ASC OR Staff Nurses - Gynecology Team - 50%25 to 100%25

University of Iowa • Iowa City, IA

12d • Onsite

About The Position

The University of Iowa Health Care Perioperative Department is seeking Staff Nurses for the Operating Room Gynecology Team. Staff Nurses assist in providing patient care under the direct supervision of the Nurse Manager. The operating area has 42 operating rooms dedicated to adult surgical specialties and operates 24/7. Intra-operative services are organized into seven teams staffed by Registered Nurses and Surgical Technologists.

The position is located in Iowa City, Iowa, and is available at 50% to 100% time. Shifts of 8, 9, 10, or 12 hours are available, Monday through Friday, with rotating days off if applicable. Nurses participate in an on-call rotation for weekends and nights and a holiday call rotation. Salary is prorated according to the appointment percentage; shift differentials are detailed in the UI Health Care SNAHP manual. Qualified candidates with at least two years of experience may be eligible for a sign-on bonus of up to $12,500; current UI employees are not eligible.

University of Iowa Health Care is Iowa’s only comprehensive academic medical center and has received Magnet designation five times. The organization describes an environment committed to excellence, education, and innovation, with evidence-based, family-centered care delivered by an interdisciplinary team.

Requirements

• Associate 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).
• 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 the State of Iowa by the date of hire.
• Current BLS certification or completion within six months of employment.

Nice To Haves

• Intra-operative experience and/or a recent internship in an intra-operative area (within the last 12 months).
• CNOR certification.
• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Nursing.
• Active enrollment in a BSN program if a Bachelor’s degree in Nursing has not yet been obtained.

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 the continuum of care across settings.
• Develop patient care plans based on the patient’s condition, age, psychological, educational, and socioeconomic circumstances, prescribing interventions to attain expected outcomes.
• Implement patient care plans according to patient priorities, including interventions identified through nursing diagnoses; document and 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.

Benefits

• Paid vacation
• Sick leave
• Health insurance options
• Dental insurance options
• Life insurance options
• Disability insurance options
• Employer contributions to retirement plans
• Sign-on bonus up to $12,500 for qualified candidates with at least two years of experience; current UI employees are not eligible

What This Job Offers

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