Registered Nurse / Operating Room
Job Description
Job Summary:
Operating Room (OR) Nurse in a hospital setting. This position involves supporting surgical teams during trauma, general surgery, plastics (including microsurgery), and vascular procedures. The role requires circulating and scrub skills, with a focus on trauma cases, and offers a dynamic environment working primarily on nights. The assignment provides an opportunity to work with advanced surgical techniques and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams.
Job Details:
- Position: Operating Room Nurse (Scrub & Circulate)
- Schedule: Nights, 12-hour shifts, minimum 36 hours per week
- Start Date: 10/26/2026
- End Date: 01/25/2027
- Required Qualifications:
- Valid IA/COMPACT license
- Large trauma experience
- Strong circulating and scrub skills in general surgery, plastics (including microsurgery), and vascular (open and endovascular) procedures
- Experience with EPIC electronic medical record system
- At least 2 years of OR experience
- Must have circulator and scrub skills checklist in sub-packet with strong skills in specified areas
- Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with microsurgery and vascular techniques
- Additional Information:
- Must have circulating and scrub experience in general surgery, plastics (including microsurgery), and vascular (open and endovascular) procedures
- Candidates should check skills checklist sub-packet for strong skills in the specified domains
- Night shift work involved with potential for block scheduling
Benefits
The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:
- Private housing or generous housing allowance
- Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
- Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
- Competitive salaries
- Referral bonuses
- Travel reimbursement
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Direct deposit/free checking
- Unlimited free CE credits
Speciality
Other
Experience
RN
Position Type
Travel
Iowa City, IA
2026-09-08
Agency Info
Cross Country Nurses
As one of the leading suppliers of travel healthcare professionals and a Best of Staffing® Talent Award winner, Cross Country Nurses offers thousands of opportunities for healthcare professionals across the country. We have relationships with more than 2,500 healthcare facilities nationwide and offer excellent compensation and one of the most comprehensive benefits packages in the industry. Have the freedom to decide where you want to work and take your career where you want it to go when you travel with us.




