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Operating Room Travel Nursing Jobs in West Des Moines, IA 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.

If you have a specific start date in mind, we have a variety of options for OR travel jobs in West Des Moines. The earliest start date in West Des Moines is Jul 4, 2025 for a Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse – Operating Room role at $2,762 per week. The latest start date for an OR job in West Des Moines is Jul 27, 2025 for a Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse – Operating Room role at $2,591 per week. You can also find other possibilities by sorting on “start date” in the list below.

There are a variety of contract lengths available for a(n) Operating Room travel nurse job in West Des Moines including 13 weeks and 15 weeks.

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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travel Exclusive Compact State
Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse – Operating Room
  • Des Moines, Iowa – 50309
    Distance from West Des Moines: 6 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
travel Exclusive Compact State
Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse – Operating Room
  • Des Moines, Iowa – 50309
    Distance from West Des Moines: 6 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
travel Exclusive Compact State
Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse – Operating Room
  • Des Moines, Iowa – 50309
    Distance from West Des Moines: 6 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
travel Compact State
Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse – Operating Room
  • Waterloo, Iowa – 50702
    Distance from West Des Moines: 95 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.
travel Compact State
Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse – Operating Room
  • Waterloo, Iowa – 50702
    Distance from West Des Moines: 95 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.
travel Compact State
Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse – Operating Room
  • Waterloo, Iowa – 50702
    Distance from West Des Moines: 95 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.
travel Compact State
Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse – Operating Room
  • Omaha, Nebraska – 68114
    Distance from West Des Moines: 118 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.
travel Compact State
Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse – Operating Room
  • Spencer, Iowa – 51301
    Distance from West Des Moines: 131 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.
travel Exclusive Compact State
Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse – Operating Room
  • Sioux Falls, South Dakota – 57105
    Distance from West Des Moines: 204 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.
travel
Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse – Operating Room
  • Carbondale, Illinois – 62901
    Distance from West Des Moines: 358 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.
travel
Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse – Operating Room
  • Herrin, Illinois – 62948
    Distance from West Des Moines: 360 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.
travel Compact State
Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse – Operating Room
  • Terre Haute, Indiana – 47802
    Distance from West Des Moines: 361 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
travel Compact State
Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse – Operating Room
  • Madisonville, Kentucky – 42431
    Distance from West Des Moines: 443 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!!!
travel
Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse – Operating Room
  • Marquette, Michigan – 49855
    Distance from West Des Moines: 465 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.
travel
Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse – Operating Room
  • Marquette, Michigan – 49855
    Distance from West Des Moines: 465 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.
travel
Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse – Operating Room
  • Marquette, Michigan – 49855
    Distance from West Des Moines: 465 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.
travel Compact State
Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse – Operating Room
  • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – 73104
    Distance from West Des Moines: 469 miles
  • 8 D,
  • July 7, 2025
  • 12
$1,977 to $2,179
Weekly Pay*
Level 1 Trauma Center Teaching Hospital
travel Compact State
Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse – Operating Room
  • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – 73104
    Distance from West Des Moines: 469 miles
  • 10 D,
  • July 11, 2025
  • 13
$1,977 to $2,179
Weekly Pay*
Level 1 Trauma Center Teaching Hospital
travel Compact State
Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse – Operating Room
  • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – 73104
    Distance from West Des Moines: 469 miles
  • 10 D,
  • July 11, 2025
  • 13
$1,977 to $2,179
Weekly Pay*
Level 1 Trauma Center Teaching Hospital
travel Compact State
Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse – Operating Room
  • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – 73104
    Distance from West Des Moines: 469 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.
travel Compact State
Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse – Operating Room
  • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – 73104
    Distance from West Des Moines: 469 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.
travel Compact State
Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse – Operating Room
  • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – 73104
    Distance from West Des Moines: 469 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.
travel Compact State
Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse – Operating Room
  • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – 73104
    Distance from West Des Moines: 469 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.
travel Compact State
Registered Nurse – Perioperative Nurse – Operating Room
  • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – 73104
    Distance from West Des Moines: 469 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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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 $2,762, a 13 weeks duration, for a 8 N in Des Moines (5.5 miles away)
  • Registered Nurse – OR with a per week salary of $2,762, a 15 weeks duration, for a 10 N in Des Moines (5.5 miles away)
  • Registered Nurse – OR with a per week salary of $2,591, 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 $2,615 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
  • Pella Regional Health Center in Pella (42.8 miles from West Des Moines)
  • Marshalltown Medical and Surgical Center (T) in Marshalltown (52.7 miles from West Des Moines)
  • Ottumwa Regional Health Center in Ottumwa (77.7 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 weeks.

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.

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: 50219 (42.8 miles), 50158 (52.7 miles) and 52501 (77.7 miles).

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.

Pella Regional Health Center
Shifts
8 D, 8 E, 10 D, 10 E, 12 D, 12 E, and 12 N
Job Durations
13 wks
Address
404 Jefferson Street
Pella, IA 50219
RAINBOW PEDIATRICS
Shifts
12 D, 12 E, and 12 N
Job Durations
4 wks, 6 wks, and 13 wks
Address
1701 N. COLLINS BLVD., SUITE 300
West Des Moines, TX 75080
Nearby Neighborhoods
Buckingham (75081)
UnityPoint Health – Methodist West Hospital – MSP
* 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.