Staff Nurse - Main Operating Room, General Surgery/Vascular Team 6 (Evenings)

University of Iowa•Iowa City, IA

6d•$61,183•Onsite

About The Position

The University of Iowa Health Care Department of Nursing is seeking Staff Nurses to join the Main Operating Room General Surgery/Vascular Team 6. Nurses assist the nursing team in providing patient care under the direct supervision of the Nurse Manager. The Main Operating Room has 30 operating rooms dedicated to adult surgical specialties and operates 24/7. Intra-operative services are organized into five teams staffed by Registered Nurses and Surgical Technologists. The role is 100% effort on a straight evening shift, with a 4x10 or 5x8 schedule. Listed shift hours are 1100–2130 or 1500–2330. Occasional weekends and holidays, as well as weekly call, are required. The position is at the University Main Campus. The salary is $61,183 at 100% effort, commensurate with qualifications, and does not include inpatient or shift differentials. Evening, night, and weekend shift differentials are available, and inpatient differentials are up to $10,000 per year. OR premium pay is up to $10,000 at 100% effort. Qualified candidates may be eligible for a sign-on bonus of up to $12,500. The University of Iowa Health Care is an academic medical center and regional referral center. Its stated mission is “Changing Medicine. Changing Lives.”

Requirements

An Associate’s Degree in Nursing, a Diploma in Nursing, a Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing, a Professional Masters of Nursing and Healthcare Practice (MNHP) MSN/Clinical Nurse Leader, or a Master’s Degree in Nursing (MSN, MA) is required.
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 date of hire.

Nice To Haves

A 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 is desired.

Responsibilities

Apply nursing theory to assess, diagnose, treat, and evaluate patient responses to health and illness.
Assess patients’ health care preferences and expectations.
Coordinate the continuum of care collaboratively across settings.
Develop patient care plans based on patient condition, age, and psychological, educational, and socioeconomic conditions, prescribing interventions to attain 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.