
Med/Surg | Registered Nurse
- Agency
- GHR Healthcare
- Location
- Des Moines, IA
- Job type
- Travel
- Profession
- Registered Nurse (RN)
- Industry
- Nursing & Healthcare
- Posted
- Oct 30, 2026
Pay breakdown
- Hourly
- $55.00
- Weekly
- $1,980
- Yearly (full-time)
- $102,960
- Start date
- November 30, 2026
This job pays about $55.00/hour — 46% above the median for Registered Nurse (RN) jobs in Iowa ($37.80/hour). The total includes tax-free housing and meal stipends, which staff jobs don't pay, so take-home pay is usually higher than the hourly figure suggests.
Estimated from the weekly pay in the listing, 36 hours a week; yearly = 52 weeks. Median wage: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
Registered Nurse (RN) jobs in Iowa right now
- 689 open Registered Nurse (RN) jobs in Iowa from 6 agencies, 143 of them in Des Moines.
- Pay in these listings: $18.06 – $112/hour, median $58.51/hour.
- Typical Registered Nurse (RN) pay in Iowa: $37.80/hour ($78,624/year, BLS).
- Highest median pay: AHS Staffing ($59.86/hour across 389 jobs).
Job description
Travel Registered Nurse (RN) – Medical-Surgical Telemetry
Start your next travel nursing assignment as a Medical-Surgical Telemetry Registered Nurse in Des Moines, Iowa. Bring your acute-care expertise to a hospital-based telemetry unit while supporting adult patients alongside an interdisciplinary care team. This on-site Iowa travel nursing opportunity offers consistent 12-hour night shifts, a 36-hour weekly schedule, and the chance to experience Des Moines—a welcoming, vibrant capital city known for its growing cultural scene, accessible neighborhoods, and Midwest hospitality.
Travel Nursing Job Details
- Weekly Estimated Pay: $1,930–$2,030
- Assignment Type: 13-week travel nursing contract
- Start Date: November 30, 2026
- End Date: February 28, 2027
- Healthcare Setting: On-site hospital medical-surgical telemetry unit
- Schedule: 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12-hour night shifts, 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m.
- Weekend and Holiday Coverage: Every other weekend and every other holiday
Registered Nurse Job Requirements
- Active Registered Nurse (RN) license eligible for practice in Iowa
- At least 1 year of recent medical-surgical nursing experience
- Experience caring for patients in a telemetry, acute-care, or hospital nursing environment preferred
- Current medical-surgical nursing competencies and strong patient assessment skills
- Ability to work 12-hour night shifts and participate in every-other-weekend and every-other-holiday scheduling
- Successful completion of required credential verification and facility onboarding requirements
Medical-Surgical Telemetry RN Responsibilities
- Provide comprehensive nursing care to adult medical-surgical and telemetry patients throughout the shift
- Complete patient assessments, identify changes in condition, and promptly communicate concerns to the interdisciplinary care team
- Administer medications and treatments safely in accordance with provider orders, hospital policies, and clinical standards
- Monitor telemetry and other relevant clinical data, recognizing and escalating abnormalities as appropriate
- Develop, implement, and evaluate individualized plans of care for medical-surgical patients
- Document assessments, interventions, patient responses, and care coordination accurately and in a timely manner
- Collaborate with providers, therapists, nursing colleagues, patients, and families to support positive outcomes
- Promote patient safety, education, comfort, discharge readiness, and continuity of care
Apply now to join this Medical-Surgical Telemetry RN travel assignment in Des Moines, Iowa.
Benefits
401K with Matching, Healthcare, Dental and Vision
Equal Opportunity
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity across our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
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