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Operating Room Travel Nursing Jobs in Des Moines for RNs

Find Top RN Operating Room Travel Nursing Jobs in Des Moines, Iowa

AMN Healthcare can help you find the top OR travel nurse jobs in and around Des Moines, Iowa. We have new jobs updating daily, so be sure to Apply Now so our specialists can make sure you get first crack. We make it easy for you to compare Des Moines’s OR nursing jobs by allowing you to filter based on salary, shift type, location or duration to find the right job for you.

Des Moines is a great location for OR travel nurses to come live, work and play! And what is a travel nurse looking for if not a great work/life balance in a fun city? Search for jobs below or apply now and our AMN Healthcare team will help get you started!

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Search Top Paying Operating Room Jobs in or near Des Moines

We have 3 Operating Room jobs in Iowa, and 150 total Nationwide. If you’re not finding what you’re looking for immediately, sign up for the AMN Passport App today and we’ll connect you directly with a recruiter.

travel Exclusive Compact State
Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse – Operating Room
  • Cedar Rapids, Iowa – 52402
    Distance from Des Moines: 105 miles
  • 10 D,
  • January 20, 2025
  • 13
$2,327 to $2,565
Weekly Pay*
Magnet Recognized! At St. Luke’s Hospital, our top priority is you — you are the center of everything we do. We understand who you turn to for healthcare is a choice, so we thank you for choosing us. Through our shared mission, vision and values, we show the people and communities we serve how much they matter. Our personal mission is to give the healthcare we’d like our loved ones to receive. We do this by combining the best technology, innovation and personal expertise, all while putting you first. We are proud of our many accomplishments and to be part of the amazing community of Cedar Rapids, which was recognized nationally for providing high-quality healthcare at a low cost. St. Luke’s has been a committed and involved member of the Cedar Rapids community since its founding more than 140 years ago. Part of that commitment is providing financial assistance to the underinsured and uninsured. We also offer a number of services to help our community live thriving, healthy lives.
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Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse – Operating Room
  • Iowa City, Iowa – 52242
    Distance from Des Moines: 107 miles
  • 8 D, 10 D, 12 D,
  • January 6, 2025
  • 13
$2,062 to $2,273
Weekly Pay*
Team 5 ” RN – needs to be able to scrub big ear cases ” 36-40 hr/wk; 10/12’s; variable start 07-1100; call rotation; possible weekend & holiday coverage
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Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse – Operating Room
  • Iowa City, Iowa – 52242
    Distance from Des Moines: 107 miles
  • 12 D, 12 E,
  • January 6, 2025
  • 13
$2,062 to $2,273
Weekly Pay*
Team 5 ” RN – needs to be able to scrub big ear cases ” 36-40 hr/wk; 10/12’s; variable start 07-1100; call rotation; possible weekend & holiday coverage
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Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse – Operating Room
  • Kirksville, Missouri – 63501
    Distance from Des Moines: 111 miles
  • 8 D,
  • January 27, 2025
  • 13
$1,667 to $1,837
Weekly Pay*
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Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse – Operating Room
  • Independence, Missouri – 64057
    Distance from Des Moines: 179 miles
  • 12 D,
  • January 13, 2025
  • 13
$1,585 to $1,747
Weekly Pay*
Operating Room (OR) unit at 221 bed Level 2 Trauma center seeking new team member. Located just east of Kansas City, the hospital is an accredited Chest Pain Center, Primary Stroke Center, and has a Level III NICU. Facility features all private patient rooms. Centerpoint Medical Center features 221 private rooms, state-of-the-art equipment and technology, and some of the latest clinical services available to patients. Along with our high-tech services, we also remain focused on providing compassionate care and the best possible customer service for our patients. In addition, we offer numerous features for visitors, including sleeper chairs in patient rooms, comfortable waiting areas, wireless internet access throughout the facility and more.
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Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse – Operating Room
  • Kansas City, Kansas – 66112
    Distance from Des Moines: 180 miles
  • 8 D,
  • January 13, 2025
  • 13
$1,433 to $1,579
Weekly Pay*
Featuring advanced technology in addition to compassionate care, this esteemed Operating Room (OR) unit is looking to welcome a new member to its nursing team. Innovative care teams deliver optimal care to their patients at this cutting-edge facility. You can expect to work on complex cases with a driven team of passionate Operating Room (OR) professionals, utilizing the best patient care models.
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Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse – Operating Room
