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Medical Surgical Travel Nursing Jobs in Fairfield, IA for RNs

Find Top RN Medical Surgical Travel Nursing Jobs in Fairfield, Iowa

AMN Healthcare can help you find the top MS travel nurse jobs in and around Fairfield, 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 Fairfield’s MS nursing jobs by allowing you to filter based on salary, shift type, location or duration to find the right job for you.

Fairfield is a great location for MS 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 Medical Surgical Jobs in or near Fairfield

We have 8 Medical Surgical travel jobs in Iowa, and 387 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 – Medical Surgical
  • Cedar Rapids, Iowa – 52402
    Distance from Fairfield: 71 miles
  • 12 N,
  • August 11, 2025
  • 13
$2,214 to $2,440
Weekly Pay*
Magnet recognized! Founded in 1884, St. Luke’s is a 532-bed hospital in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. St. Luke’s emergency department is open 24/7 and treats over 55,000 patients each year and the most cases of trauma in Iowa. St. Luke’s provides a Level III trauma center. St. Luke’s offers the most experienced hospital ER team in Cedar Rapids, who are specially trained to respond rapidly, appropriately and efficiently to any health care emergency.
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Registered Nurse – Medical Surgical
  • Quincy, Illinois – 62301
    Distance from Fairfield: 80 miles
  • 12 N,
  • August 1, 2025
  • 13
$2,022 to $2,229
Weekly Pay*
This position presents an opportunity to join an elite team of passionate physicians and nurses within the Medical Surgical (MS) unit. This unit sees a wide variety of conditions including endocrine, wound care, neurology and gerontology as well as patients undergoing basic recovery care. Your expertise will be utilized for high level care within the traditional Medical Surgical unit setting. MS RN’s can expect to enhance their professional experience while providing top notch patient care to those most needing it.
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Registered Nurse – Medical Surgical
  • Quincy, Illinois – 62301
    Distance from Fairfield: 80 miles
  • 12 D, 12 N,
  • July 18, 2025
  • 13
$1,881 to $2,073
Weekly Pay*
This position presents an opportunity to join an elite team of passionate physicians and nurses within the Medical Surgical (MS) unit. This unit sees a wide variety of conditions including endocrine, wound care, neurology and gerontology as well as patients undergoing basic recovery care. Your expertise will be utilized for high level care within the traditional Medical Surgical unit setting. MS RN’s can expect to enhance their professional experience while providing top notch patient care to those most needing it.
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Registered Nurse – Medical Surgical
  • Rock Island, Illinois – 61201
    Distance from Fairfield: 82 miles
  • 12 N,
  • August 24, 2025
  • 13
$2,305 to $2,540
Weekly Pay*
This full-service hospital treats tens of thousands of patients every year. Services include: Level II Trauma Center and fast-track emergency room, Heart and Vascular Services, using leading-edge diagnostic and interventional care including open heart surgery and cardiac cath labs, Five state-of-the-art surgery suites for both outpatient surgeries and inpatient procedures, including orthopedics, heart procedures, bariatrics, robotic surgery, aroscopic surgery, neurosurgery and emergency operations Epilepsy monitoring unit and neuroscience services, Medical/surgical intensive care units, Robert Young Center for Community Mental Health/Riverside, providing comprehensive mental health and substance abuse services, Rehabilitation services providing therapies for both inpatients and outpatients with varying levels of functional impairment, Pediatric services, Radiology, diagnostics and gastrointestinal lab.
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Registered Nurse – Medical Surgical
  • Des Moines, Iowa – 50309
    Distance from Fairfield: 95 miles
  • 12 D,
  • July 21, 2025
  • 13
$2,168 to $2,946
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.
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Registered Nurse – Medical Surgical
  • Des Moines, Iowa – 50309
    Distance from Fairfield: 95 miles
  • 12 D,
  • August 1, 2025
  • 13
$1,756 to $2,386
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.
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Registered Nurse – Medical Surgical
  • Dyersville, Iowa – 52040
    Distance from Fairfield: 111 miles
  • 12 N,
  • August 1, 2025
  • 13
$1,703 to $1,877
Weekly Pay*
This position presents an opportunity to join an elite team of passionate physicians and nurses within the Medical Surgical (MS) unit. This unit sees a wide variety of conditions including endocrine, wound care, neurology and gerontology as well as patients undergoing basic recovery care. Your expertise will be utilized for high level care within the traditional Medical Surgical unit setting. MS RN’s can expect to enhance their professional experience while providing top notch patient care to those most needing it.
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Registered Nurse – Medical Surgical
  • Dyersville, Iowa – 52040
    Distance from Fairfield: 111 miles
  • 12 N,
  • August 1, 2025
  • 13
$1,703 to $1,877
Weekly Pay*
