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Operating Room Travel Nursing Jobs in West Des Moines for RNs

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

AMN Healthcare can help you find the top OR travel nurse jobs in and around West 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 West 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.

West 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 West Des Moines

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travel Exclusive Compact State
Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse – Operating Room
  • Des Moines, Iowa – 50309
    Distance from West Des Moines: 6 miles
  • 10 D,
  • April 28, 2025
  • 13
$2,623 to $2,891
Weekly Pay*
Iowa Methodist Medical Center was established in 1901 in a single building. Today, Iowa Methodist has become an important regional medical center and teaching hospital. Located in downtown Des Moines on a 42-acre campus, Iowa Methodist employs nearly 4,000 people and has 370 staffed beds. Iowa Methodist is well known throughout the Midwest for cancer care. Iowa Methodist is one of two Level I Trauma Centers in the state of Iowa. Life Flight, the air ambulance program for Iowa Methodist, began in 1979 and continues to fly hundreds of vital missions per year. 16 OR’s 1,050 cases/month Variety of cases, Level I Trauma Ctr All specialties Open Heart, Kidney Transplant, Trauma, Ortho, Neuro, Robotics, ENT, General Surgery, Bariatrics, Pediatrics, Plastics, Urology, Vascular, Gynecology, Oncology
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Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse – Operating Room
  • Ottumwa, Iowa – 52501
    Distance from West Des Moines: 78 miles
  • 8 D,
  • May 5, 2025
  • 13
$2,203 to $2,427
Weekly Pay*
For more than 125 years, Ottumwa Regional Health Center has been serving the community of Ottumwa and the citizens of Southeast Iowa. We are a regional health center providing a wide range of health services, including emergency medicine, critical care services, medical/surgical, acute rehabilitation, obstetrics, and pediatrics, as well as specialty services such as cardiac catheterization, diagnostic and therapeutic radiological services, wound care, pain clinic, sleep lab, pathology, and so much more.
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Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse – Operating Room
  • Ottumwa, Iowa – 52501
    Distance from West Des Moines: 78 miles
  • May 5, 2025
  • 13
$1,967 to $2,168
Weekly Pay*
For more than 125 years, Ottumwa Regional Health Center has been serving the community of Ottumwa and the citizens of Southeast Iowa. We are a regional health center providing a wide range of health services, including emergency medicine, critical care services, medical/surgical, acute rehabilitation, obstetrics, and pediatrics, as well as specialty services such as cardiac catheterization, diagnostic and therapeutic radiological services, wound care, pain clinic, sleep lab, pathology, and so much more.
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Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse – Operating Room
  • Saint Paul, Minnesota – 55125
    Distance from West Des Moines: 235 miles
  • 8 D,
  • May 5, 2025
  • 14
$2,512 to $2,769
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 West Des Moines: 235 miles
  • 8 D,
  • May 12, 2025
  • 13
$2,512 to $2,769
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 West Des Moines: 235 miles
  • 8 D,
  • May 12, 2025
  • 13
$2,512 to $2,769
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
  • Springfield, Missouri – 65804
    Distance from West Des Moines: 302 miles
  • 10 D,
  • April 28, 2025
  • 13
$1,801 to $1,985
Weekly Pay*
Provide direct patient care under the direct supervision of the surgeon, and the circulating Registered Nurse consistent with the established standards of practice, the goals of Mercy Health, the philosophy of the Sister’s of Mercy and the Employee Code of Conduct. Efficiently set-up surgical cases in multiple specialty disciplines, providing equipment and supplies based on patient needs and surgeon preference. Demonstrate technical skills related to: creating and maintaining a sterile field; performing instrument, sponge, and sharp counts; and assisting other OR staff per patient safety and direct patient care policies. Functions as resource person for newly hired Surgical Technicians and students of visiting Surgical Technology schools. Performs related duties as assigned.
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Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse – Operating Room
  • Chicago, Illinois – 60631
    Distance from West Des Moines: 313 miles
  • 8 D,
  • May 5, 2025
  • 13
$1,741 to $1,919
Weekly Pay*
Busy OR Department performs open hearts, multiple medical and orthopedic surgeries amongst all surgical cases.
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Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse – Operating Room
  • Fort Wayne, Indiana – 46804
    Distance from West Des Moines: 446 miles
  • 10 D,
  • May 12, 2025
  • 13
$1,510 to $1,664
Weekly Pay*
– 396 bed tertiary care facility located in Indiana’s second-largest city. Fort Wayne is a three-time All American City Award winner, consistently cited for high quality of life, low cost of living and warm Hoosier Hospitality. – Build your resume at our Level 2 Adult & Pediatric Trauma center, northern Indiana’s only heart and kidney transplant programs, an accredited bariatric surgery center, an accredited and commended community hospital cancer care program and a certified primary stroke center.
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Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse – Operating Room
  • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – 73104
    Distance from West Des Moines: 469 miles
  • 8 D,
  • May 5, 2025
  • 13
$1,977 to $2,179
Weekly Pay*
Level 1 Trauma Center Teaching Hospital
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Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse – Operating Room
  • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – 73104
    Distance from West Des Moines: 469 miles
  • 8 D,
  • May 5, 2025
  • 12
$1,977 to $2,179