  • Kansas City, Missouri – 64132
    Distance from Des Moines: 180 miles
  • 12 N,
  • January 20, 2025
  • 13
$1,585 to $1,747
Weekly Pay*
Esteemed Operating Room (OR) unit is looking to welcome a new member to its team. Unit runs 11 OR rooms every day and perform transplants, burns, neuro, vascular, general, robotic, ortho, ENT, and gyn. 500+ bed Level 1 Trauma center and teaching hospital. KC/KCMO has several outstanding restaurants that have been featured on the Food Network’s “Diners, Drive thrus, & Dives!” AND they have the WORLD FAMOUS KANSAS CITY BBQ TOUR!! The area has recently enjoyed a thriving tech boom, and offers music fans a stunning Jazz scene.
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Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse – Operating Room
  • Lenexa, Kansas – 66215
    Distance from Des Moines: 192 miles
  • 12 N,
  • January 6, 2025
  • 13
$1,627 to $1,793
Weekly Pay*
350 bed Level 2 Trauma center; Facility is located in a suburb just south of Kansas City. Local attractions include the Overland Park Arboretum and Botanical Gardens, Museum at Prairiefire, Indian Creek Greenway, and numerous other museums and theaters.
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Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse – Operating Room
  • Saint Paul, Minnesota – 55125
    Distance from Des Moines: 232 miles
  • 8 D,
  • January 13, 2025
  • 13
$2,186 to $2,409
Weekly Pay*
Featuring advanced technology in addition to compassionate care, this esteemed Operating Room (OR) unit is looking to welcome a new member to its nursing team. Innovative care teams deliver optimal care to their patients at this cutting-edge facility. You can expect to work on complex cases with a driven team of passionate Operating Room (OR) professionals, utilizing the best patient care models.
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Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse – Operating Room
  • Saint Paul, Minnesota – 55125
    Distance from Des Moines: 232 miles
  • 8 D,
  • January 13, 2025
  • 13
$2,186 to $2,409
Weekly Pay*
Featuring advanced technology in addition to compassionate care, this esteemed Operating Room (OR) unit is looking to welcome a new member to its nursing team. Innovative care teams deliver optimal care to their patients at this cutting-edge facility. You can expect to work on complex cases with a driven team of passionate Operating Room (OR) professionals, utilizing the best patient care models.
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Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse – Operating Room
  • Wichita, Kansas – 67214
    Distance from Des Moines: 335 miles
  • 10 D,
  • January 5, 2025
  • 13
$1,731 to $1,908
Weekly Pay*
– 700 bed teaching hospital, Level 1 Adult Trauma center, Level 2 Pediatric Trauma center – Expect the unexpected with big-city amenities and Midwestern cost of living! Themed gardens at Botanica Wichita include a wildflower meadow and a Chinese garden. The Museum of World Treasures has Egyptian mummies and a T. rex skeleton. In Wichita you can dine at more than 1,000 restaurants or browse eclectic shops, antique stores, and open-air shopping centers.
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Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse – Operating Room
  • Wichita, Kansas – 67220
    Distance from Des Moines: 335 miles
  • 10 D,
  • January 13, 2025
  • 13
$1,731 to $1,908
Weekly Pay*
Featuring advanced technology in addition to compassionate care, this esteemed Operating Room (OR) unit is looking to welcome a new member to its nursing team. Innovative care teams deliver optimal care to their patients at this cutting-edge facility. You can expect to work on complex cases with a driven team of passionate Operating Room (OR) professionals, utilizing the best patient care models.
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Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse – Operating Room
  • Duluth, Minnesota – 55805
    Distance from Des Moines: 366 miles
  • 12 E, 12 N,
  • January 13, 2025
  • 13
$2,405 to $2,650
Weekly Pay*
Featuring advanced technology in addition to compassionate care, this esteemed Operating Room (OR) unit is looking to welcome a new member to its nursing team. Innovative care teams deliver optimal care to their patients at this cutting edge facility. You can expect to work on complex cases with a driven team of passionate Operating Room (OR) professionals, utilizing the best patient care models.
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Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse – Operating Room
  • Tulsa, Oklahoma – 74136
    Distance from Des Moines: 398 miles
  • 8 E,
  • January 6, 2025
  • 13
$2,980 to $3,284
Weekly Pay*
As a valued member of this Operating Room (OR) unit, you can expect to care for patients with a wide range of conditions, even very complex cases. The respected members of this Operating Room (OR) unit are looking for a team-playing, compassionate RN to join their ranks. This position presents an excellent opportunity to provide optimal patient as a member of an elite team of caregivers.
