Medical Surgical Unit - Travel Registered Nurse- $3160 per week.

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).

• Experience with Epic 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.
PCA and heparin experience required.

Preferred Skills/Experience:
Post-op surgical experience highly preferred.
Patient care experience with hip/knee, mastectomy, and abdominal surgery patients, including medical-surgical patients, highly preferred.

Special Requests:
Any past UPH employee who was an FTE or PRN employee of 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 employee, this separation policy does not apply.

Unit Details:
Patient types include hip/knee, mastectomy, and abdominal surgery patients.
Common drips include PCA and heparin.
The unit has an emotional support canine.

Shift & Scheduling:
Flexible contract hours: 48 or 36 per week.
Unless the unit is closed, you are required to work 1-2 of 3 upcoming winter holidays: Thanksgiving, Christmas, or New Year's.
Weekend rotation is every other or every 3rd weekend, depending on staffing/census.
No call.

Floating Requirements:
Required to float across all campuses/units to like units, including Iowa Methodist Medical Center, 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: 1/4-5
• Shift Type: Night
• Contract Date: 2026-12-07
• Expected Length: 13 weeks
• Hours per Shift: 12
• Shifts per Week: 4