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

UIOWA•Iowa City, IA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Staff Nurse in the Stead Family Children’s Hospital Operating Room applies nursing theory to assess, diagnose, treat, and evaluate patient responses to health and illness. The nurse assesses patients’ health care preferences and expectations and collaborates to coordinate care across settings. The role is part of the Department of Perioperative Services, which provides care before, during, and after surgery. The team is committed to quality, compassionate, evidence-based, family-centered care and works with an interdisciplinary team at Iowa’s only comprehensive academic medical center and nationally ranked children’s hospital. This is a regular salaried position in Iowa City, Iowa, at 90% effort. The schedule consists of 8-hour shifts, primarily between 0700 and 1530, Monday through Friday, with required holiday, off-shift, on-call, and weekend rotation. Pay is $55,604 to commensurate, excluding an inpatient differential of $9,000 annually; some shifts may also qualify for shift differential. Qualified candidates may be eligible for a sign-on incentive of up to $10,000 based on years of experience, and OR premium pay of up to $9,000 is available at 90% effort.

Requirements

An associate’s degree in nursing, diploma in nursing, bachelor’s degree in nursing, Professional Master of Nursing and Healthcare Practice (MNHP), MSN/Clinical Nurse Leader, or master’s degree in nursing (MSN, MA) is required.
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.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Nice To Haves

A bachelor’s degree in nursing or master’s degree in nursing is highly desired.
One year or more of operating room experience in scrub and circulating staff nurse roles.
Two years of recent operating room experience.
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 assess, diagnose, treat, and evaluate 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.
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

Sign-on incentive up to $10,000 for qualified candidates, based on years of experience.
OR premium pay up to $9,000 at 90% effort.
Inpatient differential of $9,000 annually.
Some shifts may be eligible for shift differential.
Paid vacation.
Sick leave.
Health insurance options.
Dental insurance options.
Life insurance options.
Disability insurance options.
Employer contributions into retirement plans.