Travel Nurse RN - Med Surg - $2,236 per week

Tact Staff is seeking a travel nurse RN Med Surg for a travel nursing job in Des Moines, Iowa.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty : Med Surg
• Discipline : RN
• Start Date : 10 / 14 / 2024
• Duration : 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift : 12 hours
• Employment Type : Travel

Travelers must be COVID vaccinated; Medical / Religious Exemptions provided upon requestAny candidates submitted with a taxable home address within 60 miles of the facility location will be billed at a rate 10% less.

A Day in the Life - Curtis - Registered Nurse (vimeo.com)As a member of the interdisciplinary team, contributes professional nursing knowledge and skills in the provision and management of care to patients through the application of the nursing process.

EMR - EPICOT / Holiday Multiplier : 1.25xOT billed after 40 hrs regardless of weekly guaranteeNBO : 8 hrsBlocked Scheduling;

cannot be accommodated at this timeTraveler may be required to float to all campuses including Iowa Methodist MC, Iowa Lutheran Hospital & Methodist West Hospital within pertinent skillset / Unit they are contracted for.

Submission Requirements

at least 1+ years of Med Surg experience working travel contracts in Hospital / Medical Center settingClient prefers that the Clinicians do not take more than 7 days off in a 13 week contract.

1+ year of travel, OR, multiple travel contracts completed, OR, 3+ years of FTE at one facility - requiredPROFILE REQUIREMENTS : Work history / resumeHome / taxable address (just need to be listed somewhere in profile, ex.

resume, in the notes section of the submittal)Skills checklist (must have been completed within 1 year of submission date)License verificationCopy of BLS (AHA) or ARCReferences - highly preferred (if not provided, will be required to complete during onboarding if candidate accepts an offer)

Certification Requirements

BLS (AHA)

State License Requirements

Iowa

Compact Allowed

About the Facility

Iowa Lutheran Hospital, a service of UnityPoint Health - Des Moines, has a long history of serving the Des Moines community and Central Iowa.

The hospital has 224 staffed beds and specializes in emergency and trauma treatment, chemical dependency treatment, behavioral medicine, general surgery, critical care, transitional and skilled care services and home health care.

Established in 1914 by Swedish-American Lutherans, the hospital's services soon expanded beyond the walls of its original building and denominational origins.

The hospital's history has been filled with firsts. It founded America's first polio clinic (1942), Des Moines' first kidney dialysis center (1971) and Iowa's first multiple sclerosis center (1988).

Education has always played an important role at Iowa Lutheran. The hospital established its School of Nursing in 1914, training many generations of Iowa nurses.

Many of Iowa Lutheran's graduates served in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps during World War II.Iowa Lutheran is also home to one of Iowa's largest, private hospital-based mental health facilities.

Combining advanced medical care with psychiatric diagnostic and treatment capabilities, it addresses mental illness and emotional or behavioral problems alike.

Lutheran's capabilities include child and adolescent psychiatry.Powell Chemical Dependency Center at Iowa Lutheran has been a leader in Iowa and across the nation in developing treatment programs for chemically affected people.

The center has treated individuals for more than 25 years.The outpatient services area at Iowa Lutheran consists of a variety of outpatient service departments, including regional infusion therapy, X-ray, outpatient surgery and endoscopy.

Iowa Lutheran has an outstanding hospital auxiliary, one of the oldest and largest in the nation, founded in 1910 prior to the hospital's opening.

In addition to providing many kinds of support services for the hospital, the Auxiliary has been responsible for several major fundraising efforts-over a million dollars in the 1990s alone.

Auxiliary dollars have raised funds for the surgical waiting room and the breast health center as well as many other areas of the hospital.

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Tact Medical Staffing Job ID #483244. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined.

Posted job title : Registered Nurse - Medical Surgical

About Tact Staff

Our nurses choose Tact assignments because it provides the opportunity to take on new challenges in their careers while they travel across the United States and gain enriching experiences on a professional and personal level.

Our dedicated team of staffing consultants will work with you and be your advocate as you choose to embark on new assignments.

Our team is committed to providing our nurses with the most rewarding healthcare assignments and choices at primer healthcare institutions nationwide.

Let us handle the details; you choose the job and location that are right for you.

Be Adventurous, Make a Difference , Travel with Tact.

Be Adventurous - Becoming a travel nurse is not only a professional adventure, but a personal adventure as well. It is an opportunity to challenge yourelf, to explore a new place, and try amazing food...

Make a Difference - Nurses make such a huge difference in so many lives. The care and compassion you show to your patients, does not go unoticed.

We know how important your jobs is, which is why we take our job as recruiters so seriously. Being able to place nurses in hospitals, where you are doing something as crucial as saving lives, is something we feel thankful to be able to do.

Travel with Tact - From the moment we receive your resume we begin trying to build a relationship with you. We know the importance of becoming your friend, before becoming your recruiter.

Building friendly, yet professional relationships allows us to discover what you truly want... and don't want in a travel assignment.