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Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse – Operating Room
  • Madisonville, Kentucky – 42431
    Distance from Des Moines: 440 miles
  • 8 D, 12 D,
  • January 13, 2025
  • 13
$2,205 to $2,430
Weekly Pay*
Need a RN for Surgery. Def need to be very skilled in ortho, general, abdominal, urology, vascular. Hearts would be a bonus!!!
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Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse – Operating Room
  • Marquette, Michigan – 49855
    Distance from Des Moines: 460 miles
  • 12 D,
  • January 20, 2025
  • 13
$1,974 to $2,176
Weekly Pay*
Our hospital is located in Marquette, MI, one of “America’s Most Liveable Communities” by Partners for Livable Communities in 2004. As a 307-bed specialty care hospital, we receive patients from across the UP and provides care in 65 specialties and subspecialties. Its medical staff of more than 200 doctors works as a team with its more than 1,800 employees in caring for approximately 9,000 inpatients and more than 350,000 outpatients per year. Our major services include its Heart & Vascular Institute, Cancer Center, Brain & Spine Center, Rehabilitation Center, Behavioral Health, Digestive Health, Bariatric Medicine & Weight Management Center and Women’s Health, Family Birthing, and Pediatrics Center. The hospital also provides the region’s premier services in imaging, surgery and laboratory and is home to the UP Telehealth Network, a leading telehealth network in the nation. We also service many of the communities in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, with 42 primary and specialty care clinics spread throughout the region.
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Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse – Operating Room
  • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – 73104
    Distance from Des Moines: 473 miles
  • 12 D,
  • January 13, 2025
  • 12
$1,737 to $1,914
Weekly Pay*
Level 1 Trauma Center Teaching Hospital
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Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse – Operating Room
  • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – 73104
    Distance from Des Moines: 473 miles
  • 12 D,
  • January 13, 2025
  • 12
$1,737 to $1,914
Weekly Pay*
Level 1 Trauma Center Teaching Hospital
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Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse – Operating Room
  • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – 73104
    Distance from Des Moines: 473 miles
  • 12 D,
  • January 13, 2025
  • 12
$1,737 to $1,914
Weekly Pay*
Level 1 Trauma Center Teaching Hospital
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travel Compact State
Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse – Operating Room
  • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – 73104
    Distance from Des Moines: 473 miles
  • 12 D,
  • January 13, 2025
  • 12
$1,737 to $1,914
Weekly Pay*
Level 1 Trauma Center Teaching Hospital
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Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse – Operating Room
  • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – 73120
    Distance from Des Moines: 473 miles
  • 12 E,
  • January 13, 2025
  • 13
$1,666 to $1,836
Weekly Pay*
Featuring advanced technology in addition to compassionate care, this esteemed Operating Room (OR) unit is looking to welcome a new member to its nursing team. Innovative care teams deliver optimal care to their patients at this cutting-edge facility. You can expect to work on complex cases with a driven team of passionate Operating Room (OR) professionals, utilizing the best patient care models.
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travel Compact State
Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse – Operating Room
  • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – 73104
    Distance from Des Moines: 473 miles
  • 12 D,
  • January 13, 2025
  • 12
$1,666 to $1,836
Weekly Pay*
Level 1 Trauma Center Teaching Hospital
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Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse – Operating Room
  • Madison, Indiana – 47250
    Distance from Des Moines: 477 miles
  • 12 D,
  • January 26, 2025
  • 13
$1,658 to $1,827
Weekly Pay*
Unit Name/Type: Surgery – Operating Room Number of Beds/Cases 7 operating rooms Number of births per month: 30 Age groups of patients served: Pediatric, Adolescent, Adults and Geriatrics Top Diagnosis/Procedures: Ortho joint replacements (hip, knee, shoulder), spine, cesarean section, hysterectomy, general exploratory lap, cholecystectomy
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Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse – Operating Room
  • Bowling Green, Kentucky – 42104
    Distance from Des Moines: 498 miles
  • 12 D,
  • January 6, 2025
  • 13
$1,569 to $1,729
Weekly Pay*
Featuring advanced technology in addition to compassionate care, this esteemed Operating Room (OR) unit is looking to welcome a new member to their team.
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Statistics on OR RN Jobs in Des Moines, Iowa

