Travel RN - Operating Room - Cardiovascular OR/CVOR
American Traveler
Des Moines, Iowa, United States
Position ID: P-771626
Position status: Open
Assignment type: travel
Shift: Days
Length (weeks): 26
Openings: 1
Start date: 2026-11-09T00:00:00.000Z
$3,414.00/week (estimated advertised weekly pay)
Description
American Traveler is seeking a Registered Nurse for a Cardiovascular Operating Room (CVOR) position requiring Trauma Level II experience and at least 24 months of recent CVOR/general OR experience.
Details
Level I Trauma center Operating Room department with 16 OR suites, typically running 12-14 rooms
Service lines include Cardiac/PV, Neuro, ortho (primarily trauma), robotics, gyn, uro, general, pediatrics, and transplants, with small volumes of ENT and plastics
Approximately 80% Cardiac cases and 20% General cases, with average caseload of 35-50 cases per day and turnover expectations under 20 minutes
1:1 patient ratios with a 16-bed unit
Uses Epic EMR, 3 DaVinci robots, Stealth neuro navigation technology, and Synthes or Stryker equipment for ortho trauma
Day shift schedule, 4x10s with a rotating day off, 6:30 AM-5:00 PM, Monday-Friday, 40 hours/week
Call requirements include up to 2 overnight shifts per week and 1 weekend per month (Friday 5pm through Monday 6:30am)
Floating required across Iowa Methodist Medical Center, Iowa Lutheran, and Iowa Methodist campuses
Both scrub and circulating responsibilities preferred
Requirements
Active IA RN license or compact/multistate license required
Current BLS certification (AHA or ARC)
Minimum 24 months of current/recent Operating Room experience required
Required CVOR and general circulating/OR experience
Strong, proficient experience in Cardiac, vascular, and thoracic cases required
Basic General Surgery circulating experience required if not assigned to Cardiac cases
EPIC EMR experience within the previous 3 years required
Trauma Level II experience required; Trauma Level I experience highly preferred
Scrub experience including open heart scrubbing required
Must have completed a travel assignment within the previous 15 months; first-time travelers not considered
Driver's license required for consideration
Supervisory performance evaluation or reference from within 24 months preferred
Additional Information
CVOR orientation includes approximately 2-3 weeks in general OR rooms, 2 weeks circulating and scrubbing in vascular, followed by transition into cardiac circulating and scrubbing responsibilities
For the first 6 weeks, RNs take general call for the department before progressing to cardiac call
Charge nurses ensure assignments match RN experience level, providing additional support as needed in complex cases
Unit is staffed 24 hours per day
Scrubs are provided
Holiday rotation required; contractors must work 1-2 of 3 upcoming Winter holidays unless the unit is closed
Candidates must reside at least 50 miles from the facility
Past UPH employees (FTE or PRN float pool) are restricted from travel assignments in other markets within 12 months of separation