This position presents an opportunity to join an elite team of passionate physicians and nurses within the Medical Surgical (MS) unit. This unit sees a wide variety of conditions including endocrine, wound care, neurology and gerontology as well as patients undergoing basic recovery care. Your expertise will be utilized for high level care within the traditional Medical Surgical unit setting. MS RN’s can expect to enhance their professional experience while providing top notch patient care to those most needing it.
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Registered Nurse – Medical Surgical
  • Peoria, Illinois – 61636
    Distance from Fairfield: 126 miles
  • 12 D,
  • August 4, 2025
  • 13
$1,987 to $2,190
Weekly Pay*
Magnet Recognized! In 2024,Carle Health Methodist Hospital achieved its fifth Magnet designation
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Registered Nurse – Medical Surgical
  • Columbia, Missouri – 65201
    Distance from Fairfield: 143 miles
  • 12 N,
  • July 28, 2025
  • 13
$2,339 to $2,577
Weekly Pay*
This position presents an opportunity to join an elite team of passionate physicians and nurses within the Medical Surgical (MS) unit. This unit sees a wide variety of conditions including endocrine, wound care, neurology and gerontology as well as patients undergoing basic recovery care. Your expertise will be utilized for high level care within the traditional Medical Surgical unit setting. MS RN’s can expect to enhance their professional experience while providing top notch patient care to those most needing it.
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Registered Nurse – Medical Surgical
  • Columbia, Missouri – 65201
    Distance from Fairfield: 143 miles
  • 12 N,
  • July 28, 2025
  • 13
$2,339 to $2,577
Weekly Pay*
This position presents an opportunity to join an elite team of passionate physicians and nurses within the Medical Surgical (MS) unit. This unit sees a wide variety of conditions including endocrine, wound care, neurology and gerontology as well as patients undergoing basic recovery care. Your expertise will be utilized for high level care within the traditional Medical Surgical unit setting. MS RN’s can expect to enhance their professional experience while providing top notch patient care to those most needing it.
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Registered Nurse – Medical Surgical
  • Columbia, Missouri – 65201
    Distance from Fairfield: 143 miles
  • 12 N,
  • August 1, 2025
  • 13
$2,339 to $2,577
Weekly Pay*
This position presents an opportunity to join an elite team of passionate physicians and nurses within the Medical Surgical (MS) unit. This unit sees a wide variety of conditions including endocrine, wound care, neurology and gerontology as well as patients undergoing basic recovery care. Your expertise will be utilized for high level care within the traditional Medical Surgical unit setting. MS RN’s can expect to enhance their professional experience while providing top notch patient care to those most needing it.
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Registered Nurse – Medical Surgical
  • Columbia, Missouri – 65201
    Distance from Fairfield: 143 miles
  • 12 N,
  • August 1, 2025
  • 13
$1,941 to $2,139
Weekly Pay*
This position presents an opportunity to join an elite team of passionate physicians and nurses within the Medical Surgical (MS) unit. This unit sees a wide variety of conditions including endocrine, wound care, neurology and gerontology as well as patients undergoing basic recovery care. Your expertise will be utilized for high level care within the traditional Medical Surgical unit setting. MS RN’s can expect to enhance their professional experience while providing top notch patient care to those most needing it.
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Registered Nurse – Medical Surgical
  • Columbia, Missouri – 65201
    Distance from Fairfield: 143 miles
  • 12 D,
  • August 11, 2025
  • 13
$1,941 to $2,139
Weekly Pay*
This position presents an opportunity to join an elite team of passionate physicians and nurses within the Medical Surgical (MS) unit. This unit sees a wide variety of conditions including endocrine, wound care, neurology and gerontology as well as patients undergoing basic recovery care. Your expertise will be utilized for high level care within the traditional Medical Surgical unit setting. MS RN’s can expect to enhance their professional experience while providing top notch patient care to those most needing it.
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travel Compact State
Registered Nurse – Medical Surgical
  • Columbia, Missouri – 65201
    Distance from Fairfield: 143 miles
  • 12 N,
  • July 28, 2025
  • 13
$1,941 to $2,139
Weekly Pay*
This position presents an opportunity to join an elite team of passionate physicians and nurses within the Medical Surgical (MS) unit. This unit sees a wide variety of conditions including endocrine, wound care, neurology and gerontology as well as patients undergoing basic recovery care. Your expertise will be utilized for high level care within the traditional Medical Surgical unit setting. MS RN’s can expect to enhance their professional experience while providing top notch patient care to those most needing it.
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Registered Nurse – Medical Surgical
  • Springfield, Illinois – 62769
    Distance from Fairfield: 148 miles
  • 12 D,
  • July 28, 2025
  • 14
$2,330 to $3,167
Weekly Pay*
As part of HSHS, you’ll join a team that is focused on improving, excelling and building a better tomorrow. Whether it is a clinical, technical or professional career, this is your chance to launch a rewarding career.
