Staff Nurse - Main Operating Room, General Surgery/ Vascular Team 6 (Overnight)
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. The 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 position is based at the University Main Campus and is scheduled Sunday through Thursday in 8-, 10-, or 12-hour shifts, with weekend call and occasional holidays. The stated salary is $61,183 at 100% effort, with pay differentials for evening, night, and weekend shifts; inpatient differentials of up to $10,000 per year; and OR Premium Pay of up to $10,000 at 100% effort. Qualified candidates may be eligible for a sign-on bonus of up to $12,500. The role requires an associate’s degree, diploma, bachelor’s degree, or specified master’s degree in nursing; strong communication and interpersonal skills; general computer skills; and an Iowa nursing license by the date of hire. A BSN or master’s degree in nursing is highly desired. If a BSN has not yet been obtained, active enrollment in a BSN program is desirable.
Requirements
- An associate’s degree in nursing, diploma in nursing, bachelor’s degree in nursing, 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 the date of hire.
Nice To Haves
- A bachelor’s degree or master’s degree in nursing is highly desired.
- If a bachelor’s 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 the assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and evaluation of patient responses to health and illness.
- Assess patient health care preferences and expectations.
- Collaboratively coordinate the continuum of care 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 and report interventions and patient or 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.
Benefits
- Fringe benefit package including paid vacation and sick leave.
- Health, dental, life, and disability insurance options.
- Generous employer contributions into retirement plans.
- Shift differentials for evening, night, and weekend shifts.
- Inpatient differentials of up to $10,000 per year.
- OR Premium Pay of up to $10,000 at 100% effort.
- Sign-on bonus of up to $12,500 for qualified candidates.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