Weekly Pay*
Level 1 Trauma Center Teaching Hospital
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Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse – Operating Room
  • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – 73104
    Distance from West Des Moines: 469 miles
  • 8 D,
  • May 5, 2025
  • 13
$1,977 to $2,179
Weekly Pay*
Level 1 Trauma Center Teaching Hospital
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Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse – Operating Room
  • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – 73104
    Distance from West Des Moines: 469 miles
  • 8 D,
  • May 5, 2025
  • 12
$1,977 to $2,179
Weekly Pay*
Level 1 Trauma Center Teaching Hospital
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Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse – Operating Room
  • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – 73104
    Distance from West Des Moines: 469 miles
  • 12 D,
  • May 5, 2025
  • 12
$1,871 to $2,062
Weekly Pay*
Level 1 Trauma Center Teaching Hospital
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Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse – Operating Room
  • Sherwood, Arkansas – 72120
    Distance from West Des Moines: 474 miles
  • 10 D,
  • May 5, 2025
  • 12
$2,098 to $2,312
Weekly Pay*
North Hospital is a 60-bed facility located in Sherwood, Arkansas. We provide care for patients from all over Central Arkansas CHI St. Vincent North in Sherwood opened in October 1999. The hospital offers private rooms and serves the community with 24-hour emergency service. More than 200 coworkers and physicians at the facility provide medical care for Sherwood, North Little Rock, Jacksonville and surrounding communities. We share the campus with the CHI St. Vincent Rehabilitation Hospital. In 2017, we announced plans to relocate the Arkansas Neurosciences Institute from the Infirmary in Little Rock to our North campus. In 2019, this vision became a reality when our neurosurgical teams completed intense preparations and began using the newly renovated intensive care units, surgical suites and other spaces.
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Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse – Operating Room
  • Louisville, Kentucky – 40202
    Distance from West Des Moines: 480 miles
  • 12 D,
  • May 5, 2025
$1,730 to $1,907
Weekly Pay*
travel Compact State
Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse – Operating Room
  • Louisville, Kentucky – 40202
    Distance from West Des Moines: 480 miles
  • 12 D,
  • May 5, 2025
  • 13
$1,730 to $1,907
Weekly Pay*
This outstanding Operating unit is looking for the Surgical Technologist to join their team of compassionate and driven health care professionals. Join this highly motivated team of caregivers and enjoy a challenging and welcoming environment based on optimal patient care.
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Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse – Operating Room
  • Scottsbluff, Nebraska – 69361
    Distance from West Des Moines: 514 miles
  • 12 D, 12 E, 12 N,
  • April 30, 2025
  • 13
$2,073 to $2,285
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
  • Detroit, Michigan – 48202
    Distance from West Des Moines: 550 miles
  • 12 D,
  • May 13, 2025
  • 13
$1,889 to $2,082
Weekly Pay*
This outstanding Operating unit is looking for the right Technologist to join their team of compassionate and driven health care professionals. Join this highly motivated team of caregivers and enjoy a challenging and welcoming environment based on optimal patient care.
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Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse – Operating Room
  • Detroit, Michigan – 48202
    Distance from West Des Moines: 550 miles
  • 12 D,
  • April 21, 2025
  • 13
$1,889 to $2,082
Weekly Pay*
This outstanding Operating unit is looking for the right Technologist to join their team of compassionate and driven health care professionals. Join this highly motivated team of caregivers and enjoy a challenging and welcoming environment based on optimal patient care.
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Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse – Operating Room
  • Somerset, Kentucky – 42503
    Distance from West Des Moines: 576 miles
  • 8 D,
  • May 5, 2025
  • 20
$2,046 to $2,255
Weekly Pay*
This outstanding Operating unit, based in this exciting city is looking for the right Technologist to join their team of compassionate and driven health care professionals. Join this highly motivated team of caregivers and enjoy a challenging and welcoming environment based on optimal patient care.
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travel Compact State
Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse – Operating Room
  • Somerset, Kentucky – 42503
    Distance from West Des Moines: 576 miles
  • 8 E,
  • May 5, 2025
  • 20
$2,046 to $2,255
Weekly Pay*
This outstanding Operating unit, based in this exciting city is looking for the right Technologist to join their team of compassionate and driven health care professionals. Join this highly motivated team of caregivers and enjoy a challenging and welcoming environment based on optimal patient care.
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Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse – Operating Room
  • Denver, Colorado – 80218
    Distance from West Des Moines: 604 miles
  • 12 D,
  • April 21, 2025
  • 13
$1,707 to $1,881
Weekly Pay*
350 bed Level 4 Trauma Center. Unit sees Total Joints, spine, Transplants (kidney/Liver), Robotics, Vascular, ENT, Plastics
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Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse – Operating Room
  • Beachwood, Ohio – 44122
    Distance from West Des Moines: 631 miles
  • 12 N,
  • May 12, 2025
  • 13
$1,798 to $1,982
Weekly Pay*
This outstanding unit is looking for the right RN to join their team of compassionate and driven health care professionals. Join this highly motivated team of caregivers and enjoy a challenging and welcoming environment based on optimal patient care.
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Statistics on OR RN Jobs in West Des Moines, Iowa

