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

University of Iowa•Iowa City, IA
•$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. Staff 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 scheduled Sunday through Thursday on 8-, 10-, or 12-hour shifts, with weekend call and occasional holidays. It is based at the University Main Campus. Salary is $61,183 at 100% effort, or commensurate, excluding inpatient or shift differentials. Shift differentials are available for evening, night, and weekend shifts; 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 up to $12,500. The University of Iowa Health Care is Iowa's only comprehensive academic medical center and a regional referral center. More than 12,000 employees, students, and volunteers work together to provide patient care and service.

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) 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.

Responsibilities

  • Apply nursing theory to the assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and evaluation of 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 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.

Benefits

  • Sign-on bonus up to $12,500 for qualified candidates.
  • Shift differentials for evening, night, and weekend shifts.
  • Inpatient differentials up to $10,000 per year.
  • OR premium pay up to $10,000 at 100% effort.
  • Paid vacation.
  • Sick leave.
  • Health insurance options.
  • Dental insurance options.
  • Life insurance options.
  • Disability insurance options.
  • Employer contributions into retirement plans.
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