Staff Nurse - Main Operating Room, Cardiothoracic Team 1 (WEO)

University of Iowa•Iowa City, IA

13d•Onsite

About The Position

The University of Iowa Health Care Department of Nursing is seeking Staff Nurses for Main Operating Room, Cardiothoracic Team 1. Staff Nurses perform specific tasks to assist the nursing team in providing patient care under the direct supervision of the Nurse Manager. The Cardiothoracic Surgery department provides a full spectrum of procedures, including open-heart surgery, heart and lung transplants, and minimally invasive and robotic-assisted techniques. The Main Operating Room has 30 operating rooms serving adult surgical specialties 24/7. Intra-operative services are divided into five teams staffed by registered nurses and surgical technologists. This position is based at the University Campus and is scheduled for Saturdays and Sundays, 11:00 a.m.–11:30 p.m., at 60% effort. Salary is $61,183 at 100% effort, commensurate with qualifications; this amount does not include inpatient or shift differentials. Qualified candidates may be eligible for a sign-on bonus up to $12,500. Shift differentials are available for evening, night, and weekend shifts, and inpatient differentials may be up to $10,000 per year. OR premium pay may be up to $10,000 at 100% effort. The University of Iowa Health Care is an academic medical center and regional referral center. Its benefits package includes paid vacation, sick leave, health, dental, life, and disability insurance options, and employer contributions to retirement plans.

Requirements

Associate’s degree in nursing, diploma in nursing, baccalaureate degree in nursing, Professional Masters of Nursing and Healthcare Practice (MNHP) MSN/Clinical Nurse Leader, or a master’s degree in nursing (MSN, MA).
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Excellent interpersonal skills with patients and families, nursing staff, and interdisciplinary team members, demonstrated through written and verbal interactions.
General computer skills.
Current license to practice nursing in Iowa by the date of hire.

Nice To Haves

Baccalaureate degree in nursing or master’s degree in nursing is highly desired.
If a baccalaureate degree in nursing has not yet been obtained, active enrollment in a BSN program is desirable.
Knowledge of university policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

Apply nursing theory to assess, diagnose, treat, and evaluate patient responses to health and illness.
Assess patients’ health care preferences and expectations.
Collaboratively coordinate continuity of care across settings.
Develop patient care plans based on patient condition, age, and psychological, educational, and socioeconomic conditions, prescribing interventions to achieve expected outcomes.
Implement patient care plans according to patient priorities, including interventions identified through nursing diagnoses, and document or report interventions and patient and family responses.
Collaborate with patients and families and integrate their contributions into multidisciplinary patient care plans.
Develop, coordinate, and implement transfer and discharge planning throughout the episode of care.
Implement nursing interventions according to department, division, and/or unit policies, procedures, and protocols to maintain a safe environment for patients, visitors, and staff.
Follow universal precautions.