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Operating Room Travel Nursing Jobs in Ottumwa, IA for RNs

Find Top RN Operating Room Travel Nursing Jobs in Ottumwa, Iowa

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Search Top Paying Operating Room Jobs in or near Ottumwa

We have 7 Operating Room travel jobs in Iowa, and 162 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
  • Des Moines, Iowa – 50309
    Distance from Ottumwa: 74 miles
  • 8 N,
  • July 7, 2025
  • 13
$2,506 to $2,762
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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travel Exclusive Compact State
Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse – Operating Room
  • Des Moines, Iowa – 50309
    Distance from Ottumwa: 74 miles
  • 10 N,
  • July 4, 2025
  • 15
$2,506 to $2,762
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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travel Exclusive Compact State
Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse – Operating Room
  • Des Moines, Iowa – 50309
    Distance from Ottumwa: 74 miles
  • 10 D,
  • July 27, 2025
  • 13
$2,351 to $2,591
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
  • Waterloo, Iowa – 50702
    Distance from Ottumwa: 102 miles
  • 12 D,
  • August 4, 2025
  • 15
$1,862 to $2,052
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
  • Waterloo, Iowa – 50702
    Distance from Ottumwa: 102 miles
  • 12 D,
  • July 7, 2025
  • 14
$1,862 to $2,052
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
  • Waterloo, Iowa – 50702
    Distance from Ottumwa: 102 miles
  • 12 D,
  • July 27, 2025
  • 13
$1,862 to $2,052
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
  • Omaha, Nebraska – 68114
    Distance from Ottumwa: 184 miles
  • 10 D,
  • June 20, 2025
  • 13
$1,864 to $2,054
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
  • Spencer, Iowa – 51301
    Distance from Ottumwa: 203 miles
  • 12 D, 12 E, 12 N,
  • July 14, 2025
  • 13
$2,109 to $2,324
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
  • Sioux Falls, South Dakota – 57105
    Distance from Ottumwa: 280 miles
  • 8 D,
  • July 21, 2025
  • 13
$2,355 to $2,596
Weekly Pay*
Top-Quality Care Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) show Avera McKennan meets or exceeds national standards on quality measures related to heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, surgical care, emergency care and stroke care. You’ll also appreciate the professional, compassionate nursing care you receive at Avera McKennan, which is recognized with the Magnet® designation for excellence in nursing services.
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Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse – Operating Room
  • Carbondale, Illinois – 62901
    Distance from Ottumwa: 284 miles
  • 12 D,
  • July 8, 2025
  • 13
$2,058 to $2,268
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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Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse – Operating Room
  • Terre Haute, Indiana – 47802
    Distance from Ottumwa: 285 miles
  • 12 D,
  • June 30, 2025
  • 13
$1,879 to $2,071
Weekly Pay*
Outstanding Operating Room (OR unit) is looking for the right RN to join their team of compassionate and driven health care professionals. 280 bed Level 3 Trauma center. The hospital is a Press Ganey Guardian of Excellence Award winner for Patient Experience
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Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse – Operating Room
  • Herrin, Illinois – 62948
    Distance from Ottumwa: 286 miles
  • 12 D,
  • July 7, 2025
  • 13
$2,058 to $2,268
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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Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse – Operating Room
  • Madisonville, Kentucky – 42431
    Distance from Ottumwa: 366 miles
  • 8 D,
  • July 4, 2025
  • 13
$2,105 to $2,319
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
  • Louisville, Kentucky – 40215
    Distance from Ottumwa: 402 miles
  • 12 D,
  • June 23, 2025
  • 13
$1,730 to $1,907
Weekly Pay*
Outstanding unit is looking for the right RN to join their team. 300 bed community hospital offers a full range of vascular, orthopedic, cardiac, neurological, surgical, rehabilitative and 24/7 emergency services including 24/7 STEMI service
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Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse – Operating Room
  • Greenville, Ohio – 45331
    Distance from Ottumwa: 413 miles
  • 8 D,
  • June 20, 2025
  • 13
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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
  • Marquette, Michigan – 49855
    Distance from Ottumwa: 456 miles
  • 10 D,
  • July 21, 2025
  • 13
$2,143 to $2,362
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
  • Marquette, Michigan – 49855
    Distance from Ottumwa: 456 miles
  • 10 D,
  • July 21, 2025
  • 13
$2,143 to $2,362
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
  • Marquette, Michigan – 49855
    Distance from Ottumwa: 456 miles
  • 12 D,
  • July 21, 2025
  • 13
$1,914 to $2,109
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 Ottumwa: 473 miles
  • 8 D,
  • July 7, 2025
  • 12
$1,977 to $2,179
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 Ottumwa: 473 miles
  • 10 D,
  • July 11, 2025
  • 13
$1,977 to $2,179
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 Ottumwa: 473 miles
  • 10 D,
  • July 11, 2025
  • 13
$1,977 to $2,179
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 Ottumwa: 473 miles
  • 12 D,
  • July 7, 2025
  • 12
$1,906 to $2,101
Weekly Pay*
Level 1 Trauma Center Teaching Hospital Nurses for this unit need Med Surg experience as this floor has inpatients pre or post-surgical services-mostly surgical experience is needed. 4E candidates will care for patients post operatively and need to have experiences taking care of patients with new drains, wounds, trachs, ostomies, NGT or DHT. Some of these patients will be Step down care as well. Ratios are 5 or 5:1 for surgical patients and 3:1 for SD area. 4W is our surgical transplant area and also has Step down patients and post op patients. These patients are new transplant patients or returning transplant patients. They need close monitoring for reaction and rejection as well as infection.
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travel Compact State
Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse – Operating Room
  • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – 73104
    Distance from Ottumwa: 473 miles
  • 12 N,
  • July 7, 2025
  • 12
$1,906 to $2,101
Weekly Pay*
Level 1 Trauma Center Teaching Hospital Nurses for this unit need Med Surg experience as this floor has inpatients pre or post-surgical services-mostly surgical experience is needed. 4E candidates will care for patients post operatively and need to have experiences taking care of patients with new drains, wounds, trachs, ostomies, NGT or DHT. Some of these patients will be Step down care as well. Ratios are 5 or 5:1 for surgical patients and 3:1 for SD area. 4W is our surgical transplant area and also has Step down patients and post op patients. These patients are new transplant patients or returning transplant patients. They need close monitoring for reaction and rejection as well as infection.
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travel Compact State
Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse – Operating Room
  • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – 73104
    Distance from Ottumwa: 473 miles
  • 12 N,
  • July 7, 2025
  • 12
$1,906 to $2,101
Weekly Pay*
Level 1 Trauma Center Teaching Hospital Nurses for this unit need Med Surg experience as this floor has inpatients pre or post-surgical services-mostly surgical experience is needed. 4E candidates will care for patients post operatively and need to have experiences taking care of patients with new drains, wounds, trachs, ostomies, NGT or DHT. Some of these patients will be Step down care as well. Ratios are 5 or 5:1 for surgical patients and 3:1 for SD area. 4W is our surgical transplant area and also has Step down patients and post op patients. These patients are new transplant patients or returning transplant patients. They need close monitoring for reaction and rejection as well as infection.
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Statistics on OR RN Jobs in Ottumwa, Iowa

