Travel Operating Room Nurse - $2,362 per week
Malone Healthcare - Nursing
Des Moines, IA, US,
50309
8 October 2025
Travel Operating Room Nurse - $2,362 per week at Malone Healthcare - Nursing summary:
A Travel Operating Room Nurse (RN) provides specialized perioperative nursing care in a high-volume Level 1 trauma center. The role involves managing 35-50 surgical cases daily across multiple specialties including cardiac, neuro, orthopedics, robotics, and transplant surgeries, utilizing advanced equipment such as Davinci robots and neuro navigation technology. This position requires flexibility to scrub or circulate, weekend on-call availability, and commitment to maintaining rapid turnover times in a dynamic hospital environment.
Malone Healthcare - Nursing is seeking a travel nurse RN OR - Operating Room for a travel nursing job in Des Moines, Iowa.
Job Description & Requirements- Specialty: OR - Operating Room
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 09/22/2025
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours, days
- Employment Type: Travel
• Avg. caseload - We average 35-50 cases per day. Our expectation for turnovers is less than 20 minutes.
• Special equipment - We have 3 Davinci robots, we use Stealth technology for Neuro navigation and we use primarily Synthes or Stryker for ortho trauma. We dont do many ortho joints.
• How many suites - We have 16 ORs. We run from 12-14 routinely. As a level 1 trauma center, we reserve space for traumas.
• Service lines - Cardiac/ PV, Neuro, ortho (primarily trauma), robotics, gyn, uro, general, pediatrics, transplants. We do a small volume of ENT and plastic procedures.
• Scrub or Circulate - both would be preferred.
• Other - the call for weekends is from end of shift on Friday until 0630am Monday.
With a commitment to providing a higher standard of service and experience in patient care, Malone Healthcare places expert nurses and allied health professionals in rewarding careers throughout the United States. As a leading healthcare staffing agency, Malone’s focus on compliance and integrity translates to a seamless experience for our team members and partner facilities. When you work with Malone Healthcare, you can rely on over 50 years of proven experience placing exceptional professionals in quality healthcare settings.
- Weekly pay
- Holiday Pay
- Guaranteed Hours
- Continuing Education
- 401k retirement plan
- Pet insurance
- Referral bonus
- Medical benefits
- Dental benefits
- Vision benefits
- License and certification reimbursement
- Life insurance
Keywords:
Operating Room Nurse, Travel Nurse, Perioperative Nursing, Level 1 Trauma Center, Surgical Nursing, Davinci Robotics, Neuro Navigation, Orthopedic Trauma, Patient Care, Healthcare Staffing