Here are some helpful statistics about OR traveling nurse jobs in & near Des Moines. The data is based on the last three complete months of OR job postings in the Des Moines and nearby areas. It is updated regularly, so you can find the most recent Operating Room job salary trends, the types of shifts, and contract durations most commonly available in Des Moines and more. Find out more about travel nursing salaries.

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Jobs by Facility types

FAQs About Travel OR Nursing Jobs for RNs in Des Moines, IA

What types of shifts are most common for OR travel jobs in Des Moines?

Based on the last 6 months of travel nurse jobs data, 10 Hour Day shifts were the most common in Des Moines and surrounding areas.

How much does a day shift Operating Room nurse make on average in Des Moines and nearby cities?

A: A 10 Hour Day shift Operating Room nurse in Des Moines can make an average of $2,477 per week based on recent job availability.

What hospitals and healthcare facilities have Operating Room staff in or near Des Moines?

  • Medix Occupational Health Services in Ankeny (7.1 miles from Des Moines)
  • Careington (Dialcare) – IA in Carlisle (9.8 miles from Des Moines)
  • MercyOne in Des Moines (0.7 miles from Des Moines)
  • Iowa Lutheran Hospital in Des Moines (0.1 miles from Des Moines)
  • Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines (1.5 miles from Des Moines)

What is the most common contract for Operating Room travel jobs in Des Moines?

Based on recent data, the most common duration for a Operating Room job in Des Moines is 13.

Locating Operating Room Travel Nursing Jobs in Des Moines

In Des Moines, facilities like Medix Occupational Health Services, Careington (Dialcare) – IA and MercyOne, all offer OR departments. It’s a great city to work in and nearby to neighborhoods like neighborhoods.

Other popular cities near Des Moines’s OR job opportunities are West Des Moines (5.5 miles), Urbandale (5.6 miles) and Clive (5.9 miles). These are near to zip codes: 50314 (0.7 miles), 50023 (7.1 miles) and 50325 (8.4 miles).

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Des Moines Hospitals With OR Departments

There are 2 hospitals & healthcare facilities that have OR nurses in Des Moines. Sometimes it is useful to see what types of shifts, contract durations, and travel nurse housing in nearby neighborhoods each facility might offer in order to find the right opportunity for your next traveling OR nurse position in or nearby Des Moines.

Iowa Lutheran Hospital
Shifts
8 D, 8 E, 10 D, 12 D, 12 E, and 12 N
Job Durations
12, 13, and 14
Departments
Emergency Room Medical Surgical Operating Room Operating Room Outpatient Clinic Progressive Care Unit Psychiatric Rehabilitation Telemetry
Address
700 East University Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50316
Iowa Methodist Medical Center
Shifts
8 D, 10 D, 10 N, 12 D, 12 E, and 12 N
Job Durations
12, 13, and 11
Departments
Cardiovascular Operating Room Cath Lab Dialysis Emergency Room Intensive Care Unit Labor & Delivery Labor & Delivery Medical Surgical Medical Surgical Oncology Operating Room Operating Room Outpatient Clinic Progressive Care Unit Rehabilitation Telemetry
Address
1200 Pleasant Street
Des Moines, IA 50309
Marshalltown Medical and Surgical Center (T)
Shifts
8 D, 10 D, 12 D, 12 E, and 12 N
Job Durations
13
Departments
Emergency Room Medical Surgical Medical Surgical Operating Room Operating Room Telemetry Telemetry
Address
3 SOUTH 4TH AVE
Marshalltown, IA 50158
UnityPoint Health – Methodist West Hospital – MSP
Shifts
10 D, 12 D, and 12 N
Job Durations
12, 13, 6, and 14
Departments
Emergency Room Labor & Delivery Labor & Delivery Medical Surgical Operating Room Operating Room
Address
1660 60TH STREET
West Des Moines, IA 50266
* Estimate of payments is intended for informational purposes and includes hourly wages, as well as reimbursements for meal & incidental expenses and housing expenses incurred on behalf of the Company. Please speak with a recruiter for additional details.