
• Post-operative recovery.

5. Job Responsibilities

• Provide nursing care to Med/Surg patients.
• Monitor post-operative patients and recovery.
• Administer medications and manage PCA pumps.
• Monitor and manage Heparin infusions.
• Assess patient conditions and monitor vital signs.
• Coordinate care with physicians and healthcare teams.
• Maintain accurate documentation in EPIC.
• Float between assigned hospital campuses as needed.

6. Floating Requirements

Travelers must be willing to float across all campuses:

• Iowa Methodist Medical Center.
• Iowa Lutheran Hospital.
• Other assigned UnityPoint Health campuses.

7. Submission Requirements

Required documents:

• Updated resume showing 24 months of recent Med/Surg experience.
• Med/Surg-specific skills checklist.
• Active Iowa RN license or compact/multistate license.
• AHA or American Red Cross BLS.
• Driver's license.
• Professional references are preferred.

8. Important Facility Rules

• Candidates living within 50 miles of the facility are not accepted.
• First-time travelers are accepted.
• Former UPH permanent or PRN employees are not eligible for travel assignments in another UPH market for 12 months after separation.
• Previous UPH travel nurses are exempt from this separation policy.
• Must work 1–2 of the following 3 winter holidays, unless the unit is closed:
  • Thanksgiving
  • Christmas
  • New Year's
• Interview requests are being handled quickly. Candidates may receive a call or text from a 405 area code.