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Registered Nurse – Medical Surgical
  • Springfield, Illinois – 62769
    Distance from Fairfield: 148 miles
  • 12 D,
  • August 4, 2025
  • 14
$2,330 to $3,167
Weekly Pay*
As part of HSHS, you’ll join a team that is focused on improving, excelling and building a better tomorrow. Whether it is a clinical, technical or professional career, this is your chance to launch a rewarding career.
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Registered Nurse – Medical Surgical
  • Springfield, Illinois – 62769
    Distance from Fairfield: 148 miles
  • 12 N,
  • August 11, 2025
  • 13
$2,110 to $2,326
Weekly Pay*
Founded in 1875, St. John’s is the flagship hospital of Hospital Sisters Health System and is home to the Prairie Heart Institute, St. John’s Children’s Hospital, Women and Infants Center, Neurosciences Center, Women and Children’s Clinic, Cancer Center, orthopedic services and AthletiCare.
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Registered Nurse – Medical Surgical
  • Springfield, Illinois – 62769
    Distance from Fairfield: 148 miles
  • 12 D,
  • August 11, 2025
  • 13
$2,110 to $2,326
Weekly Pay*
Founded in 1875, St. John’s is the flagship hospital of Hospital Sisters Health System and is home to the Prairie Heart Institute, St. John’s Children’s Hospital, Women and Infants Center, Neurosciences Center, Women and Children’s Clinic, Cancer Center, orthopedic services and AthletiCare.
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Registered Nurse – Medical Surgical
  • Freeport, Illinois – 61032
    Distance from Fairfield: 150 miles
  • 12 N,
  • August 11, 2025
  • 13
$1,916 to $2,112
Weekly Pay*
This position presents an opportunity to join an elite team of passionate physicians and nurses within the Medical Surgical (MS) unit. This unit sees a wide variety of conditions including endocrine, wound care, neurology and gerontology as well as patients undergoing basic recovery care. Your expertise will be utilized for high level care within the traditional Medical Surgical unit setting. MS RN’s can expect to enhance their professional experience while providing top notch patient care to those most needing it.
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Registered Nurse – Medical Surgical
  • Freeport, Illinois – 61032
    Distance from Fairfield: 150 miles
  • 12 D,
  • August 11, 2025
  • 13
$1,916 to $2,112
Weekly Pay*
This position presents an opportunity to join an elite team of passionate physicians and nurses within the Medical Surgical (MS) unit. This unit sees a wide variety of conditions including endocrine, wound care, neurology and gerontology as well as patients undergoing basic recovery care. Your expertise will be utilized for high level care within the traditional Medical Surgical unit setting. MS RN’s can expect to enhance their professional experience while providing top notch patient care to those most needing it.
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Registered Nurse – Medical Surgical
  • Saint Louis, Missouri – 63141
    Distance from Fairfield: 189 miles
  • 12 N,
  • August 1, 2025
  • 13
$1,723 to $2,341
Weekly Pay*
EMR-EPIC Scrub Color – Black
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Registered Nurse – Medical Surgical
  • Saint Louis, Missouri – 63128
    Distance from Fairfield: 189 miles
  • 12 D,
  • July 21, 2025
$1,608 to $1,772
Weekly Pay*
• Number of Beds: 30 • Patient Ratios: 1:5-6 on Day Shift, 1:6-7 on Night Shift. We do not guarantee ratios. Careful consideration is given depending on the circumstance • Equipment: Alaris IV pumps, Kangaroo enteral feeding pumps, wound vacs, SCD machines, PCA pumps, low air loss mattresses, remote telemetry monitors • EMR: EPIC Scrub Color – Black Mercy Hospital South earned A grade in The Leapfrog Group’s Fall 2024 Hospital Safety Grade. Mercy Hospital South has been a healing presence in the South St. Louis County area for more than 140 years. Today, we continue providing compassionate medical and specialty care on our South County campus, just west of I-270 on Tesson Ferry Road. We care for patients from St. Louis City and St. Louis County, as well as Jefferson, Franklin, Saint Francois and Sainte Genevieve counties in Missouri; and Monroe, Randolph and St. Clair counties in Illinois. Mercy Hospital South provides all-private rooms and nationally recognized care including: • Level 2 Trauma Center – the only one in the South County area • Joint Commission Comprehensive Stroke Center • Level 1 STEMI Center • Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for Advanced Certification in Heart Failure • American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines-Heart Failure Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award
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Registered Nurse – Medical Surgical
  • Janesville, Wisconsin – 53548
    Distance from Fairfield: 191 miles
  • 12 N,
  • August 1, 2025
  • 13
$1,932 to $2,129
Weekly Pay*
This position presents an opportunity to join an elite team of passionate physicians and nurses within the Medical Surgical (MS) unit. This unit sees a wide variety of conditions including endocrine, wound care, neurology and gerontology as well as patients undergoing basic recovery care. Your expertise will be utilized for high level care within the traditional Medical Surgical unit setting. MS RN’s can expect to enhance their professional experience while providing top notch patient care to those most needing it.
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Statistics on MS RN Jobs in Fairfield, Iowa

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

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FAQs About Travel MS Nursing Jobs for RNs in Fairfield, IA

What types of shifts are most common for MS travel jobs in Fairfield?

Based on the last 6 months of travel nurse jobs data, 12 Hour Night shifts were the most common in Fairfield and surrounding areas.

How much does a day shift Medical Surgical nurse make on average in Fairfield and nearby cities?

A: A 12 Hour Day shift Medical Surgical nurse in Fairfield can make an average of $1,974 per week based on recent job availability.

How much does a night shift Medical Surgical nurse make on average in Fairfield and nearby cities?

A: A 12 Hour Night shift Medical Surgical nurse in Fairfield can make an average of $2,156 per week based on recent job availability data.

What hospitals and healthcare facilities have Medical Surgical staff in or near Fairfield?

  • Jefferson County Health Center in Fairfield
  • Ottumwa Regional Health Center in Ottumwa (23.4 miles from Fairfield)
  • Mercy Hospital in Iowa City (50.4 miles from Fairfield)
  • Pella Regional Health Center in Pella (56.7 miles from Fairfield)

What is the most common contract for Medical Surgical travel jobs in Fairfield?

Based on recent data, the most common duration for a Medical Surgical job in Fairfield is 13 weeks.

Locating Medical Surgical Travel Nursing Jobs in Fairfield

In Fairfield, facilities like Jefferson County Health Center, all offer MS departments.

Other popular cities near Fairfield’s MS job opportunities are Mount Pleasant (21.3 miles), Ottumwa (23.4 miles) and Washington (24.5 miles). These are near to zip codes: 52501 (23.4 miles), 52245 (50.4 miles) and 50219 (56.7 miles).

Fairfield Hospitals With MS Departments

There are 1 hospitals & healthcare facilities that have MS nurses in Fairfield. 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 MS nurse position in or nearby Fairfield.

Jefferson County Health Center
Shifts
12 D and 12 N
Job Durations
8 wks, 10 wks, and 13 wks
Departments
Emergency Room RN, Intensive Care Unit RN, and Medical Surgical Registered Nurse
Address
2000 S Main St.
Fairfield, IA 52556
Ottumwa Regional Health Center
Shifts
8 D, 10 D, 12 D, 12 E, and 12 N
Job Durations
8 wks, 9 wks, 11 wks, 13 wks, and 15 wks
Departments
Cardiac Catheterization Lab Registered Nurse, Emergency Room RN, Intensive Care Unit RN, Labor & Delivery Registered Nurse, Medical Surgical Registered Nurse, Operating Room RN, Operating Room Surgical Technology, Operating Room Surgical Technology, Operation Room Nursing Surgical Technology, Operation Room Nursing Surgical Technology, Post Anesthesia Care Unit, Progressive Care Unit Registered Nurse, Psychiatric, Rehabilitation RN, and Telemetry RN
Address
1001 Pennsylvania Ave
Ottumwa, IA 52501
* 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.