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

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FAQs About Travel OR Nursing Jobs for RNs in Ottumwa, IA

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

Based on the last 6 months of travel nurse jobs data, 8 Hour Day shifts were the most common in Ottumwa and surrounding areas.

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

A: A 8 Hour Day shift Operating Room nurse in Ottumwa can make an average of $2,251 per week based on recent job availability.

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

  • Ottumwa Regional Health Center in Ottumwa
  • Pella Regional Health Center in Pella (37.5 miles from Ottumwa)
  • Mercy Hospital in Iowa City (63.7 miles from Ottumwa)
  • Marshalltown Medical and Surgical Center (T) in Marshalltown (75.6 miles from Ottumwa)

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

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

Locating Operating Room Travel Nursing Jobs in Ottumwa

In Ottumwa, facilities like Ottumwa Regional Health Center, all offer OR departments.

Other popular cities near Ottumwa’s OR job opportunities are Albia (20.6 miles), Fairfield (23.4 miles) and Centerville (31.2 miles). These are near to zip codes: 50219 (37.5 miles), 52245 (63.7 miles) and 50158 (75.6 miles).

Ottumwa Hospitals With OR Departments

There are 1 hospitals & healthcare facilities that have OR nurses in Ottumwa. 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 Ottumwa.

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
Pella Regional Health Center
Shifts
8 D, 8 E, 10 D, 10 E, 12 D, 12 E, and 12 N
Job Durations
13 wks
Departments
Intensive Care Unit RN, Labor & Delivery Registered Nurse, Medical Surgical LPN/LVN, Medical Surgical Registered Nurse, and Operating Room RN
Address
404 Jefferson Street
Pella, IA 50219
* 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.