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Medical Surgical Unit - Travel Registered Nurse- $2320 per week.

Trusted Health
6 hours ago
Full-time
On-site
Des Moines, IA, United States

Trusted is seeking an experienced nurse for this exciting travel nursing assignment. Trusted has streamlined the travel nursing experience by enabling nurses to apply directly to jobs without the need for recruiters. This unique approach provides more transparency, eliminates pesky calls from recruiters, and puts more money in your pocket. Join the thousands of nurses across the country who have already made the switch to a more modern way to work.

Experience:

• 12 months of experience with 3 months within the last 12 months.

• 2 years of Medical Surgical Unit experience with 3 months within the last 36 months (3 years).

• 3 months of travel experience is required with any experience within the last 24 months (2 years).

• Experience with Epic is required.

• Trauma Level 2 experience is required.

Requirements:

• Candidates must have a Iowa license or compact license (required after submission).

• This role may require floating to additional units and locations

• Travel only, local not allowed. Candidates must live >50 miles from facility to be submitted.

• Anyone currently working at this facility cannot be submitted.

Pre-employment modules may be required for this role. Please upload any certifications or health documents you have to your profile to expedite your on-boarding process.

Additional Details:

Required Skills/Experience:
24 months of MS/Medical Surgical experience in a hospital or medical center setting required.
Abdominal patient care experience required.
Heparin experience required.
Recent/current Level II trauma experience required.

Preferred Skills/Experience:
Recent/current Level I trauma experience preferred.

Special Requests:
Past UnityPoint Health employees who were FTEs or PRN staff in the UPH float pool cannot work travel in another market, regardless of which facility they currently work at or have worked at within the past 12 months. If they worked travel at UPH rather than as an FTE or PRN, this separation policy does not apply.

Unit Details:
Patient types include general and abdominal.
Unit drips/titrates include heparin.

Shift & Scheduling:
Required to work 1-2 of 3 upcoming Winter holidays unless the unit is closed.
Weekend rotation is every other or every 3rd weekend, depending on staffing/census.
No call.

Floating Requirements:
Required to float across all campuses and like units when needed/scheduled, including Iowa Methodist MC, Iowa Lutheran, and Iowa Methodist.

14 days maximum time off

2 Charge/Lead/Supervisor references required from within the last 2 years

Driver's license required for submission

Certifications:

• BLS (Basic Life Support)

  • Skills Checklist: Yes
  • References: Yes
  • License Type: registered
  • License State: IA
  • Certifications: Basic Life Support

Job Details

  • Job Type: Travel
  • Nurse/Patient: 1/6-7
  • Shift Type: Night
  • Contract Date: 2026-12-07
  • Expected Length: 13 weeks
  • Hours per Shift: 12
  • Shifts per Week: 3