Here are some helpful statistics about OR traveling nurse jobs in & near West Des Moines. The data is based on the last three complete months of OR job postings in the West 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 West Des Moines and more. Find out more about travel nursing salaries.

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

What are the top paying Operating Room jobs currently available in or near West Des Moines?

  • Registered Nurse – OR with a per week salary of $2,891, a 13 weeks duration, for a 10 D in Des Moines (5.5 miles away)

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

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

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

A: A 10 Hour Day shift Operating Room nurse in West Des Moines can make an average of $2,612 per week based on recent job availability.

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

  • UnityPoint Health – Methodist West Hospital – MSP in West Des Moines (4.5 miles from West Des Moines)

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

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

Locating Operating Room Travel Nursing Jobs in West Des Moines

In West Des Moines, facilities like UnityPoint Health – Methodist West Hospital – MSP, all offer OR departments. It’s a great city to work in and nearby to neighborhoods like neighborhoods.

Other popular cities near West Des Moines’s OR job opportunities are Clive (1.9 miles), Urbandale (3.4 miles) and Des Moines (5.5 miles). These are near to zip codes: 50266 (4.5 miles).

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West Des Moines Hospitals With OR Departments

There are 1 hospitals & healthcare facilities that have OR nurses in West 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 West Des Moines.

Iowa Lutheran Hospital
Shifts
8 E, 10 D, 12 D, and 12 N
Job Durations
13 and 4
Departments
Emergency Room Medical Surgical Medical Surgical Operating Room Operating Room Operating Room Operating Room Progressive Care Unit Psychiatric Rehabilitation Telemetry
Address
700 E. UNIVERSITY AVE.
Des Moines, IA 50316
Iowa Methodist Medical Center
Shifts
10 D, 12 D, and 12 N
Job Durations
13 and 4
Departments
Cath Lab Dialysis Labor & Delivery Medical Surgical Medical Surgical Medical Surgical Oncology Operating Room Operating Room Progressive Care Unit Rehabilitation Telemetry
Address
1200 Pleasant Street
Des Moines, IA 50309
Pella Regional Health Center
Shifts
8 D, 8 E, 10 D, 10 E, 12 D, 12 E, and 12 N
Job Durations
13
Departments
Intensive Care Unit Labor & Delivery Medical Surgical Medical Surgical Operating Room
Address
404 Jefferson Street
Pella, IA 50219
RAINBOW PEDIATRICS
Shifts
12 D and 12 N
Job Durations
13 and 4
Departments
Emergency Room Labor & Delivery Medical Surgical Operating Room
Address
1701 N. COLLINS BLVD., SUITE 300
West Des Moines, TX 75080
Nearby Neighborhoods
Buckingham (75081)
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.