Staff Nurse- Stead Family Children's Operating Room - 90%25

University of Iowa • Iowa City, IA

4d • $55,604 - $64,604 • Onsite

About The Position

The Stead Family Children’s Hospital Operating Room is seeking a Staff Nurse to provide nursing care across the continuum. The nurse applies nursing theory to assess, diagnose, treat, and evaluate patient responses to health and illness; assesses patient health care preferences and expectations; and collaboratively coordinates care across settings.

The Department of Perioperative Services provides care for patients before, during, and after surgery. Staff are committed to quality patient care, compassionate service, and the UI Health Care ICARE Core values. The position is part of an interdisciplinary team providing evidence-based, family-centered care at Iowa’s only comprehensive academic medical center and nationally ranked children’s hospital.

This is a regular salaried position in Iowa City, Iowa, scheduled at 90% effort. The schedule consists of eight-hour shifts, primarily between 0700 and 1530 Monday through Friday, with holiday, off-shift, on-call, and weekend rotation requirements.

Requirements

• An 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 master’s degree in nursing (MSN, MA).
• 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.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Nice To Haves

• Baccalaureate degree in nursing or master’s degree in nursing.
• One year or more of operating room experience in the scrub and circulating staff nurse role.
• Two years of recent operating room experience.
• If a baccalaureate degree in nursing has not yet been obtained, active enrollment in a BSN program.
• 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 the patient’s 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 the multidisciplinary patient care plan.
• 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

• Sign-on incentive of up to $10,000 for qualified candidates, based on years of experience.
• Inpatient differential of $9,000 annually, not included in the stated pay grade.
• Some shifts may be eligible for a shift differential.
• OR premium pay of up to $9,000 at 90% effort.
• Paid vacation.
• Sick leave.
• Health, dental, life, and disability insurance options.
• Employer contributions into retirement plans.